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Scare Diego unleashes terror as Comic-Con kicks off
SAN DIEGO, July 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Early arrivals at San Diego Comic-Con
were treated to a preview night scream-fest Wednesday as New Line Cinema
unleashed exclusive footage of its most hotly anticipated horror movies.
The Warner Bros-owned studio kicked off the evening at a packed downtown
theater with an exclusive first look at “It: Chapter Two” and its terrifying
antagonist, Pennywise.
There was also world-first footage from the upcoming “Conjuring” spin-off
“The Nun” and a look at “The Curse of La Llorona,” a terrifying childhood
myth from Hispanic folklore.
The two-part feature adaptation of “It,” Stephen King’s 1986 novel,
follows seven smalltown children who are terrorized by a killer clown.
While last year’s “It” was tonally an homage to Rob Reiner’s 1986 film
“Stand by Me” — another King coming-of-age story — the second installment
looks scary as hell.
“It: Chapter Two” is set 27 years after the first film, and the Losers
Club have grown up and moved away — but a devastating phone call brings them
back together.
The sneak peak gave the audience their first glimpse at the grown-up cast,
which includes Bill Hader, Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, in a reunion at
a Chinese restaurant.
Director Andy Muschietti, who made the first film, promised the sequel,
due for release on September 6, would be an altogether more terrifying
prospect.
“It’s going to be scarier, it’s going to be more intense, so bring your
adult diapers,” he joked after the climatic jump scare provoked a cacophony
of shrieks.
The Comic-Con fan convention brings 130,000 visitors a year to San Diego,
where they spend four days catching up on the latest movies and TV panels,
collecting comics and dressing up as their favorite pop culture characters.
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