Andy Muschietti cast James McAvoy for a franchise expansion utilizing the HBO platform.
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Updated Sep 8
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What happened
Andy Muschietti cast James McAvoy for a franchise expansion utilizing the HBO platform.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
Siblings Andy and Barbara Muschietti co-created the It film franchise and are leading a prequel series for HBO.Also in this story
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- HBO is expanding Stephen King's world into a new series set in Derry, involving Andy and Barbara Muschietti.
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The entities involved
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James McAvoy
Scottish actor (born 1979)
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HBO
American pay television network
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Andy Muschietti
Argentine film director and screenwriter (born 1973)
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