▁first ▁film ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁coming - of - age ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁children ▁tor ment ed ▁by ▁It ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁will ▁skip ▁ahead ▁in ▁time ▁as ▁those ▁same ▁characters ▁band ▁together ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁fight ▁as ▁adult s . ▁Lin ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁F uk un aga ▁was ▁only ▁committed ▁to ▁direct ing ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁though ▁was ▁currently ▁closing ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁co - write ▁the ▁second . ▁Lin ▁concluded ▁by ▁mention ing ▁King , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁remarked , ▁" The ▁most ▁important ▁thing ▁is ▁that ▁[ K ing ] ▁gave ▁us ▁his ▁bless ing . ▁We ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁unless ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁right ▁way ▁to ▁go , ▁and ▁when ▁we ▁sent ▁him ▁the ▁script , ▁the ▁response ▁that ▁C ary ▁got ▁back ▁was , ▁' Go ▁with ▁God , ▁please ! ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁version ▁the ▁studio ▁should ▁make .' ▁So ▁that ▁was ▁really ▁grat ifying ." ▁Lin ▁confirmed ▁that ▁F uk un aga ▁would ▁begin ▁principal ▁phot ography ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F uk un aga ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁S late ▁where in ▁he ▁spoke ▁about ▁It , ▁while ▁mention ing ▁he ▁has ▁someone ▁in ▁mind ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Pen ny wise . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F uk un aga ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁particularly ▁not ing ▁his ▁goal ▁to ▁find ▁the