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Hamilton Spectator
9 hours ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Can you spot the Ontario locations in HBO's new trailer ‘IT: Welcome to Derry'?
Fans are inching closer to seeing the new IT series on HBO featuring the menacing clown that has plagued children's nightmares for years. HBO dropped the second official teaser trailer over the weekend showing even more locations that many in Ontario might recognize. The upcoming HBO original series, 'IT: Welcome to Derry' is based off Stephen King's 1986 novel called 'IT' and is supposed to be a prequel to the popular 'IT' films, according to Warner brothers in a news release. The new teaser shows a family who moved to a sleepy little town called Derry, and a group of children investigating the strange things going on in the tiny community. The new trailer shows the iconic red balloon although not much was shown of Pennywise. The series that is scheduled to premiere in October will see Bill Skarsgard reprise his role as the notorious evil clown. Filming for the 'IT' prequel began in 2023 in a number of locations in Canada including some spots in Toronto and Port Hope, according to reports by TV Guide. Some shots were also filmed in a school in Hamilton. Some scenes were shot in some residential areas in Toronto. Most of the filming was done in Toronto. The city's residential areas served as the stand in for the mysterious town of Derry. Scenes from the teaser released by HBO showing a road in Port Hope. The teaser also shows some of the young characters biking in the middle of the road that viewers might recognize as the Ontario town of Port Hope. Actors in the film production of 'Welcome to Derry' run through some rehearsals on Walton Street in Port Hope. In April 2024, Downtown Port Hope seemed to have been transported back to the 60s when filming crews filled Walton Street with vintage cars. Some interior and exterior scenes were shot at private businesses in the area. Other scenes were also reportedly shot in some parts of Hamilton. Derry High School as shown in the teaser. In early 2024, the show's cast and crew were spotted filming some scenes in the former Delta Secondary School. The latter is the stand in for the local Derry high school in the show. 'Welcome to Derry' at Delta Hamilton Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
‘How did It become Pennywise?' Andy and Barbara Muschietti reveal terrifying secrets of new HBO spin-off ‘Welcome to Derry'
Things can get spooky at Comic-Con after dark. And thanks the combination of Stephen King and the filmmaking team of and Barbara Muschietti, the It: Welcome to Derry panel delivered the scares Saturday night in San Diego. The sibling duo shared a new teaser trailer (below), played the opening scene of their upcoming HBO series, which fleshes out stories from King's sprawling 1986 novel, and explained the impetus behind the initial eight-episode season. More from Gold Derby 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' trailer drops: Everything to know about James Cameron's return to Pandora Shocking cameos, new characters, emotional tributes: 5 biggest takeaways from 'Gen V' Season 2 panel at Comic-Con "One of the most fascinating things about the book is the cryptic factor, which is, you hear the story, you know certain things, but you never get to the end of anything. At the end of the book, nobody knows what the hell It is, what does it want? Who is Bob Gray? How did it all happen? We are going to ruin all this," Andy quipped, "by unveiling some of these mysteries, but with very good taste." Here's everything we learned about the show, which will debut this October, just in time for Halloween. What's the backstory? The Muschiettis spent the better part of a decade developing and producing the blockbuster It (2017) and It Chapter 2 (2019), but, as Andy Muschietti explains, the King book, which clocks in at 1,000-plus pages, was just too expansive to cover in his two films. There was still, as King might say, meat on the bone. Apart from all the joy that the two movies brought to us, there was also a frustration for not being able to tell a larger story. So there was always this idea of somehow like going back and digging into the book. Coming out of the movies with Bill, , we had conversations. We came out exhausted, but excited about the whole experience, and we always fantasized about doing an origin story: How did It become Pennywise? Which is one of the big mysteries in the book, and there's mention of this character Bill Gray. So the conversations were about that. How do we tell the story? And for a second it was a movie, and then, we both went our ways. Years passed, but the Muschiettis just couldn't shake Pennywise. They also began to entertain the