The Sci-Fi Channel To Remake Stephen King’s “It”
There was a good discussion on G4TV’s Attack of the Show this week about horror movie remakes and when (if ever) they are appropriate. Writer/director Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs) brought up the point that you can’t generalize that remakes are always bad, because in some cases they are an improvement, and some movies deserve to be updated and brought to new audiences. This is true, but surely there’s no way to justify another TV mini-series of Stephen King’s It, is there? According to Moviehole, The Sci-Fi Channel will be doing exactly that, with Peter Filardi (Salem’s Lot) writing the script (and possibly directing?). It will be a 4 hour broadcast event. Filardi says that this new version of It will be “another cool, more interesting exploration of friendship and time and how we all kind of grow up despite our best efforts not to”. Eh?
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Better acting from the kids is definately needed, although the original had John Ritter.
Read the book first regardless.
Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on June 7th, 2006I’m excited about this. It has potential to be really good but I agree with Bassmasta, they really need to make sure that the kids are good.
Posted by themarina on June 7th, 2006well being the huge king fan that i am, i dont want to see this done. king as so many more stories that havent been done into a movie or a mini-series yet, so i would rather see them tackle another story instead of redoing IT.
mind you alot of the mini-series or tv movies of kings work is not that great. Desperation was on last month and i was not too impressed with it.
i would love to see The Dark Tower series made into a feature film series, i dont think king wants those done though.
Posted by Chopper on June 8th, 2006Although it may not transfer well into a movie, “The Long Walk” is my favourite King story. In my teen years I would have loved to have a part….any of the walkers…..if a movie were done. If not that, at least casting the right characters for the parts.
Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on June 8th, 2006yeah i loved the long walk as well, and rage too. but my all time fav story is The Mist and i heard that is being made into a flick.
Posted by Chopper on June 9th, 2006i dont think any kind of tv mini series can do justice to the book what really should be done is a feature length movie because there are so many crucial aspects of the book that can’t be translated in just a 2 hour time slot. i am excited however to see an updated version that is more true to the book
Posted by joe on October 8th, 2006That is great news but I think it to make the series a success – Tim Curry should certainly be casted as Pennywise once again.
Mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Posted by Austin on November 9th, 2006One of my biggest issues with the original miniseries was that it was totally unable to embrace the darkness that made King’s book such an amazing read. I suppose I am skeptical because I doubt another television miniseries would able to show events such as the Loser’s sexual encounter or Patrick Hocksetter’s death, both of which I think of as really critical parts of book.
That and the fact that outside of what I would call the “basic elements” (names, locations etc.) the first miniseries had almost NOTHING to do with the book. And that makes me sad.
Posted by Lucius on January 22nd, 2007i would love to see a better adaption of the film. as a child a grew up loving this book and was quite disapointed with the film. if they could improve it and not add mis-matched junk, then it would be super.
Maybe have tim curry as pennywise again? ^_^
Posted by bea. on March 1st, 2007I hope it remains really close to the book, although I probably won’t lose any sleep if Henry Bowers and Patrick Hockstetter’s “hand party” isn’t included.
Looking forward to it though, but I can’t see anyone doing a better Pennywise than Tim Curry…
Posted by Kyle V. on June 25th, 2007It’s about frickin time they do a remake of IT by Stephen King. I’ve loved IT since I was a little fellow. Pennywise the Clown was the best when IT was portrayed by Tim Curry. Also Richard Thomas was excellent as Bill Denbrough. When are they going to do IT the remake? Keep me informed.
Posted by Leon Adams on August 7th, 2007I am a huge King fan, i have read IT 5 times, i love the book so much i read it once a year at the same time. I will be glad to see another version of IT, just to have it, i personally dont think it will be a groundbreaking work, because its been said that the story will be told from Beverlys point of view, which this has nothing to do with sexism, but it wasnt told by any ones particular “point of view” other than King himself. Also its said its going to be 4-hours long supposedly…..a movie that would even be remotely accurate to the book would need to be the 6-hour length of the Tv mini-series og King’s The Stand, both books are roughly the same amount of pages give or take 50 pages or so…..but hey its better than nothing
Posted by Doug on August 13th, 2007I’m sure The Stand could easily have been made a longer movie, just like you could make a remake of IT that was 8 or even 10 hours long, then you could keep it accurate to the book, and that 4 hours that was spoken about…..it might mean that thats inlcuding commerical time too, so the movie still might be 3-hours long.
Posted by Doug on August 13th, 2007Despite its limitations, I hate to think of an update of the original “It” production. The adult central cast was flawless: Thomas, O’Toole, Ritter, Reid, Anderson and the immortal Curry, et al. That cast cannot be reassembled and virtually anyone else would suffer by comparison.
I would love to see a faithful production of Bag of Bones, my favorite SK novel but I’m not sure anyone could do it justice either.
Posted by dilley sue on August 15th, 2007I am so happy with this because i personaly thought the casting wasnt to good in the first. I just hope they choose good kids to do this because I wouldnt be able to take it if they choose bad actors.
Posted by Lucy on September 12th, 2007So, has anyone heard anything new on this remake? I personally love the original and the book is my favorite story of all time.
I’m certainly not completely against the idea, but I sincerely doubt that they will top the cast of the original. I’d be a helluva lot more psyched if they got Tim Curry back as Pennywise, his performance was flawless.
I read that the story will be told through the eyes of Beverly this time round? Seems like an odd choice but could be interesting I guess.
We just need it to be more faithful to the book please!
Posted by Gavin on September 16th, 2007Wow the first movie scared and scarred me, it’s what made me afraid of clown. I’m just now reading the book and discovering that king is an amazing writer, i find myself relating to Ben, (not the fat part, just who he was as a person,) no other book made me feel like i am there, it’s scary. the remake of salem’s lot was pretty good and i think if the same director’s directing it, then the new It will live up to the original and the book. I’m excited for it and can’t wait.
Posted by robirwin on September 21st, 2007The book is great,I want to see a good remake of the pathetic movie…I think that the children’s characters are amazing and their friendship also,I hope this time the cast will be better
Posted by ani on September 21st, 2007Btw,the only movie based on S.King’s book that I like is The Shawshank Redemption
I just finished It today for the first time… 30 minutes ago actually.. i was looking up on wikipedia for the fun of it… (still soaking in the glory of this great novel) and i stumbled across this talk of a remake.. this is too weird… the original mini-series is terrible in my opinion… casting and all… i made the horrible mistake of watching the movie before reading the book… but all in all.. this was a great book… an awesome book… i think the idea of a new movie is great!… but on the other hand i don’t have high hopes for it… if you’ve read the book… you’d understand… there are just too many important parts that are too (i mean toooo) offensive for a TV mini-series… if they are going to do this.. they would have to edit alot of it for the youngsters.. and that sucks to tell you the truth… if they really did it right… by the book… it would be like you said… 10 hours long… and very very graphic… and would probably have to be done independently and go straight to a film festival… or to DVD… thats the only way… thats the way id want it anyways…
Posted by Brandon on September 30th, 2007love this book, i love It so much
a remake of it? i just hope its not as scary. pennywise is the scariest clown ive ever seen in my life. how come hes not on wizards 100 greatest villains?
Posted by shea on October 19th, 2007actually, it jusy came to me, who would win in a fight, pennywise the dancing clown or michael myers? I personally like michael myers more,but pennywise has a better advantage. michael myers has a knife, but pennywise can use your own fears against you.hmmmm
Posted by shea on October 19th, 2007I have decided the winner.it would have to be a tie. pennywise is the very essense of evil. while michael myers is the considered the man who cant be killed. there should be a movie called michael myers meets pennywise at camp crystal lake. oh yeah.
Posted by shea on October 19th, 2007This doesn’t really have to do with it, but if michael myers won and moved on in a tournament, he would probobly would get whooped in round 2 because he would lose to jason voorhees.HA HA!
