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Cary Fukanaga Reveals Why He Left The IT Remake

August 28, 2018 | Posted by Joseph Lee
IT Pennywise Bill Skarsgard IT Chapter Two - Jessica Chastain Image Credit: Warner Bros.

In an interview with GQ, director Cary Fukanaga spoke about why he left the remake of Stephen King’s IT, which was eventually helmed by Andy Muschietti and released last year. A sequel arrives in 2019. Here are highlights:

On his creative differences with Warner Bros: “[They] thought they couldn’t control me. I would have been a total collaborator. That was the kind of ridiculous part. It was just more a perception. I have never seen a note and been like, f**k you guys. No way. It’s always been a conversation.”

On making compromises: “I don’t think I’ve ever been able to make something uncompromising. Like, someone commented on Beasts, ‘Oh, how did it feel to make a movie that’s uncompromising?’ Like, uncompromising? I had to rewrite my entire third act ’cause we didn’t have the money to finish the film. We compromise all over the place.”

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