Stephen King tweets that New Line's It remake 'might be dead' following reports director Cary Fukunaga abruptly exited film 

By Cassie Carpenter for MailOnline

Published: 18:49 EST, 25 May 2015 | Updated: 01:40 EST, 26 May 2015

On Monday, Stephen King confirmed that New Line's It remake of his 1986 novel - which was scheduled to begin shooting mid-June - had been pushed indefinitely.

'The remake of IT may be dead--or undead--but we'll always have Tim Curry. He's still floating down in the sewers of Derry,' the 67-year-old author wrote to his 721K followers.

The Under the Dome creator's tweet came two hours after The Wrap reported that writer-director Cary Fukunaga abruptly exited the project. 

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Dead or undead? On Monday, Stephen King confirmed that New Line's It remake of his 1986 novel - which was scheduled to begin shooting mid-June - had been pushed indefinitely

Dead or undead? On Monday, Stephen King confirmed that New Line's It remake of his 1986 novel - which was scheduled to begin shooting mid-June - had been pushed indefinitely

The 37-year-old filmmaker famously scored an Emmy for helming HBO's hit show True Detective last year.

Fukunaga 'repeatedly clashed with the studio over budget cuts' from the $30M first film of his two-part adaptation.

New Line was evidently not pleased that the Sundance Award winner intended to shoot in costly New York, and they would have preferred a single film rather than two.  

'The remake of IT may be dead': The Under the Dome creator's tweet came two hours after The Wrap reported that writer-director Cary Fukunaga (pictured) abruptly exited the project

'The remake of IT may be dead': The Under the Dome creator's tweet came two hours after The Wrap reported that writer-director Cary Fukunaga (pictured) abruptly exited the project

Scored an Emmy for the HBO hit: The True Detective director (R) 'repeatedly clashed with the studio over budget cuts' from the $30M first film of his two-part adaptation

Scored an Emmy for the HBO hit: The True Detective director (R) 'repeatedly clashed with the studio over budget cuts' from the $30M first film of his two-part adaptation

'We'll always have Tim Curry': New Line was evidently not pleased that the 37-year-old filmmaker intended to shoot in costly New York, and they would have preferred a single film rather than two

'We'll always have Tim Curry': New Line was evidently not pleased that the 37-year-old filmmaker intended to shoot in costly New York, and they would have preferred a single film rather than two

The horror thriller miniseries centers on seven bullied children from Maine, who later battle a murderous clown monster as adults.

When Stephen King's It originally premiered on ABC in 1990, it drew a combined 36.7M viewers and scored an Emmy.

Cary's exit also likely means The Maze Runner star Will Poulter will no longer take on the sinister role of Pennywise famously played by Tim Curry.

The Losers Club: The horror thriller miniseries centers on seven bullied children from Maine, who later battle a murderous clown monster as adults

The Losers Club: The horror thriller miniseries centers on seven bullied children from Maine, who later battle a murderous clown monster as adults

The Lucky Seven: When Stephen King's It originally premiered on ABC in 1990, it drew a combined 36.7M viewers and scored an Emmy

The Lucky Seven: When Stephen King's It originally premiered on ABC in 1990, it drew a combined 36.7M viewers and scored an Emmy

Oh well: Cary's exit also likely means The Maze Runner star Will Poulter (L) will no longer take on the sinister role of Pennywise famously played by Tim Curry (R)
Oh well: Cary's exit also likely means The Maze Runner star Will Poulter (L) will no longer take on the sinister role of Pennywise famously played by Tim Curry (R)

Oh well: Cary's exit also likely means The Maze Runner star Will Poulter (L) will no longer take on the sinister role of Pennywise famously played by Tim Curry (R)

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