idea of a series to tease out the untapped material. "There are more opportunities with a series," says Andy. "There is a larger canvas to explore the nuances of the characters." Once the had the bones of an idea, they took it to HBO. What's the plot? While the main story of the Losers Club, as both teens and adults, was told in the two films, there were parts of King's novel, notably the sections known as the interludes, that were only hinted at. As the Losers grow up and leave Derry, one of them, Mike Hanlon, stays behind to research the tragic events that occur every 27 years. Season 1 will focus on the 1962 burning of the Black Spot, a nightclub that catered to the Black airmen at the local base. Barbara Muschietti says the plan is for three seasons and will go back further in time with each one. "We talked to Stephen King — he's the greatest, and he was very supportive — and he had the idea of actually going backwards in time, so basically hitting Pennywise's cycles backwards. And that's why our first season of TV is in '62." "There's a reason why it goes backwards, but we can't tell you yet," Andy continues. "Then we go to 1935, and then we go to 1908, in theory," presuming the show gets renewed for multiple seasons. Each season will cover the mysterious events leading up to the specific catastrophe of each era. "We we're using [each season] as a base for the big events of the interludes — the burning of the Black Spot, the massacre of the Bradley Gang and the explosion of the Kitchner Ironworks — described in the books." "If you remember the movie, Mike is talking to his granddad in the beginning of the movie. This is the story of that guy, among others," says Andy, adding that the series will also explore "all the connections with the characters seen in the movie. And some will be obvious, some will not. Some will be revealed later on ... and the way they are connected, it is part of the drama, the comedy, and the horror of the stories." The panel featured the opening of Welcome to Derry, where a young boy (Miles Ekhardt) from a troubled home is chased from a movie theater after sneaking in to watch The Music Man ("You've got trouble, right here in River City!"). The boy, who sucks on a pacifier as a coping mechanism, hitches a ride with a family who asks where he's heading. "Anywhere but Derry," he replies. But the family is not what they seem and the scene ends with the car back in Derry and the boy's pacifier floating into the familiar sewers as the title comes up. Who's in the cast? In addition to Skarsgård returning as a certain dancing clown, the ensemble includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso. While Andy Muschietti declined to divulge everyone's roles, he did note that Chalk is playing someone familiar to all King fans. "There's another character that you might know from The Shining, which is Dick Hallorann. That's not a surprise. It's in the book. He plays a very little role as as a character in the book. He has a bigger role in this one. It's a bit of a spoiler, but I think you deserve it." Who's the creative team? In addition to the Musciettis, the series was developed by Jason Fuchs, who also wrote the teleplay for the first episode. Fuchs is also serving as co-showrunner with Brad Caleb Kane. The Muschiettis, Fuchs, Kane, Skarsgård, David Coatsworth, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin are executive producers. Andy Muschietti is also directing multiple episodes, which he describes as "basically eight movies." What's the awards history of It? The first TV adaptation of It was the acclaimed 1990 miniseries starring Tim Curry as Pennywise. That was nominated for Emmys for music composition (which it won) and editing (which it lost). It also won the People's Choice Award for Best Miniseries and an Eddie Award for best editing. While they were box-office smashes with strong reviews, the It films didn't earn any Oscar nods. The first film did receive an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for its teenaged Losers Club along with a Golden Trailer Award for Best Horror and also wound up on several year-end top 10 lists. For the sequel, Bill Hader earned a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, the previous HBO adaptation of a King work, 2020's The Outsider, earned a Best Guest Actor Emmy nomination for Jason Bateman. When and where does it air? The first of eight It: Welcome to Derry episodes will premiere in October (the network has yet to specify a date) on HBO and HBO Max, with episodes dropping weekly afterwards. Watch the first teaser: Best of Gold Derby 'Five new life forms from distant planets': Everything to know about 'Alien: Earth' as new trailer drops Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2, including the departure of Tracy Ifeachor's Dr. Collins Everything to know about 'Too Much,' Lena Dunham's Netflix TV show starring Megan Stalter that's kinda, sorta 'based on a true story' Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
