▁well ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁second ▁adaptation ▁following ▁Tommy ▁Lee ▁Wal lace ' s ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁min is eries . ▁The ▁film ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁seven ▁children ▁in ▁Der ry , ▁Maine , ▁who ▁are ▁terror ized ▁by ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁being , ▁only ▁to ▁face ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁dem ons ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁It : ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Los ers ' ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁Andy ▁Mus chi etti ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Ch ase ▁Pal mer , ▁C ary ▁F uk un aga ▁and ▁Gary ▁Da ub erman . ▁Ja eden ▁Lie ber her ▁stars ▁as ▁Bill ▁Den br ough ▁and ▁Bill ▁Sk ars g år d ▁as ▁Pen ny wise ▁the ▁Dan cing ▁C low n . ▁Jer emy ▁Ray ▁Taylor , ▁Soph ia ▁L ill is , ▁Finn ▁Wolf hard , ▁Wy att ▁Ole ff , ▁Ch osen ▁Jacob s , ▁Jack ▁D yl an ▁Gra zer , ▁Nicholas ▁Hamilton , ▁and ▁Jackson ▁Robert ▁Scott ▁are ▁all ▁featured ▁in ▁supporting ▁roles . ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁in ▁Toronto ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁locations ▁for ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Port ▁Hope , ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁River dale , ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁It ▁premier ed ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2