Pennywise the Dancing Clown came back in a big way last year thanks to the arrival of HBO Max’s It: Welcome to Derry. Not only did audiences absolutely love seeing Bill Skarsgård return to the titular role as the demonic cosmic entity, but it also broadened the multiverse of Stephen King and better fleshed-out other stories from the famed author’s portfolio. While a second season … Continue reading ‘IT’ Movies to Get a “Super-Cut” Treatment!!
After weeks of slow-burn dread, the Season 1 of IT: Welcome to Derry closer confirms one of the show’s most unsettling ideas: Pennywise knows the future, and he’s been acting with that knowledge all along. Not in a clean, sci-fi time-travel sense, but in a far more disturbing, cosmic-horror way that aligns perfectly with Stephen King lore. In the episode’s final act, Pennywise directly reveals … Continue reading ‘IT’: Finn Wolfhard Confirms Involvement in New Project!!
Out of the sewers and onto the streets, It will soon arrive in cinemas for a re-release. We didn’t mean to make that rhyme, but it feels right. As fans prepare to usher in a new era thanks to the HBO Max series, It: Welcome to Derry, those at the top thought it would be a good idea to refresh minds and bring the first … Continue reading ‘It’ Sets Up Theatrical Re-Release Ahead of HBO’s ‘Welcome to Derry’ Premiere!!
PVR INOX Limited is set to unveil its Halloween Film Festival, an exciting celebration that invites horror enthusiasts and cinema lovers alike to immerse themselves in a spine-chilling cinematic experience. The festival will showcase exclusive re-releases of iconic horror films, offering moviegoers the thrilling opportunity to experience the chills and screams all over again on the big screen. From October 23rd, 2024, to October 31st, … Continue reading Maddock Horror Universe Films and More to Re-Release on Halloween Eve!!
It’s time for Derry to get a new clown for themselves, as apparently, Bill Skarsgård won’t suit up again as the classic villain, Pennywise. During an interview on Jake’s Takes, the actor revealed that he is currently not attached to the upcoming HBO Max spin-off, Welcome To Derry, a prequel television series that will focus on how the terrifying antagonist first came to the small, hopeless town. In the original Stephen … Continue reading ‘Welcome To Derry’: Bill Skarsgård Won’t Reprise Pennywise Role in Prequel Series!!
Are you ready to return to Derry, Maine? HBO Max sure is. Today it has been announced that the streamer has officially ordered the long-awaited IT prequel show Welcome to Derry to series! The exact plot of the series is being kept under wraps but when the series was first said to be in development some teases were given. Welcome to Derry will be based … Continue reading ‘Welcome to Derry’: ‘It’ Director Andy Muschietti to Helm Prequel Series!!
Following his departure as the president for DC Studio at Warner Bros Discovery, Walter Hamada has landed at Paramount Pictures in an exclusive, multi-year production deal which will see him returning to his horror roots, Deadline has reported. Amid the overhaul at the WBD studio in the past year, news broke out in August that Hamada was on the verge of quitting after new CEO … Continue reading Former DC Films Head Walter Hamada Moves to Paramount!!
Last March, audiences were shocked and intrigued to learn that HBO Max was developing a prequel series for It, Stephen King’s iconic 1986 horror novel, titled Welcome to Derry. Now, Variety is reporting that the series has found its showrunners in the duo of Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane. The series is reported to be set in the same continuity as It: Chapter One … Continue reading ‘Welcome to Derry’: ‘It’ Prequel Series Sets Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane as Showrunners!!
Over three decades ago, Stephen King‘s ancient evil entity was manifested from the pages of his iconic 1986 horror novel It. Only four years after the novel’s release, ABC aired a two-part television miniseries that would shake horror fans to their cores for generations. Pennywise the dancing clown instantly became a haunted household name, thanks to the vision of the cast and crew of IT. … Continue reading ‘Pennywise: The Story of IT’ Trailer Teases the Documentary About the Making of the 1990 TV Film!!
