- Production
- First film in two-part adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel
- Directed by Andy Muschietti, written by Fukunaga and Palmer
- Filmed in Toronto from June to September 2016
- Released September 8, 2017, grossed over $704 million worldwide
- Plot
- Story follows seven children terrorized by Pennywise the Dancing Clown
- Set in Derry, Maine, during 1980s-1990s
- Characters form "Losers Club" to fight Pennywise
- Pennywise awakens every 27 years to feed on children
- Cast and Production
- Jaeden Lieberher stars as Bill Denbrough
- Bill Skarsgård portrays Pennywise
- Film features 360 extras from Port Hope area
- Muschietti kept Skarsgård separate from child actors
- Reception
- Received positive reviews for performances and direction
- Nominated for multiple awards including Bogey Awards
- Became highest-grossing horror film of all time
- Second film, "It Chapter Two," released in 2019