The anticipation around IT: Chapter Two continues to build, especially after Warner Bros. debuted a new trailer during the recently finished 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
Acting as a sequel and final chapter to IT, based off of the lauded novel of the same name penned by Steven King, Chapter Two has officially been given an R-rating.
Warning: Mild Spoilers Lay Ahead
Taking to Twitter, Exhibitor Relations Co. confirmed the forthcoming film has been given an R rating due to "disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material."
In pervious interviews, Jessica Chastain — who portrays adult Bev — has shared the filmmakers have this time pushed the limits on bloody images and gore. "I was like, ‘No, if we’re going to do it, let’s do it.’" Chastain revealed during the film’s San Diego Comic-Con panel. "I love horror films, I love Carrie, and I said, ‘Let’s make Carrie on steroids.’ And that’s what we did and it literally tortured me because I didn’t realize that it would be that way the whole movie."
The R-rating could also suggest that the film has incorporated some of the most controversial scenes in the book, including the part where all the boys lose their virginity to Bev in a "consensual" gang bang.
Taking place 27 years after the event of the first film, the grown up Losers Club will be played by James McAvoy (Bill), Bill Hader (Richie), Isaiah Mustafa (Mike), James Ransone (Eddie), and Jessica Chastain as Bev.
IT: Chapter 2 hits theaters September 6, 2019.
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