Remake Update

The web is pretty full of news about the upcoming Stephen King remakes (IT and Pet Sematary). The articles are all stimming from the same source matereal, Lilja's Library. Both Bloody Disgusting and Dread Central have articles on the remake, which quote exclusively from Lilja's interview with David Kajganich. All that to say -- skip the other articles and just go straight to Lilja's for the interview.

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Kajganich revealed to Lilja that he was dissatisfied (my word) with the process for Pet Sematary and opted out why they began to make some pretty serious character changes to make the story more appealing to teenage girls. Sounds like someone is looking to capitalize on the girl mania over Twilight.

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The more interesting news came in revelations about the IT remake. "I think the book’s content is really more appropriate for cinema," Kajganich said. "I told the studio from the beginning that I felt I needed to be able to write for an R rating, since I wanted to be as candid as the novel about the terrible things the characters go through as kids."

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Kajganich says that working with IT, reading it over and over is like looking inside Stephen King's head -- which he calls "fascinating." (that's what Spock would say, too). He says that as a writer, studying King so closely has taught him a lot about story-telling.

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I've been reading IT lately, and I find the structure interesting. It appears, at first at least, to be about adults going back to face their childhood fears. Some opt out while others face the deadlights head on.

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When Lilja asked what actors might step into various roles, Kajganich didn't offer much -- except that he thought Pennywise would be best played by Buster Keaton. Now that would be interesting! Espeically since I remember Buster having such a large role in Needful Things.

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This interview is so interesting, you should go check it out yoruself! Good stuff.

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http://www.liljas-library.com/showinterview.php?id=73