Stephen King's It goes True Detective - Send in the Clowns!

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This should be a wild one. Director Cary Fukunaga of HBO's True Detective will be helming a new adaptation of Stephen King's It for producer Dan Lin.

Fukunaga is a spectacular choice, as anyone who's seen True Detective will attest, the guy has a dark, dark sensibility and can direct the hell out of actors. The team plans to begin prep this March for a summer start date. Lin explains that the story is too big for one film, so the plan will be to split It into two features. The original two-part miniseries aired on ABC in 1990, with a TV-centric cast including Richard Thomas, Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Tim Reid, Richard Masur and standout Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown.

Like other filmmakers mounting new King adaptations, Fukunaga and Lin wisely sought the blessing of the man himself before proceeding: "We didn't want to make this unless he felt it was the right way to go," Lin explained. "...and when we sent him the script, the response that Cary got back was, 'Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make.' So that was really gratifying."