Production has begun on New Line Cinema’s ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’, the sequel to director Andy Muschietti’s 2017 box office hit ‘IT’.
After transcending and transforming the genre, IT became the highest-grossing horror film of all time, grossing over $700 million globally.
Nearly three decades after the events in the first film, the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—are brought back together as evil returns to the town of Derry, Maine. Bill Skarsgård returns in the seminal role of Pennywise. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Mama”) as Beverly, James McAvoy (“Split,” upcoming “Glass”) stars as Bill, Bill Hader (HBO’s “Barry,” “The Skeleton Twins”) as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa (TV’s “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”) as Mike, James Ransone (HBO’s “The Wire”) as Eddie, Jay Ryan (TV’s “Mary Kills People”) as Ben, and Andy Bean (“Allegiant,” Starz’ “Power”) as Stanley.
The original members of the Loser Club also return to the film, with Jaeden Lieberher as Bill, Wyatt Oleff as Stanley, Sophia Lillis as Beverly, Finn Wolfhard as Richie, Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben, Chosen Jacobs as Mike, and Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie.
The screenplay, based on the novel by Stephen King, is written by Gary Dauberman (“IT,” “Annabelle: Creation”). The film is produced by Barbara Muschietti, Dan Lin and Roy Lee, and Marty Ewing, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are the executive producers. The behind-the-scenes creative team is made up of Checco Varese (The 33) as the director of photography, Oscar-winning production designer Paul D. Austerberry (“The Shape of Water”), editor Jason Ballantine (“IT,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”), and Oscar-nominated costume designer Luis Sequeira (“The Shape of Water,” “Mama”).
IT CHAPTER TWO will be filmed in Toronto, Canada.
IT CHAPTER TWO is a New Line Cinema production that will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film will hit theaters September 6, 2019.