It is one of Stephen King’s best novels, and while past adaptations have done it justice in some ways, there are plenty of others which serve as proof we still haven’t seen the definitive big screen version of this tale.

New Line are currently developing a two-part movie (the first will focus on young versions of the characters, with the second focusing on them as adults) which is set to be directed by True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga.

In a recent interview, producer Seth Grahame-Smith revealed that this take on It “will bring back some of the viciousness of the book that they couldn’t do with the [1990 TV] miniseries because it was for broadcast.”

That’s very good news for fans, and Smith went on to reveal the following: “I think it’s going to be very scary, but I also feel like you’ve got [True Detective’s] Cary [Fukunaga] who is going to direct these kids — and he’s incredible at casting, incredible at shooting. He’s incredible with tone and atmosphere. One of the things I wanted to do is be a part of one of the really good King adaptations. As we know, there is an echelon of King adaptations that are classics. There are some that are okay. There are some that we’d rather forget.”

Stephen King is said to be very happy with the script (he’s been notoriously critical of past adaptations of his work; he hates Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining for example), something which should be taken as a good sign!

As for when we should expect to see the film come together, Smith added: “We’re going to get a draft, what is supposed to be the shooting [script], any day now from Cary and his writing partner. We’re doing a deal for them to write the second movie. Our hope is to prep sometime in the next few months and shoot in the summer. That one is as much on the runway as we can possibly be. I know New Line is ready to go.”