Posted by cody on October 19th, 2007john the dancing pickle!:)
Posted by cody on October 19th, 2007cody, jason is a copycat of michael myers and you know it.although jason is a little stronger, michael myers still has better technique and physique. and plus in freddy vs jason freddy was whupping jason until the girl came and blasted them in the water. ha ha!!
Posted by shea on October 19th, 2007psh, shea, everyone knows that michael myers is human, while jason is a zombie and, zombies cant die.
Posted by cody on October 19th, 2007I am not looking forward to this. While the redo of Salem’s lot (2004) was good, on it’s own, it pretty much just took the BASIS of the book and let the characters run around to a dance of their own. I myself am adapting IT (without permission, and as of now purely just for fun) word by word from the book directly into a screenplay. It takes a lot of work and time, but regardless the overall completed script should make any true fan happy. I myself have been a fan, particularly of IT, since I was four. You can trust that if my script were ever to be made, without all those pesky changes a director feels the need to make to fulfill his “vision,” that it would be a perfect translation from book to screen.
By the way, am I the only one that notices that A LOT of actors from one stephen king film often appear in another? Quick example being Rob Lowe; Nick Andros from Stand, Ben Mears from Salem’s… If you go through and look at it all, you’ll find lots of actors appear in two or even more King adaptations.
Posted by Kyle D. on October 20th, 2007cody, do you really think that michael myers is human? dude,hes been shot six times,lit on fire two times, stabbed numerisely times in the chest area, elocterocuted, and he still lived after halloween resurrection. (the last halloween before Rob Zombies remake.) boo-yah!
Posted by shea on October 20th, 2007anyway pennywise is pretty wicked and I hope the new remake will be just as good and scary as the original:)
ps:michael myers is more wicked though:)
Posted by shea on October 20th, 2007that pijcture at the top almost made me pee my pants:(
Posted by shea on October 20th, 2007for the new movie, I also hope that Tim Curry will be pennywise the dancing clown.
fun fact: tim curry does the voice of that little girls
Posted by shea on October 20th, 2007dad on the wild thorn burries!
when will they do a halloween 9? well i guess its kinda late now that they did a remake of the first halloween. why am i talking about halloween? i should be talking about pennywise! um, did you know that pennytwise is a clown? sorry, a little informative. hey, what if instead of a clown, they have It be something else. like a poodle or something. what if he was a doll this time? wait already taken ill be on tomorrow.
Posted by shea on October 20th, 2007I like a lot, I mean a lot the book, but the movie was a terrible thing and the bad acting helps it considerably. With the exception of Tim Curry all the actors and actresses suck big time. I think that a remake or something like that is not the answer; the answer is a series, that will comprehend all the substantial things that a movie can’t…
Posted by Yul on October 21st, 2007Other things that I want to criticize about the movie are:
1. The true form of It, what a fiasco. (A spider that does not look like the one that Stephen King wrote).
Posted by Yul on October 21st, 20072. The natural enemy of It, The Turtle doesn’t appear.
3. A large number of characters changed or scrapped out of the script.
4. The scene that Pennywise scares Eddie K. in the showers (Looks like Play-Doh).
if he is a poodle, then he shold also be:a mouse, a clown, oh, crap, sorry, a bob, a semi truck like optimus prime, fricken, ben 10’s fricken omnitrix, a toilet that eats butts, elmo, tony hawk, spiderman, and the retard who says michal myers can beat jason voorhees!
fun fact:i was bored when i wrote this.
Posted by cody on October 21st, 2007me and my friend shea want to have a poll: who would win in a fight, michael myers or jason voorhees?
PS: please post who you think would win.
Posted by cody on October 22nd, 2007I just finished watching the miniseries, and it was awful. Then again, nothing could really match up to the book, which was way too incredible to be done justice in – well – any movie. If they remade it, I’m sure it would be better, but nothing close to the book. PEnnywise made me giggle, which was sad because he really was terrifying in the book.
IF they’re going to remake something, it should be Pet Cemetary. That was a GOOD book, but I’ve never seen the movie – heard it wasn’t too great, though. Why they wasted their time on a twenty-page short story like 1408… they should try their hand at the Langoliers. No, wait – they already did? Wow, I need to start renting some of these.
The Talisman and Black House, then.
Posted by Hydra on October 27th, 2007IT is one of my favourite novels of all time. The characters and the way he describes the places are so real, they are like a haunting memory to me.
I agree with most everyone here- loved the book; hated the miniseries. It missed so much of the atmosphere and darkness of the book. Even the little details they missed I think were important- eg. Bill should have been cast with a bald redhead actor. With the exception of Curry and Ritter, the casting was awful. I agree with brandon that there are too many important parts of the book which are simply too offensive for TV.
Still, I’d look forward to a remake. It can’t be any worse than the original.
Posted by russell on October 28th, 2007i am currently reading pet semetary. I really like it. Everyone thinks that its the scariest book stephen kings ever written. I havent read It yet, but i just know that that is sure to be alot more creepy.
oh yeah, michael myers.
Posted by shea on October 28th, 2007come to think of it, stephen king made alot of horror movies to. this guy has quite of alot of imagination!
hey cody, I bet you havent evan seen any of the friday the thirteenth movies.
ps:BURN!
Posted by shea on October 28th, 2007lol, why don’t they get the kids from the original to play the adult version of themselves?
Posted by Robby on October 29th, 2007Robby, Jonathan Brandis killed himself some years ago… so they can’t hired the kids from the original to play the adults because they won’t have a Bill…
Posted by Merc on November 1st, 2007I am really lookind forward to this, and my friend and I are hoping to audition for it. He wants to play Henry Bowers, but I’m not sure who I want to be.
Posted by Vince on November 16th, 2007Maybe Bill…
By the way, I talked to Brandon Crane (played Ben as a kid)
No offence, but, YEAH RIGHT!
Posted by Spawn on November 19th, 2007By the way, for that poll: who would win in a fight, michael myers or jason voorhees?I would say, Crash Bandicoot!
Posted by Spawn on November 19th, 2007wicked idea! doubt it’ll be as amazing as the original, but whatever they do they must keep tim curry because he was awesome as pennywise! ^.^
Posted by billy on November 21st, 2007Hey guys. I loved the book, but that sex scene in the sewers where Beverly screwed everyone……OMGosh what in the world was Mr. King thinking?!? An ELEVEN year old girl having SEX with boys that are TWELVE year olds. Come on!! When I was that age I didn’t even have a sexual attraction to ANYONE!
That part was soooo silly and strange and….not needed. But it’s just that one little part; the rest is awesome!
I think the movie series is ok, but Pennywise makes me laugh. I would see the new version just out of curiosity.
Posted by Steven on November 23rd, 2007P.S.
Jason is a zombie, Freddy is a dream zombie, and Michael Myers is supposedly human. I guess the Cult of Thorn is what keeps him from being killed…even though that plot line was trash.
Posted by Steven on November 23rd, 2007I heard the Producer’s Cut is so much better, but it’s hard to come by. I wish it would have a proper DVD release. Does anyone know if/when it will be out?
(to spawn) Um, why did u say “yeah right”?
Posted by Vince on November 23rd, 2007finally someone comments on me and spawns (or should i say “cody”s) work. and vince, i have no idea why spawn said yeah right.
Posted by shea on November 23rd, 2007steven,MICHAEL MYERS IS NOT HUMAN!!!!!!!!!
he is either a zombie, or a thing that just will not die.
Posted by shea on November 23rd, 2007and for the record hes been shot six times in the chest, shot twice in the eyes, lit on fire,shot numerous times with shot guns, and after that fell in a mine shaft,stabbed in the eye with a knitting needle,stabbed in the chest eith a long piece of wood,lit on fire again, and then got electrocuted. (did i leave anything out?)
Posted by shea on November 23rd, 2007if i was georgie from the 1990 film version, these are the questions i would ask pennywise:
1:why are you in the sewers?
