Andy Muschietti hints at “combined” IT film with “added scenes”

Horror creator Andy Muschietti terrified audiences, racked up a storm on social media and made horror/box office history when he adapted horror author Stephen King’s 1986 novel IT into a two-parter horror film of the same title. IT: Chapter One and IT: Chapter Two were released in 2017 and 2019, respectively and were also remakes of a classic and infamous 1990 miniseries also named after the original book. 

The two films focus on the chilling, grisly tale of a merciless, demonic creature which takes on the form of Pennywise the Clown to terrorise and murder children, featuring acclaimed actor Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying clown-demon.

The 2017 film was a smash hit and wasted no time becoming the highest-grossing horror film of all time as well as a pop culture hit with endless memes, social media posts and references made about the film. The sequel did not match in terms of box office and critical reception, but was still moderately well received for expanding on the tale of Pennywise. Following the route of many horror directors and iconic stories in the genre, Mushietti followed the world of Pennywise with a prequel series airing on HBO, titled IT: Welcome to Derry, and charting the clown’s origins hunting down Derry’s children. 

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Following more critical success with his developing takes on King’s source material, it appears the director has more in store for the terror infiltrating the small town of Derry, with a Spanish-language interview featuring the director shedding light on his plans. 

These plans include a combined version of his previous two films with additional material in the form of “new” footage sprinkled in. 

“It’s truly a dream to combine the two films into a single narrative piece,” the horror filmmaker shared in Spanish. “It will possibly have a different structure. And it’s going to have added scenes.”

Muschietti also emphasised a focus on “the interstitial tissue between the pieces of history” within the setting of Derry. He also confirmed he “thinks the studio is interested in funding, we’ll see.”