Stephen King's 'It' Release Date, News: Film Will Be R-rated; Sequel Planned as Well
When it was announced that a film adaptation of Stephen King's "It" was being made, people knew that the film's creative team would have their work cut out for them if they want to impress moviegoers. After all, the 1990 television adaptation of "It" was one of the most memorable horror mini-series ever. It may be a daunting task, but director Andrés Muschietti and his team are going to have a lot of room to maneuver because they won't have to worry about restrictions.
In an interview with Collider, producer Dan Lin talked briefly about Muschietti's adaptation of "It," and he revealed that the film was going to be rated R.
"If you're going to make a 'Rated-R movie,' you have to fully embrace what it is, and you have to embrace the source material. It is a scary clown that's trying to kill kids. So of course that's going to be a rated-R movie," he said.
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During the interview, he also talked about their plans to make a sequel that would be set years after the first film.
"The book we really broke down into two parts. The first part is this movie and if audiences react to this movie in the way we hope they will and I think they will, then we'll be to tell the adult story as well," he continued.
It's clear that they will put the sequel on the shelf if the first film bombs. So, the film has to do well at the box office if fans want to see a sequel. Keep those fingers crossed.
Unlike the novel and TV miniseries, the film adaptation of "It" is going to be set in the '80s while the potential sequel is set 30 years after. Bill Skarsgård will portray It/Pennywise in the upcoming film, and Jaeden Lieberher will play Bill Denbrough, the leader of the "Losers' Club."
"It" is scheduled to premiere on Sept. 8.