Geek Tyrant
a day ago
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- Geek Tyrant
New Trailer For IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Teases The History of Pennywise's Terror — GeekTyrant
HBO Max just dropped a chilling new trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry , and horror fans got their first look at the upcoming series during a late-night panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The show promises to take us deeper into Stephen King's terrifying world, exploring the dark history behind Pennywise and the cursed town of Derry. The teaser sets an unsettling tone as it opens with a sense of unease spreading through the quiet streets of Derry as children begin disappearing. At the center of this nightmare is a young woman, played by Taylor Paige, who moves to town with her husband just as things start to spiral. While Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise only makes a brief appearance at the end, his sinister presence looms throughout the trailer. Set in the universe of King's iconic novel, Welcome to Derry expands on the vision introduced by Andy Muschietti in the feature films. Muschietti, who is executive producing the series alongside Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, says the show will dive deep into the roots of Derry's nightmares: 'There's a reason why the story is told backwards.' The first season is set in 1962, a few years before the events of IT: Chapter One . Future seasons will travel even further into the past, with Season 2 exploring 1935 and Season 3 going all the way back to 1908. The series draws inspiration from the interludes in King's original novel, which detail Mike Hanlon's research into Derry's horrific past. Muschietti explains: 'The interludes are basically chapters that reflect Mike Hanlon's research… fragments of his research. For 27 years, it's the guy trying to figure out what it is, what did it, who did it, who saw it, and all that stuff.' Each season will explore one of Pennywise's 27-year cycles of terror and the catastrophic events that came with them. Muschietti teases: 'They talk about catastrophic events from the past, like the fire in the Black Spot… the massacre of the Bradley Gang, a gang of bank robbers in the '30s… and the explosion of the Kitchener Ironworks.' These tragedies will serve as the backbone of the show's narrative, promising a bloody and terrifying history lesson for fans of the franchise. Muschietti confirms: 'We are basing the three seasons of this series on each of these catastrophic events.' With excitement coming out of Comic-Con and Warner Bros. reportedly thrilled with the first season, there's already talk of fast-tracking Season 2. IT: Welcome to Derry is shaping up to be one of the most exciting horror series of the year, offering fans a chance to see the origins of Pennywise like never before. Get ready to return to the town where fear was born when the series premieres on HBO later this year. Here are some details on each of the tree stories: The Black Spot: The Black Spot is one of the most memorable stories and it is told by Mike Hanlon's father, Will Hanlon, a tale he kept hidden until his last days. In It 's second interlude, Mike visits his father in the hospital and listens to his dad recount a harrowing chapter from his youth. Years before, Will Hanlon and his fellow Air Force servicemen had created a nightclub called The Black Spot, a haven for Black patrons in a time of segregation and deep-seated racism. One night, the Maine Legion of White Decency, a violent supremacist group, burned the club to the ground, killing many innocent people. And while the Legion set the blaze, something far more sinister was lurking in the flames… It itself, taking the shape of a monstrous bird, snatching up its victims amid the fiery chaos. One of the people inside was a young Dick Halloran from The Shining , who worked in the club's kitchen. The Bradley Gang: The Bradley Gang was group of Depression-era outlaws who arrive in Derry in 1929 to hide out from the FBI. They are gunned down by members of the Derry community on Canal Street in the middle of the afternoon, while arriving at Machen's Sporting Goods store to pick up a shipment of ammunition. Mike Hanlon recalls seven members of the Bradley Gang, though Norbert Keene, who was alive during the ambush, recalls eight members. The gang consists of its leader, Al Bradley, and his brother, George. They rob six or seven banks in the Midwest and kidnap a banker for a ransom of thirty thousand dollars before deciding to kill the banker anyway. The other gang members are the brothers Joe and Cal Conklin, Arthur 'Creeping Jesus' Malloy, handsome Patrick Caudy, George's common-law wife, Kitty Donahue, and Caudy's on-and-off again girlfriend, Marie Hauser. The Explosion of the Kitchener Ironworks: The Kitchener Ironworks was an ironworks outside of Derry. In 1906, despite every machine in the works having been shut completely down, the Ironworks inexplicably exploded, killing a group of 88 children and 102 total people who were participating in an Easter egg hunt. The tragedy was caused by It sabotaging the equipment, presumed to be responsible for eight missing bodies. This marked the beginning of the creature's 27-year hibernation period.