There is no doubt that the horror movie 'IT' became one of the biggest pop culture phenomena of 2017. The blockbuster film ultimately earned more than $700 million worldwide. Despite the film's undisputed success, the project initially got off to a rocky start with original director Cary Fukunaga parting ways from the project. According to ComicBook.com, Fukunaga recently told GQ "I think it was fear on [New Line Cinema's] part, that they couldn't control me.