Listen up, Losers! There's a brand-new, live-action adaptation of Stephen King's IT coming to theaters in less than two months so you'd better be prepared. Andrés Muschietti (Mama) helms this take on the epic King tome that tracks the childhood of a group of misfits who exist on the fringe of their small town's social circle. They've all got their own reasons to be afraid, but they band together in order to root out and confront the source of all their fear.

In a collection of new images and concept art from IT, EW has posited an interesting theory: Perhaps this adaptation is a departure from King's original 1986 story in one aspect regarding the death of a certain character. It's certainly a curious line of inquiry to follow, so luckily Muschietti weighed in on their idea and provided some insight into how the film changed from concept art to final execution.

The R-rated It arrives in theaters September 8 and stars Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chosen Jacobs, and Nicholas Hamilton.

Check out a pair of new images showing the Losers below:

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New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “IT,” directed by Andrés Muschietti (“Mama”), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.

 

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

While that second image has strong Goonies vibes, clearly this story is going to darker and much more terrifying places. Some of those places are teased in the following concept art. And for more on our coverage of IT, be sure to check out the following links:

The idea EW explores here concerns Georgie Denbrough and whether or not he lives in this version of the story. In the book, Georgie chased his paper boat to a sewer drain where a waiting Pennywise lured him in, ripped his arm off, and left him to bleed to death; he was found by Dave Gardener less than a minute later. However, in Muschietti's version, Georgie's body was never found, so Bill is leading his fellow Losers on a search for Georgie, dead or alive. An interesting wrinkle, for sure, though we've already seen some version of Georgie in the previously released trailers (which could just be one of Pennywise's many tricks).

Other changes to the story occurred from the concept art stage to the final execution. The following image finds Bill and Beverly Marsh in the Barrens at the entrance to the town's sewer system, but Muschietti explains how that changed:

“He actually comes in with some of the Losers. Richie and Eddie. And they meet Ben in that scene."

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The descent into the sewers is shown here, but the final version will be absent the very Back to the Future-esque vest.

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Captured in the next image is what appears to be common trash at first blush, but upon closer inspection is revealed to be remnants of children who lost their lives to Pennywise over many, many years.

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This final concept art piece teases the epic final confrontation with Pennywise, as does Muschietti:

The final confrontation happens in the lair where Pennywise lives, a big cistern, a circular space that resembles a cooling tower."

It's do or die here, and how it all works out remains to be seen. We'll find out on September 8th when IT hits theaters.

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