When director Andy Muschietti stepped into the chair and took over, Gary Dauberman was brought on to rework what’s now considered Chapter 1, and eventually he was granted sole writing credit for IT Chapter Two.
A turn of events that, if we’re to trust Stephen King’s reaction to the film, shouldn’t dim anyone’s excitement in the slightest; and in his reaction to THR, allows Dauberman the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, while audiences all over are about to use theirs to scream.