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Friday, 22 December 2017



FILM 1724: IT

TRIVIA: Bill Skarsgård did research into the "psycho universe" to find his own way to perform Pennywise. He got inspiration from The Shining (1980).

A lot of the lines were actually improvised by the kids. Most of the Richie/Eddie banter was improv. Jack Dylan Grazer (Eddie) actually wrote a lot of Finn Wolfhard's (Richie) jokes.

Grossed the largest box office record for any Horror film with $117.1 million dollar opening weekend.

Around the time of the theatrical release of this film, in Lititz, Pennsylvania, there was a prank that involved a series of red balloons tied to sewer grates throughout the town mimicking one of the book covers of the "It" novel. The prank had frightened the citizens, including the Lititz police force.

Shipped to cinemas under the code name "POUND FOOLISH" a literal opposite to Pennywise.

The cast of the "Losers Club" were asked whom they wanted to play their adult parts: Finn Wolfhard (Richie Tozier) said Bill HaderSophia Lillis (Beverly Marsh) said Jessica ChastainChosen Jacobs (Mike Hanlon) said Chadwick BosemanJack Dylan Grazer (Eddie Kaspbrak) said Jake GyllenhaalWyatt Oleff (Stanley Uris) said Joseph Gordon-LevittJeremy Ray Taylor (Ben Hanscom) said Chris Pratt and Jaeden Lieberher (Bill Denbrough) said Christian Bale.


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