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘It' Is Back and Derry-er Than Ever: HBO Series Is the Latest in Stephen King Cinematic Universe
The only other author, besides Stephen King, who can lay claim to having more of their work mined for television and film has got to be God. Show of hands of people who saw 'The Life of Chuck' earlier this year and had the 'Oh, right, that was based on a Stephen King story, of course' moment when the credits rolled. King is extremely prolific, and his myriad of tales tap into something specific about the human psyche — and most especially the innocence of childhood. Think of some of the most enduring King adaptations. 'The Shining.' 'Carrie.' 'Stand By Me.' The perspective of youth, in all its awkwardness, terror, and joy, is a persistent throughline. 'It' is the best example of this aspect of his work. The mammoth 1,000+ page 1986 novel has been memorably translated to film twice — once as the two-part Tim Curry 1990 miniseries and again as the Bill Skarsgård two-part film series (2017 and 2019). Generations of children of felt chills at the sight of rain jackets and red balloons because of these films and their source material. More from IndieWire Jay Leno Says Late Night Hosts 'Alienate' Viewers: 'I Don't Think Anybody Wants to Hear a Lecture' George Lucas Makes His First Ever Comic-Con Appearance So to make a full-fledged prequel television series out of the book makes sense. A (second) teaser for 'It: Welcome to Derry' was released July 27, which you can watch below. Warning: it may spoil whatever love you have for 'The Music Man.' What's most interesting about this trailer comes about 57 seconds in, when a bus is shown for 'Shawshank State Prison,' which is of course the setting of the King novella 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and its subsequent acclaimed film adaptation 'The Shawshank Redemption,' long listed as the No. 1 film ever by IMDb users. This puts the series not only in the same universe as the most recent 'It' films, but potentially in the same world as many other King works. The connections between King's own works have been discussed for decades — at least since the 2001 book 'The Stephen King Universe' was published. Pennywise — the titular 'It' clown — and the town of Derry are mentioned in a variety of King stories and screen translations, including 'Castle Rock,' 'The Dark Tower,' Insomnia,' 'Maximum Overdrive,' and 'Gray Matter.' Carrie White — you know, 'Carrie' — is mentioned directly in the 'It' novel. I mean, even the Overlook Hotel from 'The Shining' is mentioned in his book 'Misery.' Then King wrote his own sequel to that, 'Doctor Sleep,' which also became a movie. Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe made it on to our screens, these subtle connections between Maine's favorite author's impressive catalogue was already on full display. So, right out of the gate, to include this nod and place 'Welcome to Derry' right smack nab in the Stephen King pantheon is indeed a 'welcome' move. At Comic-Con on July 27, fans were also treated to a 10-minute preview of the new show (which has not been made available online as of this writing). According to Entertainment Weekly, the scenes — set in 1962 — follow a boy who sneaks into a movie theater, is caught, and then escapes… only to hitch a ride with a mild-mannered family that turns out to be the shape-shifting 'It.' This intro echos that of its source material, which also opens on a young boy's gruesome death at the hands of Pennywise. The eight-episode 'It: Welcome to Derry' premieres on HBO and HBO Max this October. Watch the first teaser trailer, released in May, below. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See Solve the daily Crossword
UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for July 28: Jim Davis, GloRilla
TV // 15 hours ago 'It: Welcome to Derry' to premiere on HBO, HBO Max in October July 27 (UPI) -- The "It" prequel, "Welcome to Derry," is to premiere on HBO and HBO Max this October. The horror franchise is inspired by the writings of Stephen King.
