Cary Fukunaga's Version
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CaptainCab — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 11:15 AM)
They're still using most of the script by him and Chase Palmer. The parts the studio had a problem were ones involving the kids in very sexual situations. They went so far, several parents pulled their child actors out of auditioning. One of them described on a casting forum why:
the father kissing her bare stomach, hands up her skirt to slip off panties, in addition she describes being gang raped to another character.
Some other stuff involving a kid sodomizing a sheep and a birthday cake too. When the studio asked Cary to rewrite this stuff, he chose to leave the project instead.
Current director Andy Muschietti had this to say about the generic archtypes/cheap scares thing:
The movie I pitched the studio is an elevated horror film that stays true to the essence of Stephen King's book, yet bringing a few new elements to the story. I will direct a movie that is based on the Palmer-Fukunaga script with the addition of some ideas that reflect my vision of the movie. I cannot talk about the reasons why the studio and Cary parted ways but I can tell you, the depth and quality remains uncompromised. Trust me when I tell you, I wouldnt have stayed 10 minutes in this project if I thought that i would be held back from doing an elevated, original and truly horrifying movie. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and this book and if I sensed that they wanted to mess with IT to favor a conventional horror spectacle I would have walked away. There is more to it than what you read in the press, and, for good or bad, a lot of nuances and details never go public. For now, I can tell you, bear with me, you're not going to be disappointed, It's going to be beep awesome.
It is very hard to talk about someone else's vision of a movie. The way Cary intended to execute the script is something that only he can talk about. I can say my version of IT highly emphasizes Pennywise's most terrifying virtue which is it's ability to materialize into your worst fear; I want to take people in a journey into Pennywise's world through a disturbing, surrealistic and intoxicating experience that will leave nobody at ease.
I empathize with your concerns and in fact I feel the same way. Rest assured our film will be very focused on the human drama. For me it would be unconceivable to tell a horror story that lacks a powerful emotional core. Every single one of the losers has a special place in my heart and I want to honor this by exploring their minds and hearts in depth, further than anyone ever did before. I think you won't be disappointed. Cheers!
I love IT as much as you and I feel very honored by being given the chance to adapt it the way it should. Do not be afraid. Nobody here wants to make an easy horror movie, I wouldn't have stayed a minute if that was the deal. I'm here because I want to make a version that will blow people's minds. Believe in it the way I do, you won't be sorry! Cheers. -
dylanmccormick520 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 01:25 PM)
I do hope we get the awesome look of the sewers from beep version. The water fall that shoots the losers up and up and then they wade through the water to an oasis type island that looks a little off !!!!!
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lovi_sahota — 9 years ago(January 30, 2017 10:13 AM)
I was not aware that they are still using his script and just adding some new elements, and I'm glad to hear that Andy Muschietti seems to be passionate about making a great horror story as Fukunaga was. I thought they just brought in a director that the studio could just control and tell what to do, but I don't think that's the case, Andy seems to know what he's doing and is willing to stay true to the material and to Stephen King. Still very excited for this film!
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chrisdamato87 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 11:52 AM)
While Cary's version would have been an enjoyable movie, I think we can all agree that it's not quite what the fans want to see.
I enjoyed the script. The dialogue was superb and damn near close to something Stephen King himself would write, there were some genuinely spooky moments, and there were a few additions I personally enjoyed (Pennywise helping the Bowers hang win the firework fight, Pennywise appearing on the TV after Henry kills Butch)
But overall I think I'd be disappointed if that was the movie we got. In terms of faithfulness to the book, the miniseries was more faithful, and we all know how that mucked around with the story. -
laeyisoracle — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 03:13 PM)
I REALLY hope they didn't go with Cary's depiction of the House at Neibolt Street. I know movies are supposed to change events to fit within the pacing of the movie itself, but how Cary depicted it was pretty bad. The House stands out to fans because it is where the Losers first gain enough courage to ban together and hunt out Pennywise, as well as it being a twisted funhouse of abstract space. To turn it into, basically, just a regular derelict house without any of the key aspects that made it resonate with fans would defeat the purpose of including it in the movie in the first place.
It is kinda the same with Patrick Hockstetter in Cary's draft. There is a reason why fans of It want to see Patrick in a movie because not only is his character truly creepy, his death is iconic. Including him just for "name sake" without delivering the goods would be a major letdown. If that is the case, they could've just did what the mini-series did, omit both completely and focus the time spent on them for other scenes (though one could say the closest we got to the house at Neibolt Street was the house in the park where Stan ventures into, which also partly inspired by the events at the Standpipe). -
chrisdamato87 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 03:29 PM)
We know they axed the firework fight and Bowers gang pushing the Losers into Neibolt (post production pic). Also there's an Instagram vid someone took of a filming that showed the Losers walking up to Neibolt on their own accord
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jbaker1-2 — 7 years ago(January 29, 2019 12:50 PM)
And as we now all know, Muschietti's version was no more faithful to the novel than Fukunaga's. Had the novel never existed, Muschietti's 'IT' would have been a decent if uninspired effort. As it stands, for King fans who were hoping for an adaptation that actually respected the source material, it's yet another disappointment.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it. -
Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 08:31 PM)
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stesta621 — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 12:04 AM)
The least successful aspect of Cary's script (which overall i liked) was how stalkerish Pennywise was. Hiding in the shadows were the audience see's him but not the characters. It just seemed way to Michael Myers to me. However scenes like Ben seeing Pennywise in the backseat of the car is awesome and hope they keep that stuff like that.
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jbaker1-2 — 6 years ago(May 16, 2019 03:10 AM)
I've read Fukunaga's original script. It's awful. It bears almost no resemblance to King's novel. He even changed the names of some of the main characters for absolutely no good reason.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it.