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Tim Curry Bashes ‘IT’ Giant Spider, Praises Bill Skarsgard

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In less than a week, Andy Muschetti’s R-rated theatrical adaptation of Stephen King’s IT will arrive in theaters, and it’s safe to say that it’s been a long time since a new horror movie came in with this much hype and anticipation.

That said, no matter how good Bill Skarsgard is as Pennywise – and the clips so far make him look quite good indeed – many fans will always prefer Tim Curry’s classic 1990 miniseries take on the character.

As IT’s return draws closer, Curry is understandably finding himself being contacted to do many interviews, some concerning his IT movie and others concerning the new film.

During one such recent interview with Screen Geek, Curry offered two very interesting opinions. The first concerns his dislike for the giant spider creature the Losers’ Club battles at the end of the miniseries.

I hope they make the ending better because on [the TV version], I turned into some kind of giant spider and it was not very scary.”

Stephen King's IT - Crappy Spider

This is an opinion shared by many fans, as the miniseries was made on a low budget, leading to the spider being realized with hilariously cheap looking stop-motion animation when moving. When standing still, the IT spider looked only slightly less goofy as a rubbery puppet with weird googly eyes.

Even director of the miniseries Tommy Lee Wallace lamented the ending on IT’s DVD commentary track, feeling that the story loses a lot of its spark when Pennywise goes away.

Of course, some of the blame has to go to King, who wrote the spider in the first place. To be fair though, the book’s spider was part of a trippy, cosmic ending that may likely not even be filmable.

Stephen King's IT

The second opinion Curry shared was his thoughts on his successor as Pennywise, Bill Skarsgard. While Curry hasn’t seen the finished film yet, he has nothing but good expectations for Skarsgard’s performance.

Well, I like [Bill] Skarsgard very much, I think he’s very clever. It’ll be interesting what sort of clown face he puts on, because it’s not an obvious clown face at all. I’ve seen the trailer and you can’t really see him at all. So I’m fascinated to see it. He’s very good.”

A legend like Curry obviously doesn’t have to offer such kind words if he doesn’t believe them, so it seems safe to say that he wishes Skarsgard and the new IT nothing but the best. Tim Curry is a true class act, and that’s yet another reason horror fans love him.

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*All photos in this article credited to Warner Bros.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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