Bill Skarsgård portrays the clown from ‘It,’ named Pennywise
We all float down here. SinceIt: Chapter Onepremiered in 2017, the film became a cultural phenomenon, some saying this adaptation of Pennywise is even scarier than the original. Well, Pennywise is back and terrorizing Beverly, Bill, Eddie, and the rest of their friends. The clown entity, named Pennywise, is portrayed by actor Bill Skarsgård who, during an interview, described the process of transforming into the antagonist of Stephen King’s novel.
‘It: Chapter One’ was not Bill Skarsgård’s first role in a film
Before he was in Stephen King’s film adaptation, this actor starred in other movies and short films. That includesAllegiant,where he portrayed Matthew and the television seriesHemlock Grove,where he played Roman Godfrey. Of course, his portrayal of It in the first movie was equal parts iconic, terrifying, and genius.
“Obviously, it’s an extremely abstract character because the character is an entity taking the shape of a clown,”
“There’s a line in the original book where it goes something like‘ the clown was its favorite form. ’It really enjoyed being the clown. He preferred to take the shape of the clown. Obviously, that opened ways of thinking, ”the actor continued. “Why does he prefer being the clown? But also there is this sense of enjoyment. The entity that is ‘it’ is enjoying being the clown. There were a lot of abstract ways to look at it. I tried to take all of those in consideration when I embodied the character. That was very exciting. ”
What is ‘IT: Chapter Two’ about?
Viewers last left off with the kids and a monster who, they presumed died in the sewers. They did make a promise, however, that if It were to come back, they would too. Well, that’s what happened. Fans first saw the teaser trailer forIt: Chapter Twoin May 2019. In it, fans saw Beverly return to where she used to live. Although, it’s not exactly how she remembered it.
Now as adults, the group of friends must face It again, try to get rid of
IT: Chapter Twois currently available in theaters.
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