While the new film entirely focuses on the protagonists’ battle against the titular entity when they are children, it leaves the book’s adult-centric storyline waiting for a sequel to be made.
When director Andy Muschietti’s IT arrives in theaters on September 8th, audiences will have the opportunity to watch not only a great horror movie, but what is also really only half of Stephen King’s epic original novel.
Exactly when we can expect this project to get off the ground remains a mystery, but there is a specific group of individuals who have already been doing a great deal of thinking about the follow-up: the young stars of the upcoming blockbuster.