IT’s first two chapters would then wrap up, leading to one final chapter of action to end the story in style. With the entire film playing on the theme of overcoming childhood fears, and coming to terms with those earlier years, flashbacks would still play a part in reminding the prodigal children of Derry what had happened and why they needed to come back home. This would have seen the cliffhanger of IT Chapter Two’s new and improve formula involving Tom’s abduction of Audra in order to lure The Losers’ Club into Pennywise’s den. In turn, that would have also opened the door for Tom Rogan (Will Beinbrink) to also fulfill his plotline from the novel. James McAvoy’s Bill Denbrough would have benefited from this approach massively, as his wife Audra (Jess Weixler) could be restored to the level of importance she played in the Stephen King variant of the novel.
Instead of cramming the return of the now fully grown Losers’ Club in with their final battle against Pennywise, this middle film would be all about crossing that bridge from childhood into adulthood.Īs such, the new and improved IT Chapter Two could have lingered a little longer on everyone’s life situations as adults, with more of their lives after Derry coming into focus. This is where the real surgery starts, as IT Chapter Two would still play as a mix of flashbacks and present day action, but in a very different manner. Richie’s homosexuality, Henry Bowers’ arrest and the underground lair all should have been in play from the beginning, if only because the structure of IT Chapter Two needed them to already exist in order to land their thematic punches. The greatest change to IT Chapter One would be to include all of the “new” flashbacks that IT Chapter Two debuted in its story structure. Everything that was great about IT would have carried over into IT Chapter One, with just some mild changes. We got to know the Losers' personalities rather effectively, saw them come together, and eventually even saw them all take on Pennywise the first time, swearing to get back together if IT ever came back. With that film already keeping the action set in 1988-1989, the foundation for Stephen King’s coming-of-age story starts with its best feet forward. Probably the best news about a trilogy structure is that it vindicates the decision made to keep IT solely focused on the Losers Club’s younger years.
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