The Stephen King novel was set in the 1950s and 1980s, but for the film version the settings have been shifted, with the kids living in the late ’80s and the adults living in the present day.
The first half of the two-part movie about a killer clown terrorizing a small Maine community is set to be released in September.
The changes seem to have gone over well with King, who has seen the film and called it “wonderful.”
The second half of New Line’s planned two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s sprawling horror novel IT is set to begin shooting early next year, director Andres Muschietti has confirmed.