The movie is set in 2016, 27 years after the events of the first film. The book "It," by Stephen King, is set in 1958 and 1985, so there was some deviation from the original novel. The movie opens ...
It: Chapter Two — also starring James McAvoy and Bill Hader as well as the young cast from the first movie — is set to hit theaters Sept. 6 Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE.