Will basically expressed a feeling that he had slowly disengaged from playing that character, that was so dark and terrifying. We talked a little bit about it, the idea of making the movie even though that Cary wasn’t there. “I was very, very intrigued by the prospect of working with Will, I always thought that he would be an amazing Pennywise. Up until now the exact reasons for Poulter’s departure had not been revealed but during an interview with Deadline the director explained that he had held conversations with the British born actor about the possibility of him staying on in the role One other actor yet to comment on the film is Will Poulter who was originally cast in the role of Pennywise for the upcoming remake but left shortly after original director Cary Fukunaga of True Detective fame, departed the project to be replaced by Andy Muschietti. I think he knows that everyone is vulnerable to something.” He’s got a great sense of how children think and speak. I love that he is more likely to quote Springsteen than Shakespeare. “I’d read most of his books before doing It he’s such a great storyteller. This sentiment was also shared by original director Tommy Lee Wallace and most of the cast as well, according to Curry and although the ending is somewhat true to the original story, Curry felt that it was something of a letdown for viewers. The actor though was full of praise for King and said, “I was very disappointed by the ending, when I turned into a rather unconvincing spider.” He’s very good.”Ĭurry’s performance in the 1990 miniseries has been rightly praised and is surely the catalyst of many a childhood nightmare, but the actor does say that his one regret with the role was the TV miniseries’ final section where Pennywise was revealed to be a large spider like creature. Speaking to the Guardian Curry lamented I’ve seen the trailer and you can’t really see him at all. It’ll be interesting what sort of clown face he puts on, because it’s not an obvious clown face at all. “Well, I like Skarsgård very much, I think he’s very clever. Whilst Curry has yet to see the movie, he still heaped praise upon his replacement. Speaking to Screengeek the actor had this to say, Muschietti will also direct a number of Welcome to Derry episodes.The remake of legendary horror author Stephen King’s “It” is due for release next Friday and we have already reported that the author is said to be very pleased with the finished film, having already watched the new version twice, but now the original Pennywise actor Tim Curry, has also waded in to give his opinion on the actor taking over the role of the terrifying, shapeshifting clown. Since Welcome to Derry will be set in the same universe as the film adaptations, It and It Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti will return to develop the show alongside his sister Barbara Muschietti and It Chapter Two co-producer Jason Fuchs. Welcome to Derry, which is currently the working title for the series, was officially ordered at HBO Max in Feb. They're so out there that you can kind of make your own conclusions to them." So if someone would take it on, just go through the book and find all the clues. "There's so, so many tantrums and abstractions that you can kind of sit and decipher and that's what I did with the character," he said. Skarsgård, who most recently portrayed the villain in John Wick: Chapter 4, added that any actor who takes on the role of Pennywise should read the Stephen King novel on which the movies were based. Skarsgård Pitches the It Book to the Next Pennywise
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