After years in development, a big-screen version of Stephen King’s It is set to start production in the spring. Producer Dan Lin said in an interview that It will be his next project. True Detective director Cary Fukunaga will direct the film. Lin told Vulture,
“The idea is to start official prep in March for a summer shoot. Cary likes to develop things for a while, and we’ve been with this for about three or four years, so we’re super excited that he stayed with it. You guys are gonna be really excited.”
Lin plans to make two movies; one detailing the children's lives and how they came to know Pennywise, and the other following the adults who still battle him. As of now, Fukunaga is only signed to direct the first film, Lin says they expect to close the deal soon to sign him to the second.
According to Lin, even Stephen King is happy about the plan. He said,
"The most important thing is that Stephen King gave us his blessing, We didn’t want to make this unless he felt it was the right way to go, and when we sent him the script, the response that Cary got back was, ‘Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make.’ So that was really gratifying.”
To read a list of all Stephen King works currently in development for film and television treatments, see this article.
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I've watched a few scenes from the old miniseries, but never the whole thing.