Posted by shea on November 23rd, 20072:how on earth do you know my name?
3:why are your teeth so yellow?
4:do you like pie? cause’ i like pie.
cody changed his name! he changed his name to spawn because he has the xbox version of soul calibur 2. he thinks he can beat me with spawn. yeah right
Posted by shea on November 23rd, 2007shea is a nerd
Posted by cody on November 24th, 2007i’m kidding, i was him. sorry all!
Posted by cody on November 24th, 2007everyone of these commenters has the same IP. you can drop the charade, ‘cody’ – the jig is up.
Posted by Goon on November 25th, 2007No, my agent said the auditions are sometime next year, so itll be a while
Posted by Vince on November 25th, 2007When I was a child I was absolutely terrified by this film: watched it 8 years later and found it hilarious. It wasn’t so much the casting that bothered me – Curry = legend, simple as, and I thought that the child actors they used weren’t actually that bad. It was more the fact that they left a hell of a lot out from the source text. This book is one of the only books I have ever read that has actually managed to scare me, and that’s probably down to the fact that King is willing to touch on subjects – perfect examples being gorey child murders and the Loser’s sexual encounter in the drains – that most other novelists won’t. I personally think that they can’t make a good remake of this book unless they have a director who is unafraid of the taboo and is willing to go as far as King goes in the novel.
Posted by Rebecca on November 27th, 2007I hope the remake would be better. They messed around with the story too much with the 1990 mini-series. It couldn’t be scary because they took all the good, scary stuff out and left in all the shit. Plus, it seems like half the stuff in the mini-series was made up out of nowhere. By the way; that red house that Beverly Marsh lived in as a kid, actually exists. I’ve walked by it many times.
Posted by Christopher on November 29th, 2007“I’ll give you fifteen cents for overtime.” (Ha-HA)
Posted by Joe camber on November 30th, 2007Let’s face it, any movie airing on the sci-fi channel is going to utterly suck. (How about that War of the Worlds turd starring John-boy-walton.)
I liked the mini-series. It was a tangible translation of an impossible vision. They left out Mike Hanlon’s giant bird, the house on Neibolt St., the smoke-hole, and the coming of It, too mention just a few facets and that really raised my ire but what irked me the most was the disregard for the eggs that were left and that had to be destroyed in the novel. It left the option open for a sequel and I still hold out hope that someday Stephen King will write the bookend to this magnum opus.
Food for thought, you producers and writers; Why not instead make a film standing on the shoulders of the original, say some twenty-seven or so years later.
“He awakens from this dream unable to remember exactly what it was, or much at all beyond the simple fact that he has dreamed about being a child again. He touches his wife’s smooth back as she sleeps her warm sleep and dreams her own dreams; he thinks that it is good to be a child, but it is also good to be a grownup and able to consider the mystery of childhood…its beliefs and desires. I will write about all of this one day, he thinks, and knows it’s just a dawn thought, an after-dreaming thought. But it’s nice to think so for awhile in the morning’s clean silence, to think that childhood has its own sweet secrets and confirms mortality, and that mortality defines all courage and love. To think that what has looked forward must also look back, and that each life makes its own imitation of immortality: a wheel.
Posted by Joe camber on November 30th, 2007Or so bill Denbrough thinks on those early mornings after dreaming, when he almost remembers his chilhood, and the friends with whom he shared it.”
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Quoted from “IT” by S.K. pg.1138
IMHO, “IT” needs to be made into a 4 hour theatrical film and go deeper into detail. Just my idea. But I read the book in High School and saw the original Mini-Seires in 1992 and I love both of them. I’ll discuss actors later, I just want to discuss what should be in the remake of “IT” and what of “IT”’s (How I’m spelling the antagonist) character traits should be exploited.
More detail of “IT” that need to be shown:
“IT”’s Origin.
“IT”’s History of terror.
“IT”’s Modern Day Re-Awakening.
“IT”’s Manipulation of other characters to hunt down the “Loser’s Club”.
Other stuff:
The “Ritual of Chüd”.
Children’s past and bad habits.
I can’t finish up.
Posted by Stephanie Cutrere on December 1st, 2007I have to say I’m very eager to see this as the Sci-Fi Channel’s version of ‘Dune’ was far superior to the original film just by sticking to the original plot.
The ‘It’ TV movie changed practically everything about the story, from the characters and their motivations to the motivations of the antagonist (”I’ll send you crazy, then I’ll kill you!” indeed! It didn’t care about making people crazy, it fed on fear! Stupid writer).
The ‘It’ movie was pathetic so even if Sci-Fi doesn’t bother with effects but sticks to the plot of the original book, this will be so much better.
Posted by Zoe Robinson on December 13th, 2007When I was a kid I saw the movie first and it like totally gave me nightmares so to overcome my fear a couple of years after I read the book and decided to watch the movie again, the book was great but because of the out dated special effects the movie just wasnt that scary.
P.S. Freddy Kruger would beat both Micheal and Jason
Posted by Lucy on January 25th, 2008PLEASE MAKE AND RELEASE THIS MOVIE SOONER!!! I CANNOT WAIT, AND WANT TO SEE IT AS SOON, AS POSSIBLE! I CAN ONLY SAY: THANK YOU FOR THAT!
P.S. I LOVE ‘IT’!
Posted by cvetelin on January 26th, 2008Always thought the original was good #(well, the first half anyway), but how can you get a better Pennywise than Tim Curry, he was perfect.
Would love to have the chance to film the Dark Tower series though, one day people will recognise thta these books are genius!!!
Posted by Marney on January 26th, 2008I used to love the original film as a child; after reading the book, I have a hard time enjoying the movie as much as I used to. The novel is one of my three favorites of all time (and I am an English major, so I’ve read more than a few good books). Just the thought of a remake excites me. The first miniseries was a good effort, and I actually enjoy many of the performances (although I think that Tim Curry’s Pennywise was too “in your face”; he did great with the script he was given, but I feel the character should be more alien and distant). However, a more faithful adaptation would be awesome. Ideally, it should be a three part theatrical release, so that the graphic nature of the source material can be preserved, but hey, the comments that I have heard Peter Filardi make about his plans for this are very reassuring.
I really hope that this goes down. The idea for a remake has been around since 2004, and we’ve yet to see any progress. I’ll just have faith that it does get made; I’m really looking forward to watching it with close friends the day it airs.
Posted by Joe O on January 27th, 2008Hi to everyone.
I’ve finished the book today for the first time, and I can say this is the best book I’ve red in all my life. I saw the movie when I was just a Kid: Pennywise scare me now as in past!.
These days I’ve search all forum/site based on IT. After a tour on wikipedia I saw this advice (The new IT’s Tv series on 2008.
I wish this movie will be redone, but i think is too hard for a short-time’s film. Then, there are too much scenes “politically uncorrected” (like the sex scenes). But i’m still wish the film will redone however, with good actors and the background too.
But I’m too scared that the new Tv series will be broadcast only in USA; I’m italian and i WANT SEE THIS MOVIE!
PS: sorry for my bad english, I’m italian T_T
Posted by Dario on January 29th, 2008Just finished reading this book as well. Then i was telling my friend “they should remake the movie like they did with ‘The shining’” then i look on wikipedia. Lo and behold, remake is on its way. I’m really hoping that it’ll be as good as the book this time.
Posted by Villike on February 9th, 2008Please make this movie.
I think it should be almost completely what is in the book you know, Raw Edge!
And Please show the void and how omnipotent “It” is.
PS. Do a better spider.
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 9th, 2008I expect the void to be mind blowing.
Go Italy!
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 9th, 2008Go America!
I’m italian american.
It’s pretty cool that this article is referenced by wikipedia. Although it also shows poor scholarship since you guys are just referencing a moviehole article.
This is definitely the funniest comment section on the site.
Posted by Rusty James on February 9th, 2008IT is awesome.But i hear that michael bay is redoing friday the 13th.
