San Diego Comic-Con International 2018 hadn’t even officially begun when Warner Bros. and New Line kicked off the festivities with their “ScareDiego” showcase. A sequel to last year’s event, which debuted footage from It and Annabelle Creation, ScareDiego exists to tease upcoming horror films being released under the New Line banner. This year’s edition saw a few heavy-hitters reveal footage: It Chapter 2 and the Conjuring spin-off The Nun. It also debuted the first footage from The Curse of La Llorona, a new horror film hitting theaters next year.
Here’s everything you need to know about the footage we saw.
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Get ready to run through some Stephen King easter eggs, constant readers. The latest Castle Rock trailer is chock full of references to the acclaimed author’s most famous (and more obscure) stories, which makes sense for a Hulu horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse. It will be fun to tick off every reference to It, Cujo, or The Shawshank Redemption — or at least take a shot every time you see one. So get ready to get drunk on the latest Castle Rock trailer
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In this edition of sequel bits:
- Don’t expect to see Super Size Me 2 anytime soon (even though one of the film’s subjects would like you to).
- J.A. Bayona reveals why he dropped out of World War Z 2.
- Terry Crews says he won’t be in Expendables 4 due to threats from the film’s producer.
- Natalie Portman is down for a V for Vendetta sequel.
- Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy announce It Chapter 2 production.
- A new poster for The First Purge.
- The Sicario 2 director reveals why he didn’t consult with Sicario director Denis Villeneuve.
- Jon Kasdan confirms he’s writing Indiana Jones 5.
- Platinum Dunes insists they want to make more Friday the 13th films.
- Jumanji 3 will probably begin filming next year.
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The It Chapter 2 cast is together at last. A new cast photo shows the grown-up members of the Losers’ Club gathered for a table read, and while Pennywise the Clown is nowhere to be seen, you can be sure he’s lurking out there somewhere.
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Who is Teach Grant? He’s a Canadian actor who appeared on Netflix’s Altered Carbon, and he’s also the latest addition to the It: Chapter 2 cast. Grant’s casting is notable for who he’s playing: the adult version of bully Henry Bowers, a character who appeared to have died in 2017’s It. Also cast: Jess Weixler, playing the wife of character Bill Denbrough.
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I was definitely not expecting this. Filmmaker and actor Xavier Dolan has joined the cast of It: Chapter 2. Dolan, who is friends with It 2 star Jessica Chastain, had previously proclaimed the first It to be his “favorite film this century.” Now, he’s got a role in the sequel.
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Ever since IT ended last fall with the official title card of IT: Chapter One, fans have been anxious for the sequel to get off the ground. Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema fast-tracked the sequel, and it will hit theaters in September of 2019. Now, fans have even more to be excited about because production has officially begun on the movie.
James McAvoy, who is playing the adult version of Bill Denbrough (played by Jaeden Lieberher in the first chapter), has arrived on the set of IT: Chapter 2 and revealed production has begun on the sequel with a little Derry, Maine pun that will make fans grin sheepishly. Read More »
The cast of It: Chapter 2 has slowly been filling out over the past couple months, and now the final piece is in place.
Isaiah Mustafa, best known as the former spokesman for Old Spice, has landed the role of the adult version of Mike Hanlon. He’s the only member of the Losers’ Club to stay behind in Derry, Maine as an adult. It’s Mike who ends up calling the gang back to town to fight Pennywise the Clown when he returns. Read More »
It: Chapter 2 is gearing up to shoot this summer, and Pennywise himself just provided an update on the project. In a new interview, actor Bill Skarsgard said that when it comes to the horror sequel, audiences can expect “a very different experience” than the first film.
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Anyone who has read Stephen King’s beloved horror novel IT can tell you that even though Pennywise the Dancing Clown is defeated by some spunky kids in Derry, Maine, that’s not the last time the town will see of the terrifying shape shifting monster who feeds on fear. And even though the most recent adaptation of IT by director Andy Muschietti ends with the evil entity being defeated, we know that he’ll be back in the developing IT: Chapter 2.
In the meantime, the folks over at How It Should Have Ended took the time to craft How IT Should Have Ended. Most of the “superior” endings just have the kids running away from Pennywise before he has a chance to do anything to them, but there’s one particular ending that would have really thrown Pennywise for a loop, and it involves some familiar faces from Gotham City, New York and the sewers. Read More »
