A horror “movie” that really does deserve to be remade is in fact being remade, says The Hollywood Reporter. Stephen King’s “It,” which was originally adapted as a television mini-series, is getting an upgrade thanks to Warner Brothers.
While the mini-series feels a bit dated now, I was pretty young when I first saw it… and it gave me nightmares. Clowns are frightening enough, but evil clowns can scare the shit out of anyone. As long as the director, who has yet to be announced, doesn’t turn this movie into a montage of cheap scares, the remake of It could be quite effective.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, “follows a group of miscreants called The Losers Club who come into contact with a creature called It, who takes form in a clown called Pennywise. Years later, as adults, the group are brought together when the creature returns, even though they can’t remember the original incident.”
No production date is set, but Dave Kajganich has been hired to write the script. Kajganich is also doing the upcoming remake of Pet Semetary, and is also responsible for 2007’s The Invasion, a film that doesn’t exactly inspire raves. Given that the history of Stephen Kings movies is pretty shaky, I’ll hold my breath.
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:32 am
I would love to see this movie remade. and to be honest I think Rob Zombie should direct it. there is no one else that I can think of that can bring that kind of creativity and the ability to capture the emotions needed in this movie to the big screen. it should also be a pretty long movie to stay true to the book.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but yes, Rob Zombie would be a good choice.
March 21st, 2009 at 10:12 am
Rob Zombie was the first name I thought of when I heard there was a remake of “It” being made. I didn’t care for the original tv mini-series at all. Rob Zombie would most certainly create a terrifying version of the story and take it to the next level, since the original series is almost 20 years old to date.
March 27th, 2009 at 6:34 am
i totally agree with all of u rob zombie is a legend at remakes just look at the work he did with halloween and now halloween 2…i cant wait to see this film remade i loved IT when i was a kid even tho it scared the shit outta me i still had to watch it
March 28th, 2009 at 9:28 am
It’s Pet Semetary. You’re supposed to mispell it.
March 28th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Ahhh, thanks for the catch!
August 5th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Oh my god yes! Rob Zombie would rock that movie!
October 12th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I disagree I dont think that rob zombie should come close to this movie. Rob Zombie can stick with movies like 1000 corpses and leave it up to maybe Michael bay, the newest Friday the 13th was better than the original.