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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 26, 2015 8:18:21 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/05/cary-fukunaga-no-longer-directing-it-1201432650/Director Cary Fukunaga No Longer With Stephen King’s ‘It’ Cary Fukunaga has left his gig directing New Line’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s It. New Line and the True Detective director are going their separate ways owing to conflicts over budget, derived at least in part from creative differences, sources say. This puts the production in an awkward place; shooting was scheduled to start in mid-June. To keep on track, the studio is going to have to find a new helmer soon. However, reports have it that the studio is holding firm on a $30 million budget, but submitted script drafts would have required much more finding and that even at this late date, a final draft has not been approved. There has been no word from New Line on either Fukunaga’s replacement, or how this shake-up might affect the production. The film is based on Stephen King’s sprawling 1986 novel about a group of preteens terrorized by a malevolent entity that prays on children, called (of course) “It”. The group narrowly defeats the monster, but find themselves facing it again as adults. The monster appears mainly in the form of a clown calling itself Pennywise. The book was previously adapted for a 1990 tv miniseries on ABC; Tim Curry starred as the titular monster.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 2, 2016 22:19:19 GMT -6
variety.com/2016/film/news/it-remake-jaeden-lieberher-1201787877/ ‘It’ Remake to Star ‘Midnight Special’s’ Jaeden Lieberher Jaeden Lieberher is set to star opposite Bill Skarsgard in New Line’s remake of Stephen King’s “It.” Skarsgard will play Pennywise, the evil monster who terrorizes a group of kids in a small Maine town. Lieberher will play the leader of the group, who was portrayed by Jonathan Brandis in the original 1991 film. New Line recently announced the movie, directed by “Mama” helmer Andres Muschietti, would bow on Sept. 8, 2017. Muschietti came on board following Cary Fukunaga’s departure from the project last year, and quickly turned around a rewrite of the script. The studio plans two films, one focused on the children, and a sequel following them into adulthood when they return to their hometown to face the monster again. Barbara Muschietti, Roy Lee and Dan Lin are producing along with David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith. Lieberher had a breakout role opposite Bill Murray in “St. Vincent” and recently delivered another critically-acclaimed performance in Jeff Nichols’ “Midnight Special.” He is also set to star opposite “Room” sensation Jacob Tremblay and Naomi Watts in Colin Trevorrow’s follow-up to “Jurassic World,” “The Book of Henry,” which bows in September. He is repped by CAA and Dayton-Milrad-Cho.
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