While it has been previously reported that "It" movie remake is actively gearing up, new development suggests that the project is probably having a hard time moving forward.
The highly anticipated movie adaptation to Stephen King's horror novel is now speculated to be in trouble following a report from Bloody Disgusting claiming that director Cary Fukunaga is having a hard time finding the "perfect guy" to replace Tim Curry as Pennywise the dancing clown.
"I've been in this project for about five years," Fukunaga admitted. "I had already read versions of the script but nothing felt right. Everybody tried to put too much into it, telling it from the perspective of the adult and the child in a two hour movie. It didn't fit. So I decided to throw it all away and start from scratch".
Adding, "this will be my first movie in the U.S. and I'm still trying to find the perfect guy to play Pennywise. It's really good to know Stephen [King] likes what we did. We [Fukunaga and writers David Kajganich and Chase Palmer] changed names, dates [the story is originally set in the 60s] dynamics, but the spirit is similar to what he'd like to see in cinemas, I think".
Prior to Fukunaga's statement it has been reported that "It" movie remake is actually going to start production this summer as producer Dan Lin previously stated in an interview with Vulture
"The idea is to start official prep in March for a summer shoot [in 2015]," Lin revealed. "Cary likes to develop things for a while, and we've been with this for about three or four years, so we're super excited that he stayed with it. You guys are gonna be really excited."
He did not mention the possible release date of "It" movie remake, however.
But he did reveal that the movie adaptation to Stephen King's highly acclaimed novel is going to be a two-part series.
"The book is so epic that we couldn't tell it all in one movie and service the characters with enough depth," Lin revealed.
And while, few attempts of bringing "It" movie to the big screen have failed, Lin is optimistic about the future of remake, boasting that this time around Stephen King has given his "blessing" to the project.
"The most important thing is that Stephen King gave us his blessing," said Lin. "We didn't want to make this unless he felt it was the right way to go, and when we sent him the script, the response that Cary got back was, 'Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make.' So that was really gratifying."
