If I remember correctly, it supposedly started out as some publicity stunt on Long Island until some weirdos took advantage of it, started dressing in clown costumes and ACTUALLY tried kidnapping children and committing various acts of violence.
Over here, there's been a few cases where these folks almost succeeded before being chased off by bystanders.

But then again, we've had roving bands of teenagers before (sometimes upwards of 50) doing the same thing, just without the costumes, so it's not like it's anything new or different.
The scariest thing in this world is the people in it.

Because I have zero faith in this Hollywood climate of remake everything.

I hope for your sake its a good movie, you seem to be excited about it.
I think it'll be rubbish though. Maybe I"ll be pleasantly surprised, doubt it though.

It's not that I'm excited, it's that it's already be made and there is no point worrying about it being shit or screaming at Hollywood for making it; that won't unmake it.

There's nothing wrong with remakes if they're good remakes.
It's the bad remakes that are a problem.

And I have to give the movie going public credit for that. They don't want shit remakes and they are letting the producers know it. Footloose, Point Break, Red Dawn, Total Recall, RoboCop were all mega flops and cost the movie companies millions because people refused to support them. They keep losing money like this and they will change. They will give up on the remakes or at the very least try to make the better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigM-F4oSIE

you forgot ghostbusters 2016 which was a huge flop
and it cost sony between 50 and 75 million

I didn't forget, I just didn't want to name ALL OF THEM!! I'd be here all night.

Didn't Ben Hur come out after Ghostbusters?
And as far as stopping, they are currently remaking Road House and Dirty Dancing, which will make four of Patrick Swayze's movies .

I must agree with that.

But I still have little faith in the Hollywood remake machine atm because I tend to be wary once burned.
They have an uphill battle ahead if they want me to not be wary of an announced remake. There may have been some more recent ones that were good/ok/not bad... but the ones I've seen were bad.

So with their track record of pushing shit title after shit title (in regards to all titles, not just remakes), and only a few goodies here and there, I'll remain wary at best.

someguy came up to a clown and shot him so i don't think this is part of the movie for the new It

No, just for the next Batman.

Don't forget Beauty and the Beast and Lion King are also in the chopping block.