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Cinematographer

How Cinematographer Checco Varese Harnessed Darkness in It: Chapter Two

The 2017 remake of Stephen King’s It was box office smash raking in over 700 million worldwide during its release. Pennywise was back and Warner Bros tapped director Andy Muschietti, who shot the remake, to bring the sequel to the silver screen which picks up the horrific events 27 years later. The Credits detailed you ...

By Daron James  |  September 16, 2019

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Composer

It: Chapter Two Composer Benjamin Wallfisch on Scoring Pennywise’s Final Act

Benjamin Wallfisch is an award-winning composer of over 60 feature films, best known for scores like Hidden Figures and Blade Runner 2049. He created the score for Andy Muschietti’s 2017’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It, and was brought back to help finish the two-part epic in It: Chapter 2. The Credits talked to Wallfisch about his experience building on the ...

By Leslie Combemale  |  September 10, 2019
It: Chapter Two Featurette Teases Final Battle With Pennywise

“This is the end of It,” director Andy Muschietti promises us at the start of this featurette, appropriate titled “It Ends.” You know that Muschietti, his screenwriter Gary Dauberman, and the cast and crew have pulled off something special in their two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic novel when King himself has become not only ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  September 4, 2019
It: Chapter Two Early Reactions Praise Gruesomely Ambitious Sequel & Standout Bill Hader

It: Chapter Two has now screened, which means all those early reactions are flooding online. Twitter, of course, is the central hive of first impressions, and we’ve compiled a bunch for you here. One of the things we’ve seen over and over is that Bill Hader is just really good in this film. This is…not at all ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 21, 2019
A New It: Chapter Two Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Reveals Ambitious, Emotional Sequel

“Swear, if it isn’t dead, if it ever comes back, we’ll come back to.” This was the promise the Losers Club made in Andy Muschietti’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s It, after they thought they’d vanquished the shape-shifting, child-murdering Pennywise the Clown. Now in a new featurette titled “Come Home,” King himself describes the moment ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 2, 2019
The Second Trailer for It: Chapter Two is Even Better Than the First

Last night Warner Bros. kicked off San Diego Comic-Con with their ScareDiego event, highlighting Andy Muschietti‘s It: Chapter Two. The event included three fresh clips, a panel discussion with Muschietti and cast members James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jay Ryan, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, and James Ransone, hosted by Conan O’Brien, and a brand new trailer. Well, now ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 18, 2019
It: Chapter Two Reveals Terrifying Footage at San Diego Comic-Con

Warner Bros. officially kicked off San Diego Comic-Con 2019 at Spreckles Theater with footage from Andy Muschietti‘s It: Chapter Two. Their ScareDiego event also included a Q&A hosted by Conan O’Brien with Muschietti and stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jay Ryan, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, and James Ransone. The presentation kicked off with a new trailer ...

By The Credits  |  July 18, 2019
It: Chapter Two Director Andy Muschietti Going for “Overwhelming Experience” for Audience

You know you’ve got a good thing cooking when your sequel’s trailer is this scary. Director Andy Muschietti set the bar very, very high for himself with his 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic horror tome. That film went on to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror movie in film history. Now, Muschietti and the Losers ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 10, 2019
Behold the Chilling, Thrilling Trailer for IT: Chapter Two

Our first look at IT: Chapter Two is here, and it turns out Bill Skarsgård wasn’t lying when he said Pennywise was going to be even more vicious. We’re back in Derry, Maine, 27-years after the events in IT, and our Loser’s Club members are all grown up. Director Andy Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman have tackled adapting the ...

By The Credits  |  May 9, 2019
Prepare Yourself for an Even More Vicious Pennywise in IT: Chapter Two

In a little while we’ll be sharing the first trailer for Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter Two.  We already know that the second installment of Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal novel required a possibly record-setting amount of blood. At least this was according to one of the film’s stars, Jessica Chastain, who plays the grown-up ...

By The Credits  |  May 9, 2019
IT: Chapter Two May Use A Record Breaking Amount of Blood in a Single Scene

Just what is up in Derry, Maine these days? Thirty years (two years) have passed since Pennywise last terrorized the town, but since then, it has been nearly silent. Yet, we get a feeling that something is about to happen once again. Ok, I’m being dramatic, but I am seriously craving some updates from IT: ...

By Kelle Long  |  March 1, 2019
The Losers’ Club Unites as Adults in First It: Chapter Two Cast Photo

We couldn’t believe what we were reading when the casting news for the It sequel began to roll out, but seeing is believing. Now we can bask in the image of the adult cast in all its glory. The casting team behind the project at Warner Bros. have made yet another argument for why there ...

By Joseph Gates  |  July 2, 2018
New It: Chapter Two Cast Additions Confirm Plot Details

The sequel to 2017 horror masterpiece It is looming closer, and the casting department has added two new names that could really bolster the macabre story. The filming of It: Chapter Two has already begun, and with it comes news that Xavier Dolan (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan) and Will Beinbrink (Sin ...

By Joseph Gates  |  June 22, 2018
It: Chapter 2 Casts Two More Members of the Losers’ Club

Something enchanted is happening with the It cast. We’re not sure yet if it’s secretly evil or really as incredible as it seems. Pennywise knows how to lure people in and then unleash their deepest terror upon them, but if this is a trick, we’re all in. According to Deadline, It: Chapter 2 has added ...

By Kelle Long  |  May 17, 2018
Our It: Chapter Two Fantasy Cast is Actually Becoming a Reality

This is the stuff that dreams are made of – provided you dream about incredibly talented actors portraying the adult version of kids stalked by a killer clown. THR reports that James McAvoy and Bill Hader are in talks to join the adult cast of It: Chapter Two. McAvoy has reportedly risen to the top ...

By Kelle Long  |  April 13, 2018