The screenwriter of the upcoming It: Chapter 2 has denied rumors that the Stephen King will be expanded into a trilogy.

It, which adapted the first half of King’s 1986 horror novel, was a box-office hit, earning more than $700 million worldwide, and a critical success. The sequel, scheduled for release in September 2019, will focus largely on the members of The Losers Club as adults, as they return to Derry, Maine, 27 years after the events of the original film to again confront "It."

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Speaking with Slashfilm, screenwriter Gary Dauberman (The Nun) dismissed the suggestion that Warner Bros. might try to leverage the success of the 2017 original by extending the adaptation to a trilogy. “No, this is a complete story," he replied. "The ending, I think, will satisfy the audience and maybe break their hearts a little bit.”

Directed once more by Andy Muschietti, It: Chapter 2, stars Bill Skarsgard, James McAvoy, Jessica Chaistan, Bill Hader, Jay Ryan, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone and Andy Bean, with Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer and Wyatt Oleff. The film opens Sept. 6, 2019.

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