The streaming wars have been incredibly good to Stephen King. It feels like virtually every service has a piece of the King pie – Netflix handled Gerald’s Game and 1922, DirecTV got Mr. Mercedes, Apple TV+ is developing Lisey’s Story, Hulu has Castle Rock, and HBO just enjoyed a huge ratings hit with The Outsider. HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. is busily cranking out King … Continue reading ‘Throttle’: Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Short Story Is Getting an HBO Max Film!!
Deadline has confirmed that Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman is also taking the reins of the New Line feature adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. Dauberman was already adapting the 1975 horror novel for the big screen for producers James Wan, Roy Lee and Mark Wolper. Dauberman will also be EP. He previously worked with Wan writing the Annabelle franchise, and made his feature directorial … Continue reading ‘Salem’s Lot’: Gary Dauberman Set to Direct Stephen King Adaption!!
It: Chapter Two may be thriving in theaters, but according to the director of both It films, he’s not exactly done shooting. Ever since the notion of a two-movie adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic horror epic It arose, fans have wondered if a longer, It super-cut might be put together that combines footage from both movies into one epic story. Director Andy Muschietti, who helmed … Continue reading Andy Muschietti Wants to Shoot New Scenes for ‘IT’ Super-cut!!!
No matter your critical thoughts on Andy Muschietti‘s big-screen adaptations of Stephen King‘s IT, there’s no denying the two films clown-danced their way to the freaking bank. The two-part tale of a gang of small-town misfits taking on an immortal fear-monster from beyond the stars currently holds the #1 and #2 spots for horror film openings—2017’s Chapter One at $123.4 million and Chapter 2 at … Continue reading ‘IT’ Prequel: Bill Skarsgård and Andy Muschietti Are Interested!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. My Take – Growing up as teenager surrounded by DC and Marvel comics along with a tinge of Harry Potter and other fantasy novels, IT was my first foray into proper horror territory, which I was … Continue reading It Chapter Two (2019) Review!!!
Following a batch of Losers’ Club character posters for It Chapter Two, Warner Bros. has now released a featurette for the hotly-anticipated horror which includes interviews with director Andy Muschietti, author Stephen King, and Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgard; watch it here: Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: New Featurette is about the End of the Stephen King Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
Ahead of its theatrical release this coming Friday, a batch of character posters for Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to the 2017 Stephen King adaptation, It Chapter Two featuring Bill (James McAvoy/Jaeden Martell), Beverly (Jessica Chastain/Sophia Lillis), Richie (Bill Hader/Finn Wolfhard), Eddie (James Ransone/Jack Dylan Grazer), Mike (Isaiah Mustafa/Chosen Jacobs), Ben (Jay Ryan/Jeremy Ray Taylor), and Stanley (Andy Bean/Wayatt Oleff); take a look here: Because every 27 … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: The Losers’s Club Gets a Batch of Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: IMAX Trailer Brings Out the Terror on a Bigger Screen!! Check It Out!!
With less than a month to go until It Chapter Two arrives in cinemas, four new TV spots have arrived online for Andy Muschietti’s horror sequel which gives us a peek at some previously unseen footage of Pennywise terrorizing the Losers Club and the citizens of Derry in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation; check them out here: For 27 years…#ITEnds September 6. pic.twitter.com/HcQyZaIWUp — IT … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: New TV Spots Reveals More Pennywise!! Check It Out!!
While the upcoming horror sequel It Chapter Two is set to focus primarily on the adult version of The Losers’ Club, the young stars of the 2017 Stephen King adaptation are on board to reprise their roles for flashback sequences. Given the two year gap between production on the films, and the fact that kid actors have a pesky habit of growing up, director Andy … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’ is Digitally De-Aging its Child Actors for the Flashback Scenes!!