Posted by freddy krueger on February 10th, 2008Make this movie as awsome as possible, with a whole bunch more deaths,since our television systems are allowed all this gore now!
Please keep tim curry and and Richard thomas.
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 10th, 2008Make beverly hotter(she’s supposed to be), and ben is supposed to be skinny(as an adult). Make sure to put in the childhood encounters with IT and the void and all that crazy stuff in the book.
In teh 1990 film/miniseries thing they made the kids look all goody-goody like saints!
They smoked
They had sex ages 11/12
They swore like F***
And the new film needs 2 include this
And more of Henry Bowers please, he’s a big character and was left out a bit in 1990, plus he’s a lot meaner in teh book!
Tim Curry totally HAS 2 b IT again, he was fantasic!
Just keep it similar to the book, thats all we ask really
x
Posted by Jo Jo on February 10th, 2008This is my Favorite book by SK. I love Sci Fi but i do not think they can do the story justice. There is too much darkness in this story to be shown on anything but HBO or Showtime
Posted by Cdiddy on February 12th, 2008But i do agree with most fans that Tim Curry is the only pennywise
I love this movie!! As terrible as it was (translated from book to TV, I mean) it scared the crap outta me as a kid. I thought Pennywise lived under my bed and that he’d rip my arms and legs off like he did to Georgie. I actually had nightmares.
I thought the kids did an excellent job acting in the movie!
I’m interested in the remake but I hold the original dear to me as a serious childhood memory, it just won’t seem right without Tim Curry as Pennywise or Jonathan Brandis as Bill. I think I’ll find it hard to watch and hard to take seriously. I also hate that they are telling it from Bev’s point of view!!
Posted by Jen on February 13th, 2008original was and still is a masterpiece. and you cannot replace Tim Curry!
Posted by cornelius on February 13th, 2008Yes indeed the kids were obscene, and it was natural to them, and should be in the remake.
Please do not cut out the true nature of the book… it drains all the power of the story. Must include much much more henry bowers, and how the losers club defeated IT. Do not re do the childhood encounters with IT. Please include the historic cycles of murders thaat have awoken IT, and Mikes documenting of the deaths. Include more insight to the adult loser’s lives and difficulty remembering their childhoods. Include the fire at the black spot and mike’s encounters with IT as the bird.
The void scenes and travelings of the tunnels is critical, and include Ben’s grisly encounters with IT’s offspring.
Make sure to keep the material of both plot times aligned with their era.
Please keep the remake as close to the book, i want almost nothing changed.
I hope it comes out soon.
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 14th, 2008come on people, keep commenting on the site. if u want 2 see this movie remade, keep pressing the source.
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 15th, 2008You have to get Tim Curry to play IT he’s the only person who can play that role.
Posted by johhny on February 16th, 2008This remake better be better than all the cheesy Sci-fi movies they have on that station, because if it isn’t what a slap in the face to IT. Keep Tim Curry he’s so funny, and he can also be scary, the problem with the TV film It was it was made for TV and not a movie like NightMare on Elm street it should of been at the box office. So don’t remake this movie with corny effects you need to make it look cool and gross. Who agrees?
Posted by johhny on February 16th, 2008also the TV miniseries you never saw anyone die like get ripped apart by werewolves, which really takes away from the book. Why do a TV remake make it into a three hour movie! Thats what they should of done in the first place. Keep Tim curry he brings The character IT to life. lol Also put “The Turtle” in it too tell some of the story how they’re related. Also if you make a movie you can use all the language and sex in the book like its supposed to be. who agrees? Email me at maz9@live.com
Posted by johhny on February 16th, 2008They should totally make IT vs Freddy, and Michale vs Jason! Those would be awesome. It and Michael would win
Posted by johhny on February 16th, 2008You can’t make a horror movie of IT. The first one was a joke, and not because it was or wasn’t scary, but because it tried to be scary.
Posted by Holly Tchia on February 18th, 2008If someone ever successfully adapted IT into a movie it would be one of the most beautiful movies ever and if it happened to be scary that would just be a side-effect of capturing the essence of IT.
The only good a re-make will do is hopefully get a few more people to read the book. And so, if only for that reason, I support the re-make.
Can’t wait to see that movie.
I just finished reading the book, and of course i had seen the original movie… well, the joining of th miniseries.
I think the new movie must include much more attacks to other kids, explain the adult life of the losers a little bit and the problems thay are having now for remebering everything.
Also make it a character, i mean, include his story, the turtle-thing, etc.
i will also like to view more realistic relations between the kids: cigarretes, the love, etc..
can’t wait to see it!
Posted by Ulises on February 18th, 2008I love the book and have read it over 200 times. I felt that the film did it no justice whatsoever, the ever present homophobic themes and racism just werent covered at all. Bowers poisoned Mike’s dog because of the colour of his skin, Bev was out casted for being female and abused by her father, Eddie’s over protective mother outcasted him, Stan for being Jewish and Mike for being Black, none of these issues are covered in the film. Ben being outcasted over his weight and Bill over his stammer were only slightly touched upon and the book went into more detail about how they Losers Club form due to the outcastings.
Posted by Kirsty on February 21st, 2008yeh ive read the book two. Please make it into a full movie, hours long at least.
This movie would be a waste if it doesn’t have EVERYTHING in the movie.
Posted by Alec Venecia on February 21st, 2008Casting is key this time round. The first mini-series
chose actors that, although many were like-able faces (John Ritter; Cat People’s Annette O’Toole; John-Boy etc)were simply just hopelessly miscast. “Big (Bald) Bill” was played by John-Boy. What??? Firey,fiesty Beverly played by soft-n-gentle Annette O’Toole???
Pennywise played by Tim Curry?
I love most of the cast as individual actors…but “It” was the worst mis-casting (and maybe casting against type) this side of “Interview with the Vampire”.
Also, a lot of the depth of the book, and ‘religeon rendered down-to-earth’ feel of the book was lost (The Turtle, It, Pennywise, the Deadlights)…as well as the spirit/s of the main characters. (Not to mention the sexuality, in general). Yeah, it was a big book, but which book was adapted into the “It” mini-series?
This is a great opportunity to finally do the book justice.
Posted by BatGuvyerDrahc on February 22nd, 2008Ok, maybe they won’t find much time for the backstory, history etc…but, in this age were some faithful adaptations are keeping source-faithful -and- making good films (”Sin City”, “300″)…
…could someone please just grow a pair and instead of making an alternative version…just stick with the definitive and just bring it to the screen, live action?
That’s what everyone who’s ever read the book wants…and who do you think the core audience is anyway? (If it worked as a book…why is it that something/anything else would work as a movie?)
Just so long as Tim Burton doesn’t direct: or we’ll have Pennywise (played by Johnny Depp in a Robt Smith/Cure black fright wig & whiteface) as the main protagonist (despite being evil),complete with sympathy-inducing back story and a pseudo-necrophiliac romanctic involvment…stitched up to his neck in rubber or leather (Batman/EdwardScissorCatwoman); shot point blank but slowly rising again (Batman/SleepyHollow); with a climatic chase up a wooden stairwell in a cathedral or windmill, or lighthouse next?… (Batman/Sleepy Hollow). We just didn’t understand Pennywise…he just wanted to be loved but nobody understood him and he was thrown down into the sewers by his parents (Penguin/Mole Man/Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)….LOL!
Posted by BatGuyverDrahc on February 22nd, 2008Lulz, yeah, please don’t let Tim Burton get anywhere near this!
Posted by Lucy on February 23rd, 2008I’m a huge King fan. So I don’t know how I feel about it. The mini-series lately have been A LOT more faithful to King’s work. They did a great job with The Shining. Kubrick’s was Kubrick’s. ABC’s was King’s.
With that said – anyone who thinks the cast in mini-series for IT has probably never read the book. And Tim Curry didn’t even come close to being as scary as Pennywise really should be.
Posted by Most people are insane on February 23rd, 2008Just reading through some of the comments . . .
