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‘It’ Director Pulls Out Amidst Studio Clashes
The Wrap is reporting that “True Detective” director Cary Fukunaga is no longer attached to New Line’s film adaptation of the Stephen King’s It. Filming, which was to take place this summer, has been postponed.
The reason for Fukunaga’s departure is that he apparently was clashing with the studio regarding his vision and the budget that they were willing to offer. An example is that he wanted to film in New York, which has higher rates than other locations.
Originally, the project was to be done under Warner Bros. but it moved to New Line in recent weeks. A source told The Wrap that one of the reasons for the budget concerns may have been the lukewarm opening Poltergeist, which also heavily used a clown in their marketing.
Fukunaga’s vision for It was to create two separate films, one which tackled the protagonists as children and the second film to focus on them as adults. Will Poulter (We’re The Millers) was cast to play the villainous clown “Pennywise”.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on things to see what develops. As it stands, this is a sad day as it seemed that everything was in place for a possibly visionary take on King’s terrifying story.
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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