Well this sure didn’t take long.
It was just yesterday that the (terrifying and perfect) teaser trailer for Andy Muschietti’s IT hit the net, and one fan has already taken it upon himself to put the footage side-by-side with pertinent clips from Tommy Lee Wallace’s 1990 miniseries adaptation. As you’ll see, the two line up pretty well; of course, this makes sense, given they’re both adaptations of the very same novel.
The scene where Georgie encounters Pennywise looks particularly similar to the 1990 version, but you’ve gotta love the little additions Muschietti added in; Georgie unexpectedly bopping his head on the construction barrier is particularly inspired. As you probably noticed, Muschietti also put his own spin on the iconic scrapbook scene, amping up the terror in very effective fashion.
And that seems to be the whole point of Muschietti’s vision, above all else: to make EVERYTHING about the story scarier than it ever was before. The 1990 miniseries was hampered by budgetary and ratings constraints, but Muschietti was free to really run wild, have fun, and make his movie truly terrifying. And judging by the teaser, I’m feeling like he totally nailed it.
In any event, check out the side-by-side action below!