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Bill Skarsgård to Reprise Pennywise Role In ‘Welcome to Derry’

Bill Skarsgård will star in and executive produce the anticipated It television prequel series, which has a working title of Welcome to Derry. He’s set to reprise the title role from New Line’s hit 2017 supernatural horror film, It, and its 2019 sequel, It Chapter Two, Deadline is reporting. On the show, which is being…

HBO Max Orders “IT” Prequel WELCOME TO DERRY (WT) To Series

HBO Max has ordered the Max Original drama “WELCOME TO DERRY” (working title) to series. The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (“IT,” “IT Chapter Two”) and Jason Fuchs (“IT Chapter Two,” “Wonder Woman,” “Argylle”), is a prequel to the New Line global blockbuster “IT”…

HBO Max’s ‘It’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome to Derry’ Hires Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane as Showrunners

Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane have signed on to serve as co-showrunners on the upcoming It prequel series, Welcome to Derry, Variety is reporting. The supernatural horror show is currently in development from Andy and Barbara Muschietti at HBO Max, which has given the project a series production commitment. The streaming service has not…

‘It’ Prequel Show in the Works About Pennywise Origin Story

HBO Max is reportedly developing “It” prequel series, “Welcome to Derry,” which set in the fictional small town from the works of Stephen King. Set in the 1960s, “Welcome to Derry” will take audiences back to the fictional town of Derry, Maine to focus on the events that led up to 2017’s It: Part One, which was based on…

Classic Hollywood Gave Birth To The “It Girl” Phenomenon That Continues To Thrive

Almost a century ago, 95 years to be exact, a silent film directed by Clarence Badger defined a concept that still prospers: It. The resplendent Clara Bow, playing Betty Lou Spence, embodied the first “It Girl” in history and inspired that noteworthy quality that is withheld by today’s celebrities.  The “It” in present culture is…

Film Review – ‘Naked Singularity’ Tackles Crime and Justice with a Purpose  

It’s easy to become disillusioned, particularly when the same end result is reached regardless of the work or effort put in to create a different outcome. Often, there are technicalities that enable criminals to escape justice for what they’ve done, and a verdict deeming them free to go isn’t necessarily indicative that they have not…