First look at Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT

July 13, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

We no longer have to wonder what Hemlock Grove’s Bill Skarsgard is going to look like as Pennywise the clown in Andy Muschietti’s IT because EW just shared the first ever look at Stephen King’s terrifying monster. And while it’s still a pretty big tease, we at least get to see his face and it’s menacing as all hell. […]

Bill Skarsgard to play Pennywise in Stephen King’s IT

June 2, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Okay, so a lot has happened along the road of a new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT. What was first going to be helmed by True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga eventually landed in the hands of Mama director Andy Muschietti. And since Fukunaga left the project, so did its Pennywise, who was going to be played by Will […]

Mama director Andres Muschietti to helm Stephen King’s IT adaptation

July 17, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

After the crushing news that True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga had dropped out of the feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, a lot of people assumed (me included) that the project was all but dead. New Line had other plans, however, quickly replacing Fukunaga with Mama director Andres Muschietti, who is no doubt an interesting […]

Cary Fukunaga drops out of IT adaptation; project most likely doomed

May 25, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Just when things were looking up for Cary Fukunaga’s two-part film adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, the True Detective director has dropped out of the project after bumping heads with New Line. The film will not move forward as planned this summer and has been pushed indefinitely, reports The Wrap. Stop me if you’v heard this one before, […]

Cary Fukunaga’s IT adaptation finds its Pennywise!

May 4, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

After years in development, Cary Fukunaga’s two-part IT adaptation has finally cast its Pennywise, which will see The Maze Runner star Will Poulter don the iconic red nose and razor sharp teeth. It’s a hell of a decision by Fukunaga and New Line, who wanted to go a different route for the character by casting someone […]

Cary Fukunaga’s IT adaptation to bring back the viciousness of the novel

January 17, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga has been hard at work on bringing Pennywise back to the big screen in his two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, which is poised to be one of the all time great takes on King’s work. As much as I love Tim Curry’s haunting performance as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 miniseries, the adaptation […]