Chapter 2’ Will Include Hate Crime Cut From Miniseries

Following the discharge of the It: Chapter Two trailer, screenwriter Gary Dauberman spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about what to anticipate within the sequel to the highest-grossing horror film of all-time. He talked about two scenes, particularly, which are harrowing differently than an evil clown terrorizing children. In Stephen King’s novel that the movie relies on, a younger homosexual man named Adrian Mellon is crushed by a gaggle of homophobic teenagers; after being thrown off a bridge, he’s then murdered by Pennywise. The hate crime was overlooked of the 1990 miniseries, however it’s “an iconic scene in the book and one we wanted to include in the movie,” Dauberman defined:

“It is the first attack in present-day Derry and sets the stage for what Derry has become. It is the influence of Pennywise even while he is hibernating, and it’s pure evil what happens to Adrian. These bullies working through Pennywise was important for us to show… We try to be true to the novel.”

Dauberman additionally revealed that grownup Beverly, performed by Jessica Chastain, can be a sufferer of home violence, like within the e book (her arms are bruised within the trailer). Between the hate crime, the abuse, and the notorious Ritual of Chüd, Chapter Two feels like a troublesome movie to look at, however the screenwriter is fast to notice that “fans of the first film will be pleased… The two movies feel like a complete whole. This feels like a natural progression and extension of the first.”

It: Chapter Two floats your manner on September 6.

(Via Hollywood Reporter)