It prequel has transformed Port Hope into Derry again

The It prequel sequence Welcome to Derry is popping Port Hope, Ontario into Derry, Maine, similar to the 2 motion pictures did

The Max sequence Welcome to Derry, which is able to function a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the basic Stephen King novel It (decide up a duplicate HERE), is now a pair weeks into manufacturing, with It and It: Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti on board to direct a number of episodes of the present, together with the primary episode. Now followers have been in a position verify that the present goes to be filmed in Port Hope, Ontario, similar to the 2 motion pictures have been – and so they have footage to show it! Port Hope has as soon as once more been reworked into Derry, Maine, and pictures of the transformation could be seen within the Twitter embeds on the backside of this text. (With due to reader Trevor for pointing these out to us.)

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Surprise Lady), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on Welcome to Derry. The present is being govt produced by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the sibling director/producer duo that was behind the 2 It motion pictures, by way of their manufacturing firm Double Dream. Kane and Fuchs are additionally govt producing, as are Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. The sequence is produced by HBO Max and Warner Bros. Tv.

Fuchs has written the script for the primary episode, working from a narrative he crafted with the Muschiettis.

The forged of Welcome to Derry contains Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason), James Remar (Dexter), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), and Stephen Rider (Daredevil). Particulars on their characters haven’t been revealed.

Whereas we’re in all probability going to be seeing the evil Pennywise the Clown on the present sooner or later, Invoice Skarsgard (who performed Pennywise in Muschietti’s motion pictures) has said that he’s not at present concerned with Welcome to Derry.

Stephen King had this to say concerning the sequence: “I’m excited that the story of Derry, Maine’s most haunted metropolis, is constant, and I’m glad Andy Muschietti goes to be overseeing the horrifying festivities, together with a mind belief together with his proficient sister, Barbara. Purple balloons throughout!“ The Muschiettis added, “As youngsters, we took turns studying chapters of Stephen King’s It till the thick paperback fell to items. It is an epic story that incorporates multitudes, far past what we might discover in our It motion pictures. We are able to’t wait to share the depths of Steve’s novel, in all its coronary heart, humor, humanity, and horror.“

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