If you had watched the 1990 mini-series compilation of “IT” as a kid, you might say that it was one of the scariest movies you had ever seen. Given, it is understandable for a kid to imagine that reality hosts a cannibal clown who shape shifts into their darkest fears. “IT” had personified for a generation what it was like to walk into a dark room and feel like eyes are watching you.

You may find, however, that it has been robbed of its “ghastly” impact when set against more recent horror movies like “The Conjuring” and “Saw.” It has become painfully obvious that audiences are blood-thirsty for realism when watching dark films. “IT (1990)” was revealed to be campy than anything else, negating the suspense and terror found Stephen King’s novel.

With the release of the remake’s first official trailer on March 29, “IT” may have found a way to appeal to a modern audience. The relaunch is “Sinister” meets “Stranger Things” and “Super 8”. If you see the trailer, you’ll know what I mean.

The trailer begins with the iconic scene of Georgie’s murder. There is a moment of laughter when Georgie slams into a road block while chases the paper boat that his brother, Bill, made him. However, that is the only comic relief that you will be offered for the rest of the trailer. It ends with a progression of scenes of the Lucky Seven (aka: The Loser’s Club) searching for Pennywise while also running from his torment (which was obviously extended).

The Lucky Seven characters are remade with fresh faces:

1.Jaeden Lieberher plays the gang’s stuttering leader William/Bill Denbrough. He will also be starring in “The Book of Henry” this summer, whose trailer has already gotten a lot of positive attention.

2. Jeremy Ray Taylor is to play the thoughtful and pudgy Ben Hanscom.

3. Finn Wolfhard, known internationally for playing Mike Wheeler in the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things”, will portray the lighthearted, big personality Richie Tozier.

4. The asthmatic hypochondriac Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak will be played by Jack Dylan Grazer.

5. Michael "Mike" Hanlon, a future librarian who aids in the gangs defeat of Pennywise, will be played Chosen Jacobs.

6. Stanley "Stan" Uris, the skeptic and most “logical” member of the group, will be played by Wyatt Oleff.

7. Sophia Lillis will play the engaging Beverly Marsh, the only girl in the Loser’s Club.

These children are assumed to be the sole actors of the movie. It appears to be that the story will be broken up into two movies: one with the children battling Pennywise and another movie where the clown returns twenty years later. New actors will be hired to age up the characters for part two.

The movie will be set in the 1980’s instead of the 1950’s, to make it nostalgic for the original film's movie-goers, and then move into the 21^st century to make it more relatable to millennials. However, it is doubtful that too much will be changed plot-wise. Although we do not see too much characterizations of the characters, you see little items like notebooks of the future author Bill’s bed and Eddie’s inhaler implying that these characters will stay true to form. However, the same cannot be said for Pennywise.

Although “IT (1990)” is more laughable than horrific, Tim Curry’s portrayal of Pennywise the clown resembles how King intended the demonic entity to be: both bouncy and lethal. However, if this recent take on King’s villain looked like Curry’s portrayal, the movie would be likely to flop in the box office. From the brief glances of Pennywise in the trailer, the new clown (played by Bill Skarsgård) seems to be a demonic monster who just so happens to have a twisted clown’s face. This new It resembles the dark deity from the popular 2012 film “Sinister,” which had of the scariest clowns to ever hit the big screen.

Overall, the world’s first taste of this remake may bring about nightmares for, not only this generation’s children, but for their parents as well.