Stephen King’s IT book is a pretty long story and to make sure to tell that story right on the big screen, it had to be split up into two separate films. Well, It looks like IT: Chapter 1 and IT: Chapter 2 will be edited together into a single supercut film by director Andy Muschietti.
While talking to SFX magazine (Via Games Radar) Muschietti revealed:
“There’s a version where the two movies are cut together. There’s a version where there’s a special director’s cut of number one and a special director’s cut of number two. And I’m happy to basically work on every one of them.”
While it’s going to be great to see IT: Chapter 2, now I’m excited that we’ll have a chance to see both films edited together into one! It’s be great if this supercut ended up getting a theatrical release at some point, but even if it doesn’t I’ll happily buy it.
There are no details on how the film will be cut together, but I hope that Muschietti uses the footage from both films and craftily cuts them together into a cohesive narrative just like King’s novel. I’d rather have that because it would be a very different viewing experience than just cutting the films back to back.
IT: Chapter Two opens on September 6th.