etti ▁was ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁direct ▁It , ▁with ▁New ▁Line ▁beginning ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁writer ▁to ▁tail or ▁a ▁script ▁to ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁vision , ▁with ▁the ▁announ cement ▁also ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁possible ▁participation ▁of ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁sister , ▁Barbara ▁Mus chi etti , ▁as ▁a ▁producer , ▁and ▁Richard ▁Br ener ▁joining ▁Ham ada , ▁Ne ust ad ter ▁and ▁K uy k end all ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁project . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁indicated ▁that ▁Will ▁P oul ter , ▁who ▁was ▁originally ▁t apped ▁to ▁port ray ▁Pen ny wise ▁in ▁F uk un aga ' s ▁version , ▁had ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sched uling ▁conflict ▁and ▁that ▁execut ives ▁were ▁meeting ▁with ▁actors ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁ant agon ist . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁New ▁Line ▁Cinema ▁set ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁a ▁release ▁of ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mus chi etti ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Vari ety ▁where in ▁he ▁spoke ▁about ▁his ▁vision ▁of ▁It , ▁while ▁mention ing ▁P oul ter ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁mix ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Pen ny wise : ▁" P oul ter ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁great ▁option . ▁For ▁me ▁he ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of