The only other writer, except Stephen Kingwho may claim to have more of their work is broken for television and film Must be God. Show of hands on people who saw “The Life of Chuck” Earlier this year and had “oh, right, it was based on one Stephen King story, of course “moment when the credits rolled. The king is extremely productive, and his myriad of stories exploits something specific about the human psyche – and especially childhood innocence.
Think of some of the most existing king’s adjustments. “The brilliant.” “Carrie.” “Stand by me.” The youth’s perspective, in all its troublesome, terror and joy, is a persistent review. “It” is the best example of this aspect of his work. The novel Mammoth 1,000+ Page 1986 has been translated memorable into film twice-a time as the two-part Tim Curry 1990 miniseries and again as Bill Skarsgård Two -part film series (2017 and 2019). Generations of children of blanket chills at the sight of rain jackets and red balloons because of these films and their source material.
So making a full-fledged prequel TV series from the book makes sense. One (other) teaser for “It: Welcome to Derry“Was released July 27, which you can look at below. Warning: It can ruin the love you have for” The Music Man. ”
What is most interesting about this trailer comes about 57 seconds in, when a bus is displayed for “Shawshank State Prison”, which of course is the setting of the King Novel “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank redemption and its subsequent acclaimed film pass “Shawshank -redemption,” long listed as number 1 movie ever of Imdb user. This puts the series not only in the same universe as the latest “IT” movies, but potentially in the same world as many other King works.
The relations between King’s own works have been discussed for decades – at least since the book 2001 “Stephen King Universe” was published. PennyWise – the titular “IT” sclove – and the city of Derry are mentioned in a variety of royal stories and screen translationsIncluding “Castle Rock”, “The Dark Tower”, insomnia “,” Maximum Overdrive “and” Gray Matter. “Carrie White – you know,” Carrie ” – is mentioned directly in the” IT “novel. Then King wrote his own sequel to the” Doctor Sleep “, which also became a Film.
Before Marvel Cinematic Universe went to our screens, these subtle connections between Maine’s favorite author’s impressive catalog were already on full screen. So, directly out of the gate, to include this nick and place “Welcome to Derry” right smack nab in Stephen King Pantheon is really a “welcoming” move.
At Comic-Con on July 27, the fans were also treated on a preview of 10 minutes of the new show (which has not been made available online from this writing). According to Entertainment every weekThe scenes-that were put in 1962-follows a boy who sneaks into a cinema, captured and then flee … just to take a tour with a mildly urged family that turns out to be the form change “it.” This intro echoes it for its source material, which also opens on a young boy’s horrible death in the hands of Pennywise.
The eight-section “IT: Welcome to Derry” premieres on HBO and HBO MAX In October. Look at the first teaser trailer, released in May, below.