Most people are insane says that Tim Curry didn’t come close to being scary, but do you know why this is?
Cause the movie ain’t like the book! The person who wrote the script and directed the movie basically created a whole new story!
Left out sooooo many characters it’s unbelievable! Patrick Hockstetter also needs to be included.
This remake needs to be gory and not hold back anything – I agree johnny!
Any ideas for who should direct this (excluding Tim Burton – yeah I read those comments! Lols . . .)?
x
Posted by Jo Jo on February 24th, 2008You people are crazy to think Tim curry shouldn’t play IT again. He wasn’t scary in the mini series because of the script and how they wanted that character to act. this new remake if Tim curry decides to do it, he can act a lot scary and how IT is supposed to be. So don’t say he shouldn’t because he’s perfect for the role.
Posted by johhny on March 8th, 2008I mean come on IT if told correctly is thee scariest Horror Character ever. The mini series was good, but it didn’t even come close to the prestige of the book. If you people actually watched the movie and listened to the commentary, the director wasn’t happy with the turn out of the movie, because ABC didn’t want to have all the gore, and sex, and cussing. I agree They should make it into a Movie it would be better, why do they make Freddy Krugar into a movie and not IT? come on! IT could kill Freddy in a heart beat if Freddy had a heart.
Posted by johhny on March 8th, 2008Awww I just love this film/book so much , I hope to God they do a good remake of IT !
Amor <3
Posted by Jo Jo on March 13th, 2008yeah i read the book twice–it is a BEATUFUL book the best book i have ever read in my entire life. it would mean the WORLD to me if i could be a part of it. im getting an agent and she might be able to get me to an audition. wish me luck people!!!
Posted by Vincent on March 16th, 2008by the way does anyone know how i can contact peter filardi???
Posted by Vincent on March 16th, 2008Those who are saying Tim Curry put up anything less than a genius performance of IT didn’t watch the miniseries. The rest of the cast was terrible. I don’t even know if Tim Curry himself can do another performance if he gets casted again. If he does, it just reinforces my theory that Tim Curry was born to be Pennywise.
Posted by Tired on March 18th, 2008I am quite looking forward to a re-make.
Posted by Beth on March 19th, 2008I don’t really see much point in doing it from Berverly’s point of view, seeing as she wasn’t really the focus of the book: Bill was.
But hey, you never know. It could be good.
And what with all the high-tech special effects they could make that spider at the end look more realistic
And please, please, please try and be more to the book.
The film pissed me off so much! Haha.
i personally cant wait, i think its gonna be amazing, but the only thing wrong with the tv series was the spider, it sucked, i watched the film as scared as hell then this obviously fake spider came up and im like this sucks. but i think itll rule
Posted by Calvin on March 21st, 2008Tim burton would make this film rock.
Posted by Lucy on April 2nd, 2008I agree with most people that have read it and watched the original “mini-series” that they completely screwed up the book. I dont care if they show how bev got everyone out when they were kids but atleast keep most of the other important details. I also think that it would be better to tell it from all their points of veiw like in the book.
PS: i think Pennywise would wipe the floor with Jason and Myers
Posted by Irolus on April 4th, 2008IT!!!!!!!!!
Posted by ADam on April 12th, 2008Whats the word on this, still being made, when is IT due out ?
Posted by Fish on April 13th, 2008ok please don’t make this movie with your corny Sci-fi special effects like in lockness or any of your dumb Sci-fi movies this movie has to be perfect, not cheesy I’d rather watch the miniseries than watch another horrible Sci-fi flick.
Posted by johhny on April 13th, 2008IT is a story that should be retold as close to the original wording of the novel as possible. The truth is IT should be made by HBO or some actual movie production studio. Forget TV. Tim Curry will always be Pennywise…even if it is sci fi though, I have awaited this for some time. When is Stephen King’s IT going to be done correctly and put out?????
Posted by Mr. Nice Guy 555 on April 15th, 2008well i’m think is not a bad idea. the mini-series of 1990. is not like the book. i’m read IT and it was 100% scary for me. but the mini-series of 1990 50% scary
i’m hope that it this time the IT remake is like the book with the gays
Posted by Jess on April 17th, 2008I just hope the ending gets a little bit better, fucking giant spider
Posted by Grifit on April 17th, 2008horror films of today just aren’t scary enough. If done right, IT will be the epitome of horror. Just please, do something with the corny spider.
sorry, tim curry is IT, no one could fill his clown shoes.
Posted by julione on April 25th, 2008The only decent Stephen King movie is “Pet Semetary”…the little kid stole the show!
Posted by Baychuk on April 25th, 2008NOT SCARED, doesn’t look scary, i’m 11, what you think?
He look’s like he has consapation. “Ekk, the dog’s can’t come out.. ekk..”
If you think a clown wid teeth and slavia and consapated look’s then your weird.
Posted by Not telling on April 29th, 2008Considering that “It” is considered by many to be the greatest King novel, it seems like a serious movie would be considered. On wiki all the things left out of the tv mini series are described. I never read the book but Dreamcatcher was a good movie and the Myst. Why not make a new “It” with King’s involvment.
Posted by PowErLesS on May 1st, 2008JIM CARREY SHOULD BE PENNYWISE!!
Posted by ComTech on May 7th, 2008Tim Curry is PennyWise!!!!!
Posted by johnny on May 8th, 2008Wow. I’m curious if the remake will be any good.
Posted by Darla on May 12th, 2008I watched IT when I was 3. Obviously because of my idiotic mother letting me watch it I now have a huge fear of clowns. I watched IT just last year and started laughing, sure he still scares the still outa me but it wasn’t ‘as’ scary.
Heck If I see a clown walking down the street I’m running away screaming. O.o And *Shudders* Dummies are just as creepy. But clowns are horrifying.
I was walking home last year and I’m 17 btw so I was 16 then. And there was a clown standing next to a house in a freaking orange jump suit with colored circles on it. And he had red bushy hair. The creepy thing smiled and waved at me. He took a step forward cuz I was horrified and just standing there. As soon as he moved I backed up still is shock that there was a creepy ass clown walking towards me. He had only taken 5 or so steps when my legs finally worked and I ran as fast as I could away from the creepy as clown, I think I heard the bastard laughing but I cant be sure. I had 2 blocks to run but I made it, I brought my dad to go look and the clown wasn’t there though. I was totally creeped out for a whole 2 weeks. Anyways, Ja.
Like many other people, I’ve seen the movie as a child. I can safely say that I alone has suffered the most out of all of you from watching this movie. I literally had nightmares for years. Imagine, every night, you dreamt that a clown was eating/trying to eat you in different scenarios. I could not use a bathroom or shower for fear of ‘death by clown.’ I am now 19 and I am proud to say im cured of my fear after watching the film again a few years ago. I laughed…a lot. I have not read the book, but I will now thanks to the comments on this forum saying how great it was. By the way, im It.
PS- sci-fi original movies suck balls. I really despine dean cain and his work. You can find better acting in a low budget porno. But I digress, sci-fi sucks with it’s cheesy graphics. I hate whoever makes these movies.
PPS- I lied, im not It. Sorry.
Posted by Jthomas on May 26th, 2008Great novel and author, crappy movie. I read the first couple of pages when I was about 10 and had nightmares night after night for a few weeks. I picked it up again when I was about 13 and finished it. Great book, I wouldn’t say King’s best, but very good.
The movie was a tragedy. It was a big mistake on Stephen King’s part, but a lot of his movies have flopped. Anyone seen the Mist? That was horrible too. The only really good one I saw was Misery, which was chilling. I hope that if they do remake this movie, it won’t be as horrible. Also, I would like to see Stephen King appear in it like he has in a lot of his other movies. Is that asking for too much?
Posted by Jon on May 28th, 2008I agree why does sci-fi have to go and ruin a great story like this with their low budget actors and their cheesy effects? I would take this movie to the big screen, if only if I was rich enough
Tim Curry is Pennywise!
