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7. It
It is the second adaptation of Stephen King’s novel following the 1990 mini-series that starred Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown, who taunts a group of children including a young Seth Green.
The plot is typical King: 27 years after their last encounter with Pennywise (now played by Bill Skarsgard), a group of friends reunite to stop the monster when kids start disappearing from their Maine hometown. Expect echoes of Stand By Me and Dreamcatcher when the movie reaches screens in September.
The director is Andres Muschietti, who also wrote and directed Mama with Jessica Chastain, so the expectation is for a more nuanced and sophisticated King adaptation than the recent Cell with John Cusack. That misfire apart, King’s had a pretty good run in recent years, so hopefully Muschietti can continue the trend.