IT: CHAPTER TWO Director Says Hate Crime Scene Was Essential

With IT: Chapter Two set to float into theaters on September 6th, director Andy Muscietti has been making the rounds to promote the film. In a recent sit-down with Entertainment Weekly discussed an infamous scene in Stephen King’s novel that was omitted from the made-for-TV miniseries in 1990: The murder of Adrian Mellon, a gay man who is the victim of a hate crime.

Muschietti has already revealed that Adrian Mellon does appear in the upcoming sequel, and here’s what he told EW:

In my vision of the movie, Adrian Mellon was always there. The impact of that event in my mind was always very deep. For me, there wasn’t a choice for that.

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Check out the synopsis and trailer for IT: Chapter Two below.

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Synopsis:
The evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to torment the grown-up members of the Losers’ Club.

Muschietti directs IT: Chapter Two from a screenplay penned by Gary Dauberman. The film stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skarsgård, and Javier Botet.

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