Posted by johnny on May 29th, 2008I read the book way back in 1986 and I absolutley loved it. I was at the age the Loosers Club was back in 1958, so I felt like their plight was relevent to me (facing the end of childhood, not Killer Clown-entities) and could readily relate to them.
Now, I’m in my mid-thirties and will have to read the book again, now from an adult’s perpective.
Which is rather spooky when you think about it; ‘It’ woke up in cycles (about every 25 years, give or take). So therefore, we’re about due for another visit from Mr Bob Gray!
That brings me to another question, being as though the original novel’s ‘adult’ parts were set in the ‘present day’ (ie 1985), would the new TV show be updated from 1958 and 1985 to 1982 and 2008?
I was rather dissapointed with Tommy Lee’s version of ‘Stephen King’s It’, a few bits worked (like The Remaining Loosers’ reaction to Stanley Uris’s suicide) but most of it was terrible (Eddie seeing It as killer showers was just silly).
One of the things thak stuck out in my mind was when Ritchie Tozzier enchounterd It in the form of ‘The Teenage Werewolf’. When I read the book, I imagined Ritchie and Bill being pursued by a huge, realistic Lycanthrope (Not having seen the film on which inspired this incarnation for myself) When they transfered this scene to the screen, (truncating it and relocating it to the school’s basement) they made a rather faithful reconstuction of the Matthew Landis’ wolf-man. The result, for this viewer, was about as scary as something on Rent-a-ghost.
What the producers could do well to remember is that our memories of old horror films are fuzzy, I’m sure I’m not alone in re-watching horror films from my childhood and finding monsters that looked realistic and frightening then now appear rubbery and daft and that any incarnation of ‘It’ based on an old horror film icon would be better visualised as how a child would view it, half peering though his or her fingers as they covered their eyes in fright, letting their imagination fill in the gaps, rather than a literal interpretation.
Producers could do worse than watch Rob Rheiner’s ‘Stand By Me’ and draw inspiration from that (I watched this shortly after reading It, not realising it was based on a Stephen King short story, but still picked up on the simularities).
It may be wisest to make ‘It’ into 10 part or more TV series (in the spirit of ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lost’ et al) enabling them to keep all the sub-polts and charactisation. That’s what a lot of adaptaions of Stephen King’s horror works suffer from, and why his non-horror adaptations work the best, the ‘mundane’ parts of his books are cut to get straight to the monsters, whereas, especially in ‘It’, you can take all the fantasical elements out and still be left with a great book.
Posted by Woodgatejack on June 1st, 2008Hey i barely found out about this remake and i really want to see it…it sounds so awesome…
Posted by Norma Ake on June 11th, 2008does anybody know whn its suppose to come out?
nobody knows when its coming out.
Posted by No, on June 13th, 2008Can anyone capture the same magic that Tim Curry captured as Pennywise The Dancing Clown/Bob Gray in the 1990 mini-series? Is anyone sure that this remake is still going to take place?
Posted by Bill Smith on June 27th, 2008I read on the wikipedia article about the film, not the article about the novel, that the movie is scheduled to start sometime in 2008.
Posted by Sterling on June 29th, 2008i loved the movie, and i think it would be kinda nice to have a fresh approach to the whole thing. but mainly the second movie, because the ending sucked monkeyballs. the only thing is, its a classic so with pennywise being the main focus i dont think they will be able to make a successful movie without tim curry cast as pennywise again, because thats the clown people have been loving and fearing for 18 years now. its a one of a kind performance and i may be harsh in saying this but i dont think anyone else can live up to what has already been done by tim with the pennywise role. but anyway, a new approach would be nice if they dont go completely away from the original. as long as they keep tim curry as pennywise, im game for whatever they wanna do with it.
Posted by kaylaaa on July 7th, 2008i would like to audition!!!
Posted by john on July 12th, 2008IM ONLY 13 BUT I I HAVE THE OLD MINI SERIES TONS OF TIMES.I WAS ABOUT 5 THE FIRST TIME A SAW “IT” AND IT DIDNT SCARE ME 1 BIT.YET I STILL DIDNT WANT 2 TAKE SHOWERS FOR ABOUT 5 MORE WEEKS.IT REALLY DIDNT HAVE GOOD EFFECTS[WELL HEY IT WAS 1990]AND THE ACTORS REALLY DID SUCK.AND I A GREE WITH ALL OF THE PREVIOS COMMENTS BEACOAUSE THE SCI FI CHANNEL MOVIES SUCKS BALLS[DISNEY CHANNEL HAS MORE SCARY STUFF].THIS REMAKE ALSO BETTER HAVE TIM CURRY HAS PENNYWISE AGAIN BECAUSE NO OTHER ACTOR CAN PULL OF THIS ROLE LIKE HIM.THE ACTORS NEED 2 BE GOOOD,AWESOME EFFECTS AND IT BETTER ALREADY HAVE STARTED 2 FILM.LOL
Posted by MIKEY on July 19th, 2008This is a cool scene when they’re looking through the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdQCXBsEOiQ
Posted by Baychuk on July 19th, 2008I NEED to be in this movie… Someone PLEASE email me with on info on how to do this.
Love, Tommy
Posted by P-Dubs on July 23rd, 2008please remake that movie again that was the best movie i ever saw.
Posted by Darius Diehl on July 23rd, 2008can u please email me on myspace for the info please thank u.
Posted by Darius Diehl on July 23rd, 2008IF they make this remake it would totally ruin IT.
Posted by The koala on July 29th, 2008First off the people at The Sci-Fi Channel are total idiots, just watch some of there saturday night movies.
also there is a small chance of the wanting Tim Curry to reprise his role as pennywise. Also the fact that Peter Filardi says “IT will be a more interesting exploration of friendship and time and how we all kind of grow up despite our best efforts not toâ€. tells IT going to suck
well i thought the 1990 film was great!
and i will love to see a remake much close to the book
like the film carrie was not quite close to the book but the tv remake was excelent!
hope this happens with IT.
and i wonder who is gonna play pennywise this time and if his going to look alot scarier and menacing
but TIM CURRY WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!!!!
Posted by Ernst on August 3rd, 2008almost borned for the rolo
there will be no match for his pennywise
Anyone know exactly when this movie is supposed to be coming out? IMDB knows about movies no one has ever heard of with actors no one has ever heard of a year before they come out, and yet they haven’t acknowledged this movie. Anyone know why?
Posted by Sterling on August 4th, 2008The book is without a doubt my favorite King story by far. I just read it again and decided to look on the web and boom, found out about a possible remake. Im surprised at some of the comments left here though. Especially the ones regarding the “sex” It’s not as if the Losers Club were a bunch of sex crazed maniacs gang banging in the sewers of Derry. That part of the story (to me at least) was a symbol of the bond between them and the bond needed for good to defeat evil. Do I think that part of the story is an absolute must for the movie? No. But i do tihnk it fits in with Stephens story totally. Although i do watch the mini series from time to time, i dont think its that great. Not only is the acting kinda lame and lots of the great parts of the book left out (such as Ben seeing the mummy, Stan seeing the dead kids in the water tower, the Paul Bunyon statue, the smoke pit, the death of Patrick, the attacks by Henry on Eddie and Bev, Mikes encounter with the bird, all of the things from the abandoned house, etc) but the whole magic of the losers club (including Bills bike, Silver) is made to look secondary. They say things in the movie without really getting into the meaning of it all. Things like “It was meant to be” are said in passing without any importance or emotion to how the whole thing is a battle of good VS evil and the good all has to come together just right. I dont really see how the true magic of this story can ever be caught in a movie. But hell, im still excited to see it attempted again.
Posted by Andy on August 7th, 2008Haha, thank God they are doing a remake. The 1990 movie was really horrible. It is one of my favorite books and I didn’t like the way how it strayed so far from the book. Didn’t like the cast at all either, except for Tim Curry as the clown. Even though I thought the first movie was bad, I’m kinda wary about Sci-Fi doing the remake. They’re movies are pretty cheesy.