We’re just one month away from the premiere of IT: Chapter Two and the hype is palpable. If you have any doubts about that, let me direct your attention to the latest IT: Chapter Two poster, which was just released, and the newest featurette, which previews some big, scary moments from the upcoming sequel. Directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, and Bill Skarsgård, IT: Chapter Two takes place 27 … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’: A New Poster and Featurette Tease More Pennywise!! Check It Out!!
Listen, it’s not easy to settle in when you’re watching an immortal clown-monster feed on the fears of children, but you’re gonna’ want to get as comfortable as possible when you sit down for IT Chapter Two. Speaking to Digital Spy, director Andy Muschietti confirmed the film is currently coming in at 2 hours and 45 minutes, a solid half-hour longer than its 2017 predecessor. … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: Director Confirms Extensive 2 hours and 45 minutes Runtime!!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: New Trailer Rallies the Adult Losers Club!! Check It Out!!
A new poster for IT Chapter Two is here, and a new trailer is on the way. Keep those yellowing eyes peeled for new footage tomorrow, Thursday, at noon ET. The last trailer we saw focused on Jessica Chastain as the adult Beverly Marsh who ran into some creepy territory when she returned to Derry. After a tense clip featuring a meeting between Beverly and … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’ Reveals Creepy New Poster!! Check It Out!!
We’re just a few months away from our scheduled return trip to Derry, Maine, for IT: Chapter Two, the sequel to director Andy Muschietti‘s record-breaking 2017 Stephen King adaptation. This time around, the Losers’ Club that once battled the immortal clown-faced entity named Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) are all grown up. EW got some new info and the latest images from the film that tease the adult … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter 2′: New Images Teases the Grown-Ups led Sequel!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’: First Trailer Takes Us Back To Derry!! Check It Out!!
IT Chapter 2 is just six months away, but the highly-anticipated horror sequel remains quite the mystery. Sure, the home run adult casting gave fans plenty of relief, and there were some tantalizing set photos during filming, but with nothing more than a title-only teaser poster on the books, we’ll take just about any update we can get at this point. Enter Jessica Chastain, the long fan-cast … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’: Jessica Chastain Says Sequel Might Have the Bloodiest Scene Ever!!
Warner Bros. on Wednesday exercised its matching rights to buy the film library of RatPac-Dune, a studio spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap. The deal means Warner Bros. snaps up the library from media and entertainment industry asset management firm Vine Alternative Investments, which had all but locked up a deal worth a rumored $300 million. The RatPac-Dune library was attractive because it includes minority stakes in … Continue reading Warner Bros Wins Rights to $300 Million RatPac-Dune Film Library!!
IT 2 has officially wrapped filming. The horror sequel is one of the most anticipated films of 2019, and director Andy Muschietti took to Instagram a day after the film’s first teaser poster was released to announce that production has wrapped on IT Chapter Two. The filmmaker, who also directed the first IT to a whopping $700 million worldwide and positive reviews, called production on … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’ Wraps Filming!!!
On this lovely Halloween, Warner Bros. and New Line would like to remind you that this time next year, a new IT sequel will be in theaters. Indeed, the studios released what can technically be called the first IT 2 teaser poster, but in reality is just a warning that this movie is coming without revealing anything at all. But when your first movie breaks … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: First Teaser Poster Is Just Dark!!! Check It Out!!
After filling your nightmares with visions of a killer clown, IT director Andy Muschietti is set to give you new nightmares with a live-action adaptation of the celebrated manga series Attack on Titan. Muschietti will direct a feature adaptation of Attack on Titan for Warner Bros. after studio finalized a deal with publishing company Kodansha on Monday. Written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is one … Continue reading ‘Attack on Titan’: ‘IT’ Director Andy Muschietti to Helm A Live-Action Movie!!!
We officially have less than a year to wait until the arrival of Andy Muschietti‘s IT: Chapter Two. The bad news is that it’s still almost a year away, but the good news is that it’ll most likely be worth the wait. Not only is the adult cast of the Losers Club incredible, but returning collaborators Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman get to capitalize on the shorthand they … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’ to Embrace the Weird Ritual in Stephen King’s Horror Story!!!
