<P> It (titled onscreen as It: Chapter One) is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King . The screenplay is by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman . The first of a planned duology, the film tells the story of seven children in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by the eponymous being, only to face their own personal demons in the process . The novel was previously adapted into a 1990 miniseries . </P> <P> The film stars Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgård as Bill Denbrough and Pennywise the Dancing Clown, respectively, with Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton and Jackson Robert Scott in supporting roles . Principal photography began in the Riverdale neighborhood of Toronto on June 27, 2016, and ended on September 21, 2016 . Other Ontario locations included Port Hope and Oshawa . </P> <P> It premiered in Los Angeles on September 5, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 8, 2017 . Upon release, the film set numerous box office records and has grossed over $478 million worldwide . It received positive reviews, with critics praising the performances, direction, cinematography, and musical score, and many calling it one of the best Stephen King adaptations . A sequel is set to be released on September 6, 2019 . </P> <P> In October 1988, stuttering young teenager Bill Denbrough gives his seven - year - old brother, Georgie, a paper sailboat . Georgie sails the boat along the rainy streets of small town Derry, and is disappointed when it falls down a storm drain . As he attempts to retrieve it Georgie sees a clown in the sewer, who introduces himself as "Pennywise the Dancing Clown". The clown entices Georgie to come closer, then severs his arm and drags him into the sewer . </P>

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