It Chapter Two (2019)

Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.

Director:

Andy Muschietti

Writers:

Stephen King (based on the novel "It" by), Gary Dauberman (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader

5 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Chastain	...	Beverly Marsh
James McAvoy	...	Bill Denbrough
Bill Hader	...	Richie Tozier
Isaiah Mustafa	...	Mike Hanlon
Jay Ryan	...	Ben Hanscom
James Ransone	...	Eddie Kaspbrak
Andy Bean	...	Stanley Uris
Bill Skarsgård	...	Pennywise
Jaeden Martell	...	Young Bill Denbrough
Wyatt Oleff	...	Young Stanley Uris
Jack Dylan Grazer	...	Young Eddie Kaspbrak
Finn Wolfhard	...	Young Richie Tozier
Sophia Lillis	...	Young Beverly Marsh
Chosen Jacobs	...	Young Mike Hanlon
Jeremy Ray Taylor	...	Young Ben Hanscom

Storyline

Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, the childhood friends have long since gone their separate ways. But when people start disappearing, Mike Hanlon calls the others home for one final stand. Damaged by scars from the past, the united Losers must conquer their deepest fears to destroy the shape-shifting Pennywise -- now more powerful than ever.

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Plot Keywords:

killer clown | evil clown | sequel | clown | evil | 

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Taglines:

It Ends

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third film starring James McAvoy that was released in 2019. The first two films are Glass (2019) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

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Goofs

When Richie is playing the original Street Fighter arcade game against another boy, the onscreen image is from the game's single-player mode.

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Quotes

Bill Denbrough: [openning narration] Memory, it's a funny thing. People want to believe they are what they choose to remember; the good stuff, the moments, the places - the people we all hold on to. But sometimes .. sometimes, we are what we wish we could forget.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros and New Line Cinema logos are made of rusted metal, and are set in darkness and illuminated by Pennywise's Deadlights.

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Connections

References The Thing (1982)

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Soundtracks

Five Note Scale
from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Written by John Williams

User Reviews

Disappointing

I was very excited to see this film, have been since 2017, when I saw the first one. Unfortunately, this one was a huge mess.

I love the way the first IT didn't want to be JUST a horror movie, but rather took time to build up a story, emotional connection. That is what made it so different from all the other horror movies that are being made nowadays. HOWEVER, this was completely thrown out the window in the second one. Considering how incredibly long this movie is, 90% of it was just buildup for jumpscares, jumpscares themselves and weird CGI.

The worst thing for me was that there were too many things going on, jumping all over the place. And most of it was just for shock value, nothing important to the story.

What I did love was the casting, it was absolutely brilliant, especially Eddie.

I guess this is once again a classic case of - bigger budget does not mean better movie, as well as more CGI does not mean better movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English North American Indian Spanish

Release Date:

6 September 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

It 2

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$79,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$91,062,152, 8 September 2019

Gross USA:

$211,593,228

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$683,955,083

Company Credits

Production Co:

KatzSmith Productions, Lin Pictures, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1