It has been rumored for some time thatwould be involved in thesequel after directorand his sister Barbara, one of the film's producers, revealed in an interview for Variety that the Oscar-nominated actress would be their top choice to play adult Beverly. These rumors seemed even more plausible since Chastain has worked with Muschietti before, on the-produced horror filmThose rumors became reality today as new reports indicate that Chastain is now officially in negotiations with New Line to star in the sequel. Negotiations are in early stages at this point, and the script still isn't finished, butis a top priority for the studio, following the film's record-breaking run in theaters.opened with $123.4 million in September, 2017 and finished its theatrical run with $700.3 million worldwide, the highest numbers ever for a horror film.As the first part of's book focused on a group of children facing off against the murderous and otherworldly Pennywise the Clown, the second part will follow the last half of King's novel, which focuses on the characters as adult, returning to their hometown to finish off Pennywise once and for all. No other actors have been attached to the sequel. The original young cast could appear in flashbacks scenes.will hit theaters on September 6, 2019.is also set to star inand an adaptation of Ubisoft's online-only action role-playing game. Other projects include thebiopic, the comic book adaptationand the biopicwhich focuses on country and western icons George Jones () and Tammy Wynette.