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IT CHAPTER TWO
Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back
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Directed by
Andy Muschietti
screenplay by
Gary Dauberman
based on the novel by
Stephen King
Studio: Warner Bros
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Cast
James McAvoy
as Bill Denbrough
Jessica Chastain
as Beverly Marsh
Bill Hader
as Richie Tozier
Isaiah Mustafa
as Mike Hanlon
Jay Ryan
as Ben Hanscom
Bill Skarsgård
as Pennywise
James Ransone
as Eddie Kaspbrak
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At 2 hours and 49 minutes, IT: Chapter Two is 34 minutes longer than IT (2017), which ran for 2 hours and 15 minutes. It is also the longest horror movie ever. In total, both films have a combined running time of 5 hours and 4 minutes, which is over an hour longer than the original 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's novel
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James McAvoy injured himself for real during his character's fight scenes with Pennywise, suffering a double thigh strain
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Scheduled to be released on Sep, 6th, 2019, almost two years after the release of It (2017
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Jessica Chastain and Jess Weixler, who play the female leads, are real life best friends
Idris Elba expressed interest in playing Mike prior to Isaiah Mustafa's casting
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Continuing with the extreme coincidence of the number 27, this film is set to be released on September 6, 2019 (9+6+2+0+1+9 = 27). The 1st chapter It (2017) was released on September 8, 2017 (9+8+2+0+1+7 = 27). There's a 27 year age gap between Isaiah Mustafa (Mike Hanlon) and Chosen Jacobs (young Mike) as well as Teach Grant (Henry Bowers) and Nicholas Hamilton (young Henry)
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This is the second Stephen King adaptation released in 2019, following Pet Sematary (2019). "It: Chapter One" was also the second-wide release Stephen King adaptation in 2017 following The Dark Tower (2017)
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Parents lobbied to have the movie poster banned/altered in Queensland, Australia stating that it gave their children nightmares
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Stephen King calls the film not a sequel but the second half to It
Stephen King makes an appearance in the movie as the owner of a second hand store
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The Black Spot Nightclub fire, which was intended to appear in Chapter One but was cut due to budget constraints, is planned to be the opening scene of this movie
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