Richie is neglected or abused by his parents
Richie is shown to have a loudmouthed, attention-seeking attitude, and his missing poster shows him to be a mere 90 lbs; substantially underweight for a child his height and age. In addition, unlike the miniseries, his family is one of the few that we never see over the course of the film. Child neglect could connect a lot of dots. The Turtle will make an appearance
Due to the fact the movie will be based more on the book, along with the leaked script having several references to the Turtle, it is almost guaranteed that ol' Maturin himself will make an appearance, an element the miniseries neglected to include.- It's been confirmed by the director that the Turtle will be in Part 1. However, he also suggested that it won't have a clear connection to The Dark Tower as was seen in the novel.
- In the film itself, Maturin does not appear, but is instead alluded to via a LEGO turtle in Georgie's bedroom, and further joked about when one of the Losers spots a turtle while swimming at the creek.
- Depends on how you view things: The movie explicitly states that IT is powered by the fear of its victims, so the kids defeat IT by overcoming their fears. Take that explanation as you will. Also, given how Part 1 ends (Bev leaving Derry), the speculation about the kids growing to be professional monster hunters in Part 2 is unlikely, with the exception of Mike, who, according to the director, will become obsessed with learning all about IT in the 27 years that pass between movies.
Derry is a Town with a Dark Secret in more than one way
While the Losers investigate previous attacks of It they will discover that the founders of the city made a deal with It so Derry had prosperity for the 27 years between attacks in exchange for the children of it's citizens. To make things worse, at least one of the Losers is related to these people.- Not revealed in the first movie, but there's still the sequel.
- Heavily implied all the same — the art depicting the town's founding has Pennywise in it, and the founders all died shortly after.
Pennywise's 1990 movie appearance will get a nod.
While the Losers research or learn about It, they noticed it often takes the form of a clown; same with the 1990 movie as opposed to the book where it rarely appears as a clown. But in each passing decade, his clown form takes a different (if minor) appearance due to the times in history. The 50s and/or 90s show him resembling how he looked in the '90 movie.- Confirmed. A Freeze-Frame Bonus in the second trailer shows a room full of clown costumes, one of which is Tim Curry's Pennywise suit.
Georgie is actually alive.
Once the Losers find him, Pennywise will kill Georgie just to spite Bill. Ironically, this will bring about his downfall.- Nope, he's been Dead All Along.
Battery Acid
In this movie, Eddie will say the book-accurate "BATTERY ACID, FUCKNUTS" before dealing his blow on Pennywise, but in the sequel, he'll say "This is battery acid you slime!" as a way to symbolize his loss of innocence.- Nope, there was no battery acid/aspirator scene in the movie.
- Further, It no longer demonstrates the weaknesses of any of Its shapeshifted forms, as demonstrated when It survives Bill's attack while It was disguised as Georgie, who'd have died.
Pennywise actually possessed Mr. Marsh
It would explain why he appeared suddenly after Beverly knocked him out. Bill's stutter is just in his head.
This explains why Bill doesn't stutter much when talking to Georgie. It could also explain why no amount of speech therapy (probably where he learned the poem) seemed to work with him.- When he made the speech at Neibolt, he didn't stutter at all, showing he is capable of speaking without it. Once Richie pointed it out, he immediately started stuttering again while inside the house.
Bill, Ben, and Bev are really just DJ, Chowder, and Jenny from Monster House
Given that these two movies have a TON of similarities, it wouldn't be too far fetched.- DJ and Bill are the leaders of their group, and are relatively good people. And to top it off both fall in love with the red headed girl in the group.
- Ben is Chowder. both are the only people in the group who are overweight, and both have a crush on a girl who doesn't return their feelings.
- Bev is of course Jenny. both have red hair, and could easily put up a fight. And both end up falling in love with the leader of the group.
Deep down, Bill knew that Georgie was dead, but he was in denial throughout the whole movie.
Bill's smart enough to know that a seven-year-old like Georgie couldn't have survived his disappearance, especially for eight months. Bill's character arc is about him finally accepting his loss and moving on. The balloons contain the souls of the dead children.
This could explain the whole "you'll float" deal. Sadly, as the balloons aren't able to talk, a true Bill and Georgie reunion is still not possible. Beverly moves to Portland, Maine.
They never specify if she moved to Oregon. Portland, Maine, is only a 2 hour drive from Bangor (which is the town Derry is based off of), so it would make sense instead of moving across the country. Richie's real fear is being forgotten/his friends abandoning him
You can clearly tell that he's hurt when they leave him as the look out when they clean up Bev's bathroom. This is why he constantly is cracking jokes so they don't forget about him. This also explains why he had a panic attack when he found the missing poster. Bill has an eating disorder
With his parents neglect, and his need for control it's not too far fetched. During the quarry scene, he looks severely underweight with his bones being very prominent.- In the montage when the Losers are estranged, we see Bill sitting alone at the dinner table. We never actually see him eat anything.
Pennywise (and the Losers) aren't real, and are just a metaphor for Bill's grief
Bill, being a writer created them as a therapy technique to help him cope with Georgie's death. Writing the story helped him come to terms with it, which is why in the alternate ending he seems to finally be on good terms with his parents.- It also explains why the Losers forget each other after they kill Pennywise.
The Losers Club end up becoming the Island of Misfit Toys from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
They have so many similarities, it's not too far fetched, as there are a few Expy. Bonus points for both films for having XTC's "Dear God", and "Bust A Move" in their soundtrack. Wallflower takes place around the same time the Losers would be in high school.- Beverly is Sam. As both were molested when they were younger, and have a Brother–Sister Team with one of the characters.
- Richie is Patrick. Both are gay, and have similar personalities.
- Eddie is Charlie. Both are younger than most of their friends, and were abused by a loved one.
Henry Bowers was sexually abused by his father.
- He asserts his masculinity with violence because his father emasculates and humiliates him constantly, and Henry goes off the deep end after the Rock Fight, which ends with Richie telling him to go blow his Dad. It's not the rocks that pushed him over the edge, it was the implication that Richie knew Henry's secret.
