Early screenings for the newest adaptation of Stephen King’s classic 1986 novel ‘It’ have been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Although the movie is due to open at the box office on September 8, ‘It’ already seems on track to be a success with critics calling it ‘polished’, ‘surprisingly funny’, and even one of the best movies of the year.
The Hollywood Reporter suggests that the film could rake in $50million in its opening weekend, making it the biggest horror movie debut in history and the biggest September opening ever.
Early screenings for the newest adaptation of Stephen King’s classic 1986 novel ‘It’ have been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews (Pictured, Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise)
Based on the first half of King’s novel, ‘It’ introduces audiences to a group of junior high school outcasts known as ‘The Loser’s Club’ in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a demon clown known as Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgard, left, and right, by Tim Curry in 1990)
Based on the first half of King’s novel, ‘It’ introduces audiences to a group of junior high school outcasts known as ‘The Loser’s Club’ in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a demon clown known as Pennywise, played by Bill Skarsgard.
If as successful as reports suggest, the film will spawn a part two based on the second half of the iconic book.
Producer Roy Lee told Entertainment Weekly last year: ‘We’re taking it and making the movie from the point of view of the kids, and then making another movie from the point of view of the adults, that could potentially then be cut together like the novel. But it’s gonna be a really fun way of making this movie.’
Critics have praised the movie for its difference from the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation, which starred Tim Curry as Pennywise.
‘IT is creepy, bloody, super funny, adorably romantic and hands down among my favorite movies of the year,’ wrote Erik Davis of Fandango.
Chris Envangelista of cutprintfilm.com, wrote that the movie was ‘a carnival funhouse of a film: loud, scary, funny. And best of all: it has heart.’
‘Bottom line: go make #ITMovie an enormous success. It’s an A+ prestige film that is sure to make its mark in horror history,’ tweeted Drew Dietsch of Fandom.
Reports suggest the movie will take in $50million on opening weekend, which would be the biggest horror movie debut in history and the biggest September debut ever (Pictured, Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise)
King tweeted on Thursday that he was blocking President Donald Trump from watching his new movie and TV show in retaliation for Trump blocking him on Twitter (above)
‘It’ also made news earlier this week after King claimed he was blocked from reading Donald Trump’s tweets.
Dishing out just desserts, the 69-year-old author blocked the president from watching his newest movie and TV series.
The horror novel master – no stranger to the concept of revenge – tweeted: ‘Donald Trump blocked me on Twitter. I am hereby blocking him from seeing IT or MR. MERCEDES. No clowns for you, Donald.’
King capped off the attention-grabbing Thursday night tweet with an ‘It’ reference, encouraging Trump to ‘Go float yourself’.