And i’m only posting this out of respect for the amazing Cary Fukunaga, because IT’s scary as hell.. Coulrophobia is a very real and horrible thing.

More news for Stephen King fans! On top of directors being attached to the PET SEMATARY remake and now the film version of the novel CELL, we have word that a filmmaker is now attached to the big screen take on the iconic novel IT. Previously adapted as a mini-series starring Annette O’Toole, John Ritter, Seth Green, Harry Anderson, Jonathan Brandis, Richard Thomas, and Tim Curry, IT has terrified audiences for over twenty years. Pennywise the Clown remains one of the most horrific visuals ever to grace the screen.

Now, IT will be coming to theaters as two films and will be directed by Cary Fukunaga who helmed the beautiful JANE EYRE starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender and the upcoming HBO series TRUE DETECTIVE starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. Fukunaga has a very unique visual style that will bring something to IT we did not get from the workmanlike TV version directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. (read more)