Looks like Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of Stephen King's IT is definitely happening. Filming begins next summer!
It's no secret that Cary Fukunaga is adapting Stephen King's IT for the big screen. According to Vulture, the film is moving nicely along, and Fukunaga even plans to begin shooting next summer.
Dan Lin, the film's producer, told Vulture, “The idea is to start official prep in March for a summer shoot. Cary likes to develop things for a while, and we’ve been with this for about three or four years, so we’re super excited that he stayed with it. You guys are gonna be really excited.”
And before you cringe about another King adaptation, even the prolific author himself approves of the Fukunaga treatment:
“The most important thing is that Stephen King gave us his blessing,” Lin said. “We didn’t want to make this unless he felt it was the right way to go, and when we sent him the script, the response that Cary got back was, ‘Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make.’ So that was really gratifying.”
We already thought so, but it seems that IT really is in good hands.
No release date has been set yet.
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