Posted by Dani on August 11th, 2008I would love this movie to be remade for sure. But I haven’t heard anything new about it since this report came out a couple of years ago. Has anyone? If so, I would be grateful for you to post a link to the source you are getting the info from.
Posted by Sterling on August 16th, 2008So, what is the word from Sci-Fi Channel?
I was about eight years old when the first TV mini-series came out in 1990 and became totally fasinated with this story. I read the novel soon after and have read it maybe five times since. I own three different paperback versions and found an original hardback copy on eBay.
I liked the original. True it is no where near as scary and the child acting is sketching but at that time I found it to be the best live action recreation of a Stephen King novel. Basically because it had the emotion of the book. I myself went through a time when the changes made to the TV version were erksom, but I think I’ve gotten over that.
Here’s my list of things that need to happen:
1. Whatever company Sci-Fi Channel hires to do its special effects… DON’T this time.
2. DO NOT update the time setting of the story. 1958 is when the children’s story takes place and 1985 for the adults. I don’t want to see the Loser’s Club with bellbottoms, afros or speaking “jive.”
3. The Ritual of Chud is how IT is defeated. It needs to be there.
4. THE HOUSE AT NEIBOLT STREET!
5. The Smoke-Hole
6. The Turtle and The Other
7. Bad ass soundtrack!!!
Paul’s IT Soundtrack Mix:
“Summertime Blues” – Eddie Cochran
“All I Have To Do Is Dream” – The Everly Brothers
“The Purple People Eater” – Sheb Wooley
“Splish Splash” – Bobby Darin
“Tequila” – The Champs
“Yakety Yak” – Coasters
“Come Fly With Me” – Frank Sinatra
“Sweet Little Sixteen” – Chuck Berry
“Rock’n Robin” – Bobby Day
“He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” – Laurie London
“Great Balls Of Fire” – Jerry Lee Lewis
“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Tears For Fears
“Born In The U.S.A.” – Bruce Springsteen
“Money For Nothing” – Dire Straits
“Careless Whisper” – Wham!
“Raspberry Beret” – Prince & The Revolution
“We Belong” – Pat Benatar
“The Boys Of Summer” – Don Henley (was gonna put “The Heat Is On” here but only room for one Eagle!)
“Crazy For You” – Madonna
“One More Night” – Phil Collins
“Freeway Of Love” – Aretha Franklin
(was gonna put “Power of Love” and “Don’t You Forget About Me” on but I can’t take that away from Back to the Future and the Breakfast Club.)
Posted by Paul on August 17th, 2008I think the original It was excellent but was not very much like the book in many parts.The only thing I hate Stephan King for was killing off Eddie Kaspbrak.DAMN HIM!I also so that having Vic Criss swaped with Patrick Hockstetter was odd. I would want to Bowers’s head ripped off instead of Criss.I hope the remake is good!
PS: yes I do get called Patrick Hockstetter by friends.
Posted by Patrick on August 25th, 2008shit muffin fuck tits in my ass panties
Posted by Joey McCullough on August 25th, 2008I think they are going to dumb this down and make it very politically correct. The novel was very detailed in its gruesomeness: Child murders, child molestation, underage sex, racism, homophobia etc etc etc. But I doubt this would be any better than the original film. The world has become way too concerned with issues like “influence upon the youth”, “sending the right message”, “how violent video games turn little kids into psychotic little murderers” blah blah blah and so forth. What these idiots never realize is that by converting such controversial issues into art, literate or video games does not necessarily condone it… It may even criticize it. I think this would work great as a no holds barred indie film, but its probably going to appear on the sci-fi channel with a pg-13 rating. So I don’t really look forward to it, yet I am kinda curious since I love the book so much.
Posted by Roadbull on August 30th, 2008While I would love to see the terrible mess of the original mini-series replaced by a new telling, I’m skeptical of the idea. It would need several elements to work.
1. BLOOD. The original miniseries is stupid because It kills by carrying people off screen. Cool. (One scene in particular that needs to be kept is the scene with Ben in the library, where Pennywise bites through his own lips)
2. Pennywise transformations. Other then the “amazing” spider at the end, the only form IT took was the clown.
3. the Ritual of CHUD. Nuff said, really.
4. George Denborough.
Posted by Thomas on September 5th, 2008Any remake of IT absolutely requires a strong ensemble cast. Also, better FX (duh). My pick for Pennywise would have to be Christian Slater (watch him in “Heathers” to be convinced), especially now that Heath Ledger is dead. Another needed element: the Ritual of Chud and a possible tie-in with The Dark Tower.
Posted by Andrew on September 10th, 2008JIM CARREY WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT PENNYWISE IF TIM CURRY DOES NOT WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE. They re-made Halloween so they should remake IT!
Posted by ComTech on September 16th, 2008FACE THE FACTS, THIS MOVIE WILL NEVER BE MADE!!!!
But fear not, the creators of lost have started writing the screenplay for the first installment of the Dark Tower movies!!!!
Production won’t start until lost ends, but at least we have something a little more concrete to look forward to!
Posted by logicman on September 23rd, 2008and also, all of “you people” who want Jim Carrey to play Pennywise…. just shut up. you are a moron. You are Tim Burton…..
Have you no eye for creativity, or good acting even?
How about Phillip Seymore Hoffman, just as an alternate suggestion???
Another thing, yeah, ok, Tim Curry. Tim mother-f-ing Curry doesn’t wat to reprise his old role! He wouldn’t even reprise his legendary role as the sweet transvestite from translyvania on broadway. How many times has an actor from an original movie been cast with the same role in the remake? Zero. thats why it’s called a remake kids…..
so it goes.
Posted by logicman on September 23rd, 2008This is a story that is suffering because it has already been made. The original scared scores of people, mostly because of It in the clown form. Somebody good should pick this story up again. I’m sure that a serious look at this book/story could scare people once again and make us forget about the one from the early 90s. Hopefully there will be an actual movie though, 3 hours should do it.
Posted by Eric on September 24th, 2008I just finished it 2 weeks ago. it was my favorite book i have EVER read. It was also my favorite SK book ive ever read.
I watched this movie for the first time when i was 5 years old, ahha:) and i couldnt go to the bathroom alone till i was 7. I just started watching the movie again about a year ago, and i loved it. I think when people say they hate the movie, they arent thinking about how harddd that book is to make into a movie, and i believe they made a good effort. AND the hating on the cast is so dumb. All those adualts did pretty good and yes, the kids could have been more scrubbed down, but for kids they did amazing.
This whole thing about it being made into a movie is SOOOOO cool. I am soo excited and if it doesnt go through a will cry for days. I think it is extremely intersting on how there doing it in bevs point of view. She in my opinion, was my favorite person to read about.. so yeah im deff pro movie:)!
PLEASEEEEE fill me in if you know if this is really going to happen and when it is going to happen.
PS. idk about how it all went down in 1958, but in SK’s book, he made them seem much much older than 11 year olds…. and in the movie the kids looked way more like 13 year olds.
Posted by Nora on September 28th, 2008Hi, can you please tell me when this starts or where its filming or ANY information at all? I would like to audtion with my acting agent but unfortunately we don’t have enough info. Email me at Vince_yourbuddy@hotmail.com
Thanks.
Posted by Vincent on October 2nd, 2008*vince_yourbuddy@hotmail.com (no capital “V”)
Posted by Vincent on October 2nd, 2008I was once excited when I first heard about this, but now I’m beginning to think it is just some bullshit posted by some over-obsessed Stephen King stalking mother fucker. Does anyone else agree?
Posted by Sterling on October 6th, 2008Everybody keeps saying that they want Tim Curry to return as “IT” But that would be a bit inaccurate as if you remember “It” was a female. I think it would need to have several characters to play “IT”. And are we forgetting the turtle?
