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‘IT’ Remake Trailer Gets the “Stranger Things” Treatment
Derry meet Hawkins in this fun mashup trailer.
It’s sort of amusing to me that many have been commenting that the just released trailer for Andy Muschietti’s IT reminds them of “Stranger Things,” because the hit Netflix series was of course heavily inspired by, well, Stephen King’s IT. Story goes that creators the Duffer Brothers wanted to adapt King’s novel, but when that didn’t work out, they instead decided to essentially make their own version of IT. And “Stranger Things” undoubtedly has a strong IT vibe, centered on a group of bicycle-riding youngsters who are tasked with battling a monster in their small town.
Come to think of it, I wrote a piece here on Bloody Disgusting back in July of last year about “Stranger Things” raising the bar for the IT adaptation, which is a sentiment I stick by.
In any event, the point here is that “Stranger Things” and IT share a whole lot in common, and one fan used that as his inspiration to edit some IT 2017 clips together into a fun trailer inspired by “Stranger Things.” What’s particularly amusing about the mashup is that Finn Wolfhard, star of this year’s IT, is also the star of “Stranger Things.” That kid just can’t get out of the ’80s!
In theaters September 8, 2017, the film is set “in a small town in Maine, where seven children known as The Losers’ Club come face to face with life problems, bullies, and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.“
Bill Skarsgard stars as Pennywise, the sewer-dwelling monster.
Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Hamilton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jeremy Ray Taylor are the modern Losers’ Club.
Creature performer Javier Botet will play The Leper, and Owen Teague plays Patrick Hocksetter, a bully who torment the Losers’ Club.
Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, and Barbara Muschietti produce.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.