‘It’ Screenwriter Was Nervous Stephen King Would Hate The Movie
If you’re gonna write one of the scariest movies of the summer, it’s clear you’re probably going to be terrified to hear from its original creator — such was the case of Gary Dauberman, who wrote the screenpay for It, which was originally a book by Stephen King.
“He would take the form of Stephen King and a look of disappointment on his face. That’s the thing that haunted me through this process,” Dauberman said of writing the scary ass clown Pennywise to The Hollywood Reporter. “He is part of the reason I am who I am, and I have his books all over my house and all of that stuff … And finally to hear how much he enjoyed the movie, it felt like I was holding my breath the last year or so and I could finally exhale.”
On the horror genre:
“For me, the best horror has moments of humor, it has moments of tenderness and it has moments of extreme darkness. I think for an actor, that would be a real challenge to take on. And that’s why when you send the script out, you get a great response. I think they see, ‘Oh I can do this and I get to play that’ and you get to do things you wouldn’t necessarily be able to do in, let’s say a comedy, or a straight dramatic role.”
Read the whole interview with Gary at The Hollywood Reporter.