Posted by Randall on October 8th, 2008I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that “Stephen King’s It” is probably the scariest horror story made into film. I mean, how many people say stuff like, I was scared of this or that for years of other movies like they do of the shower scene from “It” or sewers etc. I think it deserves credit. By the way, this many posts pretty much proves that there is an interest in a remake. My main concern is that the wrong people will pick it up, make a bad movie and then throw the story all the way to the back of the line again for another 30 years……I mean 15.
Posted by Hotelier on October 8th, 2008KEEP TIM CURRY
Posted by Ryan on October 9th, 2008What is with the criticism of the child actors in the 1990 version? They drastically outperformed their adult counterparts, especially Jonathan Brandis and Seth Green. The talk of the adult casting as ‘flawless’ is quite frankly laughable, as it was their weak performances that predominantly held the 1990 version back. Lessons to be learned methinks.
Posted by tom on October 13th, 2008Hey yes we all want Tim Curry, but it doesn’t hurt to want is it? Yeah he probably wont reprise his role but it would still be cool. And As of IT being a female I like him as a male because Bob Gray. Also I wouldn’t leave it up to Sci-fi to make a good movie I mean look at The Anaconda series. I watch #3 and it was just a corny storyline, and bad CGI. Thats what Sci-Fi does makes bad movies so I’m not going to be waiting for this TV movie. Why not just make a 3 hour movie like lord of the rings you get almost the whole story in there. I just don’t want a beautiful story like IT ruined by people who think their movies are good.
Posted by johnny on October 17th, 2008“It” would be a good idea for a movie. King has a deeper outlook on storytelling than most writers have. He has good themes, too. I like how “It” takes place in the past and its funny to see people portraying those aspects of early and mid 20th century American life. I’m lazy now and I don’t want to read the book, being as long as it is. I am sure it is a great book, but I think I am done with fiction for now. Hopefully, they will make a good 3-4 hour movie with the proper rating. Hopefully, they will be accurate and loyal to the book……..hopefully……….I wouldn’t hold my breath, though.
Posted by Hotelier on October 31st, 2008So I guess this shit is finally over!!!
Posted by Sterling on November 29th, 2008This is a story that is a great among greats. Since its already been done, it wouldn’t be on the top of many directors’ lists. King has a lot of movies, a recent one is the mist and one that might be out sooner or later is cell. I think It should be redone, but I don’t know how likely that would be. Lots of people hate remakes, but I think this story is well worth a remake. Computer technology and everything is way better now than it was in the early nineties and the original was made for tv, so you know there is huge room for growth.
Posted by ERiC on December 6th, 2008I have to say that this is one of the only truly scary movies I have ever seen. That alone should justify a remake; and if they mess it up, another remake, until they get it right. And that one will live on forever, because it is a classic. People these days don’t know what horror is. “Horror Films” come out it packages of ten and we would be lucky to consider one of them scary and quality at the same time. I for one think that a smart producer/director team could make it rich doing this one right. After It, everybody will be watching comedies to take their minds off it. 3 hours-no holds barred, execpt the stuff NOBODY really wants to see and I know there is some. Bring in the actual background with the turtle/spider combo. Have taste but realize King’s vision. Straight to dvd? Not a bad idea, but I could definately see people turning up in droves to see it in theatres. Even showtime or HBO could pick it up and do it right. I watched Canivale and it was good-HBO series. a four part HBO thing could work. I guess my question is Why hasn’t somebody done it yet??? I dunoo……good story, though.
Posted by Good Idea on January 24th, 2009I can’t believe that so many people would be opposed to a remake of this movie. Old movies like this should be remade, I think, especially ones that are not accurate to the novel like the tv series. No turtle, no bird, no development of the minor characters, no storm, etc etc etc, no club burning down…..You gotta be accurate. I never read the novel, but from what I can gather from wikipedia there is a lot missing, enough even to make the movie seem like a different story all together. The tv series killed characters in different ways, the main characters lives weren’t accurate. Remake this and make it good.
Posted by Eric on January 28th, 2009hey pennywise was so funny ,, Tim Curry should play pennywise if their making a remake but make Tim a little scareier..
Posted by Timmy on February 11th, 2009So this was posted almost 3 yrs ago… is there any update?
Posted by Samuel on February 16th, 2009I am glad that there is a remake. the loss of a few of the actors sucks to think about. But really the mini series that cam out a while ago didn’t do much for justice for the book. I too had dreams of wanting to remake that book. Esp. when it came to the turn overs and cut aways of the adults into the children the book it self was written around. as well as the side stories.
Posted by TFelland on February 27th, 2009Nobody should get their hopes up about this because there is no solid proof upon which to base it.
Posted by Sterling on March 4th, 2009yehh hopefully this movie will be realistic. first off, the spider at the end looked like a puppet or made of clay, and second off, every time It killed someone it would just black out. Third off, the original movie didnt follow the book so much. Like when they are in the sewers as kids and belch and the other dude die from he spider, they are supposed to die from frankenstien. And finally the adults should look more like kids. Bill as an adult looked nothing like Bill as a kid. They had different hair colours, and he had a stupid pony tail
Posted by Avery on March 9th, 2009If they do remake it, and i hope they do Tim Curry and Richard Thomas should deffinetly be in it. I myself liked the original and a huge fan of Stephen King.
Posted by Tyler on March 30th, 2009i hope this time they make it more like the book!
Posted by boobleye witterny on March 31st, 2009I agree with Avery, the sprider from far away looks like something you would see in a Tim Burton stop motion movie.
Posted by boobleye witterny on March 31st, 2009Let us know when “It”comes out!!!!!
Posted by Justin on April 11th, 2009where can i adition for the movie is i free
Posted by romeo on April 20th, 2009We want to see the turtle in that remake, it’s such a mystical creature
Posted by mark king on April 24th, 2009who would play the clown tim curry’s performance could not be duplicated, but i would like to see it done when is this movie coming out im pumped for sure
Posted by stick on April 26th, 2009WOOHOO
Ive loved It always have, but ill tell ya tim curry did a damn good job, first time i saw it scared me shitless, but i love watching it now so there are a couple things i would like them to do if they are redoing the movie
1. better acting with the kids i mean bill needed to stutter a bit more
2. make those bullies, you know scarier not like the old ones their acting was H O R R I B L E
and finally
3. MORE BLOOD and no damn spider at the end that was a total let down
now the best parts were definitely the bloody sink, the bloody picture and all parts with Tim curry
Posted by AeonAnima on July 2nd, 2009I think they need to do a remake, but not another mini series. If they were to do a mini series send it over to a movie channel like HBO or Showtime. This story is creepy. When I read It I get chills up my back. If they made a straight up movie, it would be everybit of 4hrs long. Wouldn’t bother me at all. The first cut left a lot, I think important, material out. They didn’t convey, or did very little, any relationships the characters had not only with themselves but with other characters in the story. I think the opening of the book where the gay kid is killed is important is setting the tone of story. They need this in the remake. It needs to be a 4hr horror epic of violence, terror, some sex, and unfinished business. Eddie Cochran had his head ripped off in the book and Mike found what appeared to be him but left the park. That example from the book was so creepy the way park was set up in my mind and that feeling like you know It is around about to strike but doesn’t. So remake it and do it right.
Posted by Ross12345 on August 18th, 2009I would have to say that I read the book when I was very young. I just watched the 1958 movie as a 47 year old and it left out too much. I would like to see a 3 hour movie (4 hours is just too long) with all the scenes from the book using modern computer graphics. I think it would give this generation a real appreciation for what real horror is! Horror this day is confused with gore . SK IT not remake but first time ever real to SK intent and down home regular persons bravery in the face of living in Hell and not earth for eternity.
Posted by Vincent on August 20th, 2009I don’t like the ideal unless Tim curry is going to be playing pennywise again because he is the only actor in my opinion that can get the role done right
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