It Chapter Two (2019)
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Twenty-seven years after their initial victory, the members of the Losers Club must reunite in their hometown to face the ancient evil known as Pennywise once more.
The story
Set 27 years after the events of the first film, the story centers on the Losers Club and their relationships as they reunite to destroy It once and for all. In 2016, Pennywise the Dancing Clown returns to Derry, Maine, and begins a new reign of terror. Mike Hanlon, the only member of the Losers Club who remained in Derry, summons the other members to return to their hometown. They must confront their past and the fact that the entity they defeated in 1989 has resurfaced, forcing them to fulfill their old oath to destroy it before it can claim more victims.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2016, Pennywise returns to Derry, Maine, and kills a man named Adrian Mellon. Mike Hanlon, the only original member left in town, summons the others. While they reunite, some members are lost, including Stanley Uris, who commits suicide. The group learns of the threat and prepares to fight. They use artifacts from their past to perform the 'Ritual of Chüd' in a cavern beneath the sewers. During the ritual, they face various forms of Pennywise and are subjected to hallucinations. They eventually confront the creature, and through a series of actions, they manage to shrink and ultimately destroy it. The film concludes with the survivors dealing with the aftermath, including the death of Eddie Kasprak, and the members moving on with their lives, while the truth of Stanley's sacrifice is revealed.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 169
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Andy Muschietti
- Writers
- Gary Dauberman · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- James McAvoy · Bill Denbrough; Jessica Chastain · Beverly Marsh; Bill Hader · Richie Tozier; Isaiah Mustafa · Mike Hanlon; Jay Ryan · Ben Hanscom; James Ransone · Eddie Kasprak; Andy Bean · Stanley Uris; Bill Skarsgård · Pennywise the Dancing Clown
- Genres
- supernatural horror; horror thriller
- Themes
- friendship; overcoming fear; trauma
- Tone and mood
- scary; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- supernatural; horror; sequel; adaptation
- Source material / true-story basis
- It by Stephen King
- Franchise connections
- It
- Content notes
- horror
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising the performances but criticizing the long runtime and some narrative choices.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 58 · scale: 100 · review count: 52; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 76%
- Awards and nominations
- Saturn Award · winning films · win
- Production trivia
- The teenage actors from the first film were digitally de-aged to match their ages during the filming of the first film.
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