After knocking it out of the park with 2017’sIt, filmmaker Muschietti re-teamed with screenwriterGary Daubermanto turn the next page on this King adaptation. The film had a tough act to follow thanks to the incredibly popular 1990 ABC miniseries of the same name, that saw the ever-charmingTim Curry as the killer clown. Unlike someother King-centered screen productions, it’s safe to say that Muschietti’s work held up to the project that came before it. The follow-up film picks up nearly three decades since the events of the first, when the group known as the Losers Club are all grown up and have, for the most part, left the town and nightmares of Derry behind them. But, when the monster they fought returns to carry out his next blood-soaked killing spree, they find the gumption to pick up where they left off and end the terror for good.
The Incredible Cast of Andrés Muschietti’s ‘It’ Film Series
The up-and-coming young cast ofItreprised their roles for the second movie in flashback capacities, withJaeden Lieberher,Sophia Lillis,Finn Wolfhard,Jeremy Ray Taylor,Jack Dylan Grazer,Wyatt Oleff,Chosen Jacobs, andNicholas Hamiltonstepping back onto set oppositeBill Skarsgårdwho once again donned the makeup and clown outfit of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Filling out the primary ensemble as the grown-up members of the Losers Club wereJessica Chastain,James McAvoy,Isaiah Mustafa,Bill Hader,Jay Ryan,James Ransone, andAndy Bean. Like the first movie, the sequel was a box office smash, despite falling short with critics, with those onRotten Tomatoesslapping it with a 62% rating.
With Max’s prequel series,Welcome to Derry, set to land on the streamer next year, now’s your chance to get the foundation of the original story beforeIt Chapter Twoleaves Netflix on December 1.
It Chapter Two
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.
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