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Pennywise too young?


haven't seen the movie yet, but what bothers me a bit is how young the pennywise actor is (27).
i would have expected a middle aged man. tim curry was 44 when he played the role in the tv adaption. now we have a pennywise who's almost still a kid himself. does that make sense?

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The new Pennywise is very effective. He's no Tim Curry but effective nonetheless.

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I actually don't think the age matters, but whether the actor fits the role. And Tim Curry just did, like a glove, unlike the latter IT actor.

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I thought Pennywise was great in this movie. I’m a huge fan of the mini series and seen it so many times I can quote it. At one time I watched it once a week! So I was very pleasantly surprised and impressed with Pennywise. I found him scarier too.

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