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Will be playing Pennywise

posted 8 years ago by SquidChickens
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I just saw that he was announced as being cast as Pennywise the Clown in the remake of Stephen King's It. Thoughts?

I admittedly haven't seen enough of Skarsgard's acting to give an opinion, so that's why i'm asking. Of course Tim Curry was amazing, but try not comparing the two. This is a new vision, if you will, of the story. I'm actually hoping it's more true to the novel than the original movie was. This could literally be a HUGE EPIC thing if done right. But I can't imagine them doing this with just one movie. They'll have to do at least two to pull off what i'm hoping to see and to capture the essence of the novel.

[–] Chopperbubba 8 years ago

Those are some pretty BIG shoes to fill(no pun!). In all seriousness, I'm sure he'll do fine however, Pennywise is just one form of "It" in the novel. Just hope the producers don't focus all their attention on the clown aspect, there's a much bigger story to be told. Don't know how they can possibly compress it into a 2.5hr film?

[–] briscut 8 years ago

They say it will be filmed in two parts.

[–] rctc595 8 years ago

I'm probably the only one to say this but I really liked Hemlock Grove a lot and this guy is a reason for that.

Yeah, big shoes to fill but I hope for the best. I doubt we'll be disappointed.

[–] ThulsaDoom88 8 years ago

I loved Hemlock Grove too. Bill's Roman was a standout character and I'm kicking myself not seeing his potential as Pennywise!

~Stop Now Before I Kill You All.A Word To The Wise From Your Friend Pennywise~

[–] RIP_IMDb 8 years ago

Why did you make three posts (two extras) for the same question?

I'll let you know when I come-up with a new signature, .

[–] SquidChickens 8 years ago

Why did you make three posts (two extras) for the same question?
Calm down champ. It was obviously a system glitch. I didn't purposely post it three times.

[–] RIP_IMDb 8 years ago

You have to not refresh the page. Avoid refreshing the page.

I'll let you know when I come-up with a new signature, .

[–] SquidChickens 8 years ago

You have to not refresh the page. Avoid refreshing the page.
I didn't refresh the page. Why are you so obsessed about this?  You clearly have nothing better to do.