Will Poulter to Play 'Pennywise' in Remake of Stephen King's IT

According to Variety, Will Poulter has been tapped to play the evil clown 'Pennywise' in Cary Fukunaga's upcoming remake of Stephen King's classic horror novel IT. Fukunaga's and Chase Palmer wrote the film's script.

King's IT is officially described as:

"Welcome to Derry, Maine...

It's a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real....

They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them back to Derry to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name."

The book was previously made into a miniseries in 1991, with Tim Curry and John Ritter starring.

Stephen King is one of the world's most successful writers, having published more than 50 books in an illustrious career spanning 40 years, from the publication of his first novel, Carrie, in 1974, through to the upcoming November 11, 2014, release of his latest, Revival. 11/22/63 was named one of the 10 best books of 2011 by The New York Times, named one of 10 books we loved reading in 2011 by USA Today and honored as an example of notable fiction of 2011 by The Washington Post. King's works have been adapted for theatrical motion pictures and television more than 50 times, including projects such as Carrie, The Green Mile, Maximum Overdrive (which he directed himself), Misery, The Mist, Pet Sematary, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Stand By Me, to name just a few. King is also currently an executive producer of the CBS series Under the Dome.

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