Jessica Chastain has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two, next year’s follow-up to the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation. It: Chapter Two reunites Chastain with her Mama director Andy Muschietti; she is playing the adult version of Beverly Marsh, and is joined in the cast by James McAvoy (Bill), Bill Hader (Richie), James Ransone … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter Two’: Jessica Chastain Wraps Filming On The Horror Sequel!!
The doll that claimed he’d be your friend ’til the end is getting a new beginning, as MGM is developing a remake of the 1988 horror classic Child’s Play, sources tell Collider. Lars Klevberg, who directed the as-yet-unreleased horror movie Polaroid, is set to direct from a script by Tyler Burton Smith, whose credits include Kung Fury and the video game Quantum Break. It producers David … Continue reading ‘Child’s Play’ Reboot In the Works at MGM From ‘It’ Producers!!!!
Filming on It Chapter Two is underway, and we now have our first image of the adult cast together. For those who need a brief refresher, the new film stars Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, Bill Hader as Richie Tozier, James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, Andy Bean as Stanley Uris, Jay Ryan as Ben Hanscom, and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: New Cast Assembles as The Adult Losers Unite in First Image!! Check It Out!!
Filming on the highly anticipated horror sequel IT: Chapter Two appears to be well and fully underway as the stars continue sharing photos from behind the scenes. This time around, however, the social media posts are tagged with Day 1, so we can safely assume that the Toronto-based shoot has actually kicked into gear. The sequel sees the return of director Andres Muschietti to close out his big-screen … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’ Actually Starts Filming as Losers Club Members Share New Images!!! Check It Out!!
As It: Chapter Two continues its Toronto production, Variety has revealed two additional castings to the film in fairly important major roles, with Teach Grant (Altered Carbon) and Jess Wiexler (Chained for Life) the latest to join the horror sequel. Grant will portray the adult Henry Bowers, the bully to The Losers back in their teenage years. In the first film, Henry became a thrall to … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’ Adds Teach Grant and Jess Wiexler as Henry Bowers and Audra Phillips!!!
IT: Chapter Two is gearing up to start production, and the New Line Cinema horror sequel has just added a pair of cast members to play some pivotal supporting roles. Clearly director Andres Muschietti & Co. aren’t pulling any punches either with their casting choices this round or with the tough thematic material they’ll be pulling from Stephen King‘s classic tome. As Deadline reports, Xavier Dolan (The Death, and Life … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’ Adds Xavier Dolan and Will Beinbrink!!!
It 2 filming is officially underway! To mark the occasion, new cast member James McAvoy has shared the first set photo—or, more specifically, the first photo from inside his trailer that’s mostly just a play on words. Indeed, McAvoy—who plays the adult version of Bill Denbrough—has taken to Instagram to mark the first day of filming on the horror sequel by holding up a block … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter Two’ Filming Begins as James McAvoy Shares First Pic!! Check It Out!!
It was a night of Wakanda pride and ’80s nostalgia at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, with “Black Panther” winning the most film awards and “Stranger Things” dominating the television field. Tiffany Haddish hosted the show, which aired Monday night on Viacom networks and taped Saturday at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Haddish even took home an award herself for best comedic performance in … Continue reading ‘Black Panther,’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Dominate 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards!! Check Out The Full List!!!
The last adult member of the Losers Club has been cast. Isaiah Mustafa has signed on to play the adult version of Mike Hanlon in “It: Chapter 2.” He joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, and Jay Ryan, who are set to play Beverly, Bill, Richie, and Ben, respectively, in the sequel. Bill Skarsgard is also set to return as Pennywise the Clown, with … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter 2’ Finds Adult Mike in Isaiah Mustafa!!!
