IT: Original Director Reveals Why He Was Fired, Not Just 'Creative Differences'

When a director leaves a movie and "creative differences" is listed as the problem, fans tend to get skeptical about it. Admittedly, the excuse can be true but it's always suspicious when it is announced as the primary reason for people leaving. This excuse was used when True Detective director Cary Fukunaga was removed from the remake of Stephen King's It.

During a recent interview with GQ, Fukunaga reveals that there is more to it than "creative differences" and it seems like he's disappointed in the studio for not thinking he's collaborative.

Fukunaga says that he was fired because the studio thought they couldn't control him, which the director thinks is dumb. The former It director says he is willing to compromise if it makes the film better and even pointed out how his 2014 film Beasts of No Nation had a huge compromise. He states that Beasts entire third act had to be rewritten since they didn't have the budget to make the original plans happen.

"I don't think I've ever been able to make something uncompromising. Like, someone commented on Beasts, ‘Oh, how did it feel to make a movie that's uncompromising?' Like, uncompromising? I had to rewrite my entire third act 'cause we didn't have the money to finish the film. We compromise all over the place."

Honestly, the circumstances surrounding his removal reeks of communication problems and it's sad that he was removed. Granted, the It remake was a huge success under director Andy Muschietti, which reeked in plenty of money and positive reviews. Still, it will always be interesting to know what could have been.

It: Chapter Two comes out in September 2019.

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