“You’re going to see absolutely disgusting things.” So soberly said actor Chris Chalk on the microphone of our colleagues DiversityHe is at the American premiere of the series. And now that we’ve seen the first episode of It: Welcome to Derry, we understand that warning better!
Created by the duo Andy Muschietti (Director) and Barbara Muschietti (Producer), already behind It and It: Chapter 2, the new series inspired by the world of Stephen King is already shaping up to be an unmissable horror phenomenon by the end of the year. A proposal so radical, especially for the small screen, that the creators themselves thought that the channel would not allow them to fulfill their vision.
“Is that what you meant?!”
In this preview, producer Barbara Muschetti told Variety that she was confident that HBO would eventually hold them accountable for the violence in the series: “During filming, I kept thinking: ‘He will call me.’ But we continued to voice the episodes and they continued to love them. We are very lucky to have the support of the studio.”
But the brutality of the series did not make its producer suspicious. Co-author Jason Fuchs also shared a juicy anecdote with a smile. While writing, he simply hid the actual content of the scenes from his family. And when they discovered the episodes: “They asked me, ‘Did you mean that?! Is that what happened when you hit the computer keyboard?!’
“Wait a moment before you look”
Worse, producer Barbara Muschietti outright advised one of her cast members, Taylor Page, to take her time before watching the episodes. for what Well, because she recently gave birth to a baby and a certain scene in episode 1 could have been… difficult? Those who have already discovered the series know exactly what we are talking about.
He says: “: “You just gave birth to a baby, my dear. Be patient while you watch it because the first few episodes…” But you know what? If you do something, you’re all in. And I had… untreated labor, I was like that. Well, it affected me a little more… It’s good that you warned me because I was nauseous.”
If you haven’t found it yet: Welcome to Derry, now you’ve been warned! The series is available on HBO Max with one episode each week.
Source: Allocine
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