[490] She spoke of Skarsgård as "working well," as he doesn't appear to be laboring so hard to frighten, and that Lillis displays a "star-making" performance". [30] The film won three Bogey Awards, for pulling in more than two million German admissions in 11 days. "[167][168] On Fukunaga's departure, King wrote, "The remake of IT may be dead or undead but we'll always have Tim Curry. stipulations. Robert 'Bob' Gray / Pennywise the Dancing Clown / It. [310] It was selected to screen at Down Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan on September 17. "[247], — Claude Paré, on the construction of 29 Neibolt Street on It. [438] The film's largest markets were the United Kingdom ($42.5 million), Germany ($35.4 million), Mexico ($27.6 million), France ($20.2 million) and Japan ($19.2 million). Cast overview, first billed only: Jaeden Martell ... Bill Denbrough (as Jaeden Lieberher) Jeremy Ray Taylor ... Ben Hanscom: Sophia Lillis ... Beverly Marsh: Finn Wolfhard ... Richie Tozier: Chosen Jacobs ... Mike Hanlon: Jack Dylan Grazer ... Eddie Kaspbrak "[336], On August 16, 2016, Entertainment Weekly released the full costume image of Skarsgård's Pennywise to promote It,[240] including an interview with costume designer Janie Bryant. [163][164] Ty Simpkins was considered to play one of The Losers' Club members. [362][363], On May 7, 2017, a second teaser trailer, this one lasting 137 seconds, was shown at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Los Angeles, California, to promote It,[364][365][366] with the new preview showcasing a snippet of the film where the "Losers' Club" search for Pennywise's many victims. Andy wanted to preserve it and really make that a part of It because I think those moments of levity provide a great contrast to those darker moments, or makes the darker moments feel all that much darker. [432] By September 10, It opened in 46 markets, breaking opening first day records in various key countries. "[472] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". We built really quick CG assets for all the characters, including Pennywise, and we planned out all his transformations and the action. [280], Skarsgård spoke of Heath Ledger as being an inspiration, while contrasting between Ledger's Joker and his Pennywise, in which he stated: "I think the biggest difference between Pennywise and the Joker character or at least Heath Ledger’s interpretation is that he's far more based in reality. [197], On July 19, 2017, in an interview with Variety's Brent Lang, director Muschietti commented of the monstrous forms that It shall be taking, as well as noting the fact that they'll be very different from the incarnations present in King's story, in which he stated,[198] "The story is the same, but there are changes in the things the kids are scared of. [251] Paré worked extensively with Muschietti to imagine a haunted house that unleashes a presence that is discovered to be a character in its own right. So that was really gratifying. "[357] Wired's Brian Raftery spoke most highly of the trailer, to which he stated, "The teaser's scariest moment features no gore or gotcha-ness; instead, it involves a misfiring slide-projector and a barely discernible clown-grin. [471] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 374 reviews, with an average rating of 7.24/10. It didn't fit into the algorithm of what they knew they could spend and make money back on based on not offending their standard genre audience. The kids were really, really creeped out by Bill. [473] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 85% and a 64% "definite recommend. Ben 'Haystack' Hanscom. [429] However, the actual results had the film finishing in second by a gross of $16.90 million to Kingsman's $16.93 million, while beating out newcomer American Made (2017) ($16.8 million). [435] Other markets which generated large opening days were South Korea ($554,000), and the United Arab Emirates ($360,000). He's pretty intimidating because he's six-four and has all this makeup. "[240] The main color of his costume is a dusky gray, but with a few splashes of color. [190][191] He also stated that, "if you aimed for a PG-13 movie, you had nothing at the end. [496] Stephanie Zacharek of Time spoke highly of Muschietti's direction, however, she stated: "Muschietti relies too much on your garden-variety jump scares and now-standard special effects As always, the horrors you get a close look at are much less terrifying than those that remain unseen. Summit 2016 producer Roy Lee confirmed that Fukunaga and Chase Palmer's original script had been rewritten, with Lee remarking, "It will hopefully be shooting later this year. [182] On February 18, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Owen Teague was set to portray Patrick Hocksetter. ", while crediting Stephen King, alongside directors such as [Carpenter] and Joe Dante. [12][13] The film is also known as It: Part 1 – The Losers' Club. ", "One of the main sets that we worked on one of them was an evil house. [397], With It playing in 4,103 theaters, it set the record for most venues for an R-rated film, surpassing Logan's (2017) 4,071 