WEBSep 8, 2017 · In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town. Director. Andy Muschietti. Writers. Chase Palmer. Cary Joji Fukunaga. Gary Dauberman. Stars. Bill Skarsgård. Jaeden Martell. Finn Wolfhard.