Stephen King's IT updates

DC got a chance to talk to Dave Kajganich, the one who will write the script for the remake of Stephen King's IT for a theatrical release.  Kajganich shed some light on some of the aspects of his concept for the remake, and insight on how to turn this HUGE story into a single movie.

"The remake will be set in the mid-1980s and in the present almost equally -- mirroring the twenty-odd-year gap King uses in the book -- and with a *great* deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters," says Kajganich.

Well, it sounds like Kajganich is atleast going to take some care with the original story, but that's not much of a twist.

 "I think the real twist here is that my pitch to WB -- which they've assured me they're on board for -- is that this will not be PG-13. This will be R. Which means we can really honor the book and engage with the traumas (both the paranormal ones and those they deal with at home and school) that these character endure

Oh yeah!  That's what we wanted to hear.  No crummy PG-13 remake here, which is surprising for WB.  We're going right towards the R rating, which I believe this movie would need to stay true to the horrors of the book.  Speaking of the book, how does Kajganich plan on cramming all of that book into one single feature film??

"I plan to be very protective of the book," Kajganich continues. "The reality, though, is that WB wants to do this as a single film, so I will have to kill a few darlings to make that happen. You have my promise, though, that I will do this with the utmost humility and respect for King's work. He's the King, after all, and I intend to continue to pledge to him my allegiance."

Let's hope that the producers actually do have the same vision for Kajganich's work as he does.  Because in reality, once he turns in his script, he has no say over what they do to it - so as good as it sounds on paper, we'll have to wait to see if they can deliver on the big screen!