IT Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

You’ll float too.

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Last modified: Jan. 16, 2018

IT

Release Date: Friday, September 8, 2017 Theaters

Director: Andy Muschietti

Starring: Bill Skarsgard • Jaeden Lieberher • Finn Wolfhard • Jack Dylan Grazer • Wyatt Oleff

R Horror 2 hrs, 15 m

4.22 / 5.0

91% WILL SEE 9% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A group of kids called the "Losers Club" encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle.

Horror Suspense Thriller Adaptation

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Who stars in IT – Cast List

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Bill Skarsgard
... Pennywise the Clown

Dead Man's Wire, IT: Welcome to Derry (series)
Jaeden Lieberher
Midnight Special, IT Chapter Two
Finn Wolfhard
Hell of a Summer, The Legend Of Ochi
J
Jack Dylan Grazer
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Friendship
W
Wyatt Oleff
Karate Kid: Legends, IT Chapter Two
C
Chosen Jacobs
Purple Hearts, IT Chapter Two
J
Jeremy Ray Taylor
London Calling, IT Chapter Two
N
Nicholas Hamilton
Brave The Dark, Do Not Enter

Who is making IT – Crew List

A look at IT behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Andy Muschietti last helmed IT: Welcome to Derry (series) and The Flash. The film's writer Dave Kajganich last penned The Invasion and Town Creek.

Director: Andy Muschietti
Screenwriters: Dave Kajganich
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Producers: Doug Davison
David Katzenberg
Roy Lee
Dan Lin

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: KatzSmith Productions
Lin Pictures
New Line Cinema
Vertigo Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production – What we know about the IT

Key Facts

Based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King. The project is planned as two movies.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2017

Completed

Changed IT movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2016

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence/horror, bloody images, and for language
Runtime: 2 hrs, 15 m
Tagline: You’ll float too.
Also known as: Stephen King's IT (Part 1)
Language: English

IT Trailers and Clips

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Teaser Trailer

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IT Release Date: When was the film released?

IT was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 8 , 2017. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including Home Again, The Good Catholic and Man In Red Bandana.