"It Ends" in It Chapter Two. This supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, adapted by by Gary Dauberman, and based on the 1986 novel It by Stephen King. It is the second part to the 2017 film It. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, IT returns to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, the kids are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all... putting them directly in the path of the clown that has become deadlier than ever.
In mid February 2016, producer Roy Lee confirmed development for a sequel. In mid July 2017, Muschietti confirmed the sequel stating: "... Part one is only about the kids. Part two is about these characters 27 years later as adults, with flashbacks to 1989 when they were kids." In late September, New Line Cinema announced the sequel with Muschietti in the director's chair, Dauberman penning the script, with a September 6, 2019 release date. By mid June 2018, Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff were confirmed to reprise their roles as Pennywise and the younger version of the Losers Club. Whilst James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, and Andy Bean were cast as the adult versions of the Losers Club. Around the same time, principal photography commenced, and wrapped in late October. Filming took place in Port Hope, Oshawa, and Toronto, Ontario, as well as Pinewood Toronto Studios. In late July 2019, it was revealed the film would have a running time of 2 hours and 49 minutes, making it 34 minutes longer than its predecessor, which ran for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Making it the longest horror movie ever. In total, both films have a combined running time of 5 hours and 4 minutes, which is over an hour longer than the original 1990 miniseries.
The film stars Skarsgård, Martell, Lillis, Wolfhard, Jacobs, Taylor, Grazer, and Oleff reprise their roles as Pennywise and the younger version of the Losers Club. Whilst McAvoy, Chastain, Hader, Mustafa, Ryan, Ransone, and Bean portray the adult versions of the Losers Club. The cast, both recurring and new, gave solid performances despite not quite living up to the performances given in the first film.
It Chapter Two, as well as It, has proved to be a more effective adaptation of King's seminal novel than the miniseries. Though not as terrifying as the first time round, truly the most memorable or even frightening element is Skarsgård. However, the film deflates just as it should be building to a crescendo, and the conclusion proves to be a disappointment. In addition, the pace was slow and the script bloated, to say the least.
It Chapter Two, as well as It, has proved to be a more effective adaptation of King's seminal novel than the miniseries. Though not as terrifying as the first time round, truly the most memorable or even frightening element is Skarsgård. However, the film deflates just as it should be building to a crescendo, and the conclusion proves to be a disappointment. In addition, the pace was slow and the script bloated, to say the least.
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