The IT Spot: more casting news

So, the day after the shooting schedule announcement, we have more news: Bill Hader and James McAvoy are in talks to play adult Ritchie and Bill, respectively. Some sources are already saying it's a done deal, even.

Well, I like both of these actors a whole lot. They'd definitely have the chops to pull off the characters, and then some. And almost anything would be an improvement over...

Moley, moley moley, mole...

I still think Seth Green and Robert Sean Leonard would have rocked harder, but that's just me. Now the question is who can play adult Ben better than the late, great, John Ritter?

I don't really have any other ideas. But I'm excited/scared to find out.

The IT Spot: Chapter 2 news!

We have a confirmed start date for production on IT: Chapter Two. We got the news from IndieWire:

The sequel to “It,” the highest-grossing Stephen King adaptation to date, will begin filming in July. “The script is still being finalized and the locations are currently being scouted in anticipation of shooting then,” confirmed producer Roy Lee. Director Andrés Muschietti will return to extend the first installment into a franchise. One of the original screenplay’s three writers, Gary Dauberman, is at work on the script."

Soooo.....not really a date. And no casting yet, though Jessica Chastain may be adult Bev.

Guess I'll see you guys in a few months.