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Did You Catch This ‘Sleepwalkers’ Easter Egg in ‘IT’?
Everything is connected in the Stephen King Universe.
While this year’s The Dark Tower heavily played up the story’s connection to other King tales, loaded with direct references to everything from Cujo to The Shining, Andy Muschietti’s IT didn’t quite take the same approach.
But there was at least one fun King Easter egg that you might’ve missed…
As pointed out by my friend Michael Varrati on Twitter, the car that Henry Bowers and his gang drive around is the very same car that the cat-like Charles drives in Mick Garris and Stephen King’s 1992 film Sleepwalkers!
Both Henry Bowers and Charles Brady drive a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – the exact same vehicle, right down to the “Martinique Blue” color!
Sadly, Pennywise never takes the form of a hairless cat creature in the new film.
Just realized that the car owned by Henry Bowers in IT is the same make/model as the one driven by Charles in SLEEPWALKERS! #KingCrossover pic.twitter.com/y87myeycWA
— Michael Varrati (@MichaelVarrati) September 10, 2017
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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