The It 2 casting continues, and the horror sequel has now found the actor to fill the adult role of Ben Hanscom. Jeremy Ray Taylor played Ben in the first It, which took place in the 1980s, and Deadline reports that actor Jay Ryan will be playing the grown-up version of the character. In keeping with Stephen King’s source material, Ben is now physically quite different than … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter Two’: Jay Ryan Cast as Adult Ben!!!
“It: Chapter 2” has found another addition to its cast of Losers, as Andy Bean is set to play Stanley in “It: Chapter 2,” sources tell Variety. Earlier on Wednesday, James Ransone announced in a since-deleted tweet that he would be playing adult Eddie in the pic. Young Stanley was played by Wyatt Oleff in the first film, and Bean now joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter 2’ Casts Andy Bean to Play Stanley!!!!
Casting for It 2 is heating up, and yet another terrific actor is joining the sequel to play the adult counterpart of one of the lovable kids from the first film. Andy Muschietti is returning to direct the follow-up, which covers the second half of Stephen King’s source material and takes place 27 years after the original events, picking up with the characters as full-on … Continue reading James Ransone to Play Eddie in ‘It: Chapter Two’!!!
Oh, snap! What a delightful piece of casting news. As we learned earlier today, IT: Chapter 2 is rolling into production this summer, and as expected, the casting is rolling in quick. THR reports that X-Men star James McAvoy and SNL vet Bill Hader are in talks to join the film. Hader has been a fan-casting favorite for the part as adult Richie Tozier since audiences … Continue reading Bill Hader and James McAvoy Are in Talks for ‘IT: Chapter 2’!!!
Stephen King has been a hot property in Hollywood for decades, but on the heels of IT’s success, it should come as no surprise that two of studio horror’s major players have just teamed for an adaptation of one of King’s novels. The Conjuring filmmaker James Wan and IT producer Roy Lee are pairing up to produce an adaptation of the 1987 sci-fi horror The Tommyknockers. The plans is for the duo to … Continue reading James Wan and Roy Lee Team Up For ‘The Tommyknockers’ Movie!!!
After months of expressing interest on both sides in reteaming for the IT sequel, it looks like Jessica Chastain and Andy Muschietti are reuniting. Variety reports that Chastain, who starred in Muschietti’s 2013 horror film Mama, is in early talks to play an adult Beverly in IT: Chapter Two. Chastain is the first piece of casting to be announced for the sequel outside of the … Continue reading Jessica Chastain in Talks to Star in ‘It’ Sequel!!!
We knew that change was coming to the DCEU, and now Warner Bros. has made it official. Following the box office and critical disappointment of Justice League last fall—a film that was intended to be the biggest DC movie yet—reports swirled that Warner Bros. would be making some major changes to who was overseeing DC Films. The studio had set DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns … Continue reading Warner Bros. Taps ‘IT’ Producer as New Head of DC Films!!!
The 2017 calendar year has come to a close, and before we get too deep into 2018, now seems like a good time to look back on the 2017 box office and analyze the year’s big winners and losers. As always there’s a bit of disparity between the domestic chart and the worldwide chart, but there are also some films that were bona fide successes … Continue reading Here Are the Highest Grossing Films of 2017 & the Box Office Winners and Losers!!! Check It Out!!
Apart from a few surprises, the year 2017 proved to be one of Hollywood’s most disastrous years at the box office in decades. From bad sequels to disappointing reboots, the worst movies of 2017 are a variety of unfunny comedies and boring films. Films like Fifty Shades Darker, A Bad Moms Christmas and Transformers: The Last Knight, failed to redeem their respective franchises, while reboots … Continue reading Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2017 – A MovizArk Take!!!
The final number for the 2017 North American box office haul will decline by about 2.5% from last year’s record-setting $11.38 billion — even with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” adding more than $400 million. As of Christmas Day, the domestic total for the year was $10.68 billion, or 2.7% behind the same time frame a year ago. The final six days of 2017 are … Continue reading 2017 U.S. Box Office Set to Fall to Three-Year Low!!!