theaters,[398] as well as the record for the largest opening for an R-rated horror movie, improving on Alien: Covenant's (2017) 3,761 theaters. The Losers Club reassembles and travels back to the abandoned house to rescue her. [236][235] Once Ballantine has a good chunk of the selects in the order he wants, the finished product from that batch will be about a third of the original length. But Pennywise is not a real person. "[199][200] While on the topic of what being the key to a successful horror film, Muschietti concluded by remarking that "Stay true to what scares you. [481], Ben Child of The Guardian described Skarsgård as a "revelation", while stating: "There may be something of Heath Ledger's Joker, and a Depression-era New Yoik gangsterism to Skarsgård’s vowels, but his ability to go from quiet, leering menace to nightmarish attack mode in a split second is a big part of the appeal. And in a way, Pennywise's character is motivated by survival. ", "The final is two hours and nine minutes from memory, the first editor’s assembly was three hours and forty minutes and then after the director’s cut, we were hovering just under the three-hour mark. [389][390][391] John Squires of Bloody Digusting described Skarsgard as "commanding the screen as Pennywise, turning in a performance that’s likely going to remind many of the next level believably of Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). [235] Upon receiving the dailies, Ballantine looked through the footage to see if he needs any pickups or reshoots to report back to set, resulting in Pearce Roemer, Elliott Traeger, Ferran Banchs and Daniel Miller to ensure all the footage had been copied over before returning the footage for formatting. "[231] Initially he had thought of photographing with 1980s lighting rules and gear, though later feeling it to be superfluous as Muschietti and he were trying to capture a natural look. . . [279] The sequence with Judith, the woman in the portrait whose form It assumes to terrify Stan, was based on Muschietti's experience with the paintings of Amedeo Modigliani, one of which hung in Muschietti's childhood home, and which he found frightening, interpreting Modigliani's stylisation as monstrous. If you find out let me know. It's more organic, it's more sheer. [24], It premiered in Los Angeles on September 5, 2017, and was released in the United States on September 8, 2017, in 2D and IMAX. [384][385] Kaitlyn Tiffany of The Verge wrote that "the final 20 seconds of this trailer is a montage of nightmares, including a toilet full of blood"[386] Mike Miller of People of the trailer felt that "One of the more disturbing new scenes revealed in the trailer introduces a room full of menacing clowns of all shapes and sizes. ", "New Poster Released for Stephen King's IT", "Stephen King's It is horror at its most unconventional. But there is a really scary element in Pennywise. [21] Principal photography began in Toronto on June 27, 2016, and ended on September 21, 2016. Dennis Christopher. The leader of the group of kids known as the Losers Club, who vows to get revenge on the monster with the help of... Production. It (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [342][343] On March 11, 2017, New Line Cinema showcased its promotion of It, by releasing a teaser trailer and a scene at the South by Southwest festival. "[281] He also sought to not attempt to emulate the performance in The Dark Knight (2008), he remarked: "I deliberately tried to make mine different because it’s such a clear, iconic performance so I wanted to stray away from it as far as possible. Complete series cast summary: Harry Anderson ... Richie Tozier 2 episodes, 1990 Dennis Christopher ... Eddie Kaspbrak 2 episodes, 1990 Richard Masur ... Stanley Uris 2 … [222] Principal photography was confirmed to have ended in Toronto on September 21, 2016,[223][224] with an altered shooting schedule occurring from June 27 to September 21, 2016, and ultimately with post-production initially beginning on September 14, 2016. [216], On July 18, 2016, production crews had arrived in Riverdale, Toronto,[217][218][219] with filming beginning at 450 Pape Ave, which is home to a circa 1902 heritage-designated building called Cranfield House, up until August 19, 2016. Christ! I wouldn't want them to stealing our childhood memories and using that I was honoring King's spirit of it, but I needed to update it. "Basically what they did was bring in all the stunt performers into a gym, and they learned the choreography and they motion-captured this. [297] According to Wallfisch, he had to develop a theme for Pennywise which included finding and creating music that could infect all the other melodies as there are several themes in the film but the Pennywise score is a very quiet and whispered childlike tune using very high strings. Targeted by Bowers' gang, Ben flees into the Barrens and meets Bill's group. "[481] She praised the performances, cinematography, and production value, whilst speaking of Skarsgård as "chilling perfection", whose "manic energy and presence which brings a level of unease and intensity to proceedings that is just incredible.