The IT sequel, which premiered last week in cinemas across our country and around the world, completes that journey that began back in 2017 with the first part of the story, set 27 years earlier. The protagonists grew up to face IT again (also known as Pennywise), that being that takes the form of its deepest miedos.IT: Chapter 2 has already become the second best-opening horror film of all time with 91 millions of dollars, behind only its predecessor who grossed 123.4 million in its first weekend on the billboard and closed with more than 700 million box office offices worldwide, making it the most successful horror film in history.
Young Bill Skarsgard got into Pennywise’s shoes and hardly appeared publicly during the promotion of the film
Argentine director Andy Muschietti is responsible for this success, along with his sister Barbara Muschietti in the production. To interpret his vision of the iconic cursed clown, they chose Bill Skarsgard, a lineage actor who has already been working on fantastical productions like Hemlock Grove, and on this occasion played a terrifying and charming Pennywise. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Skarsgard expressed his deal with continuing to play the character, a millennial being who has a lot of history to tell. Although the first and second parts of IT completely cover Stephen King’s original book – with its two timelines – the actor said he would find it interesting to explore Pennywise’s origins.
Obviously it would be a story that’s not in the book, but within the same universe. There may be something interesting outside of this, I think it would be fun.
In both the book and the film, It is a millennial being from the cosmos, which landed on Earth a long time ago. There’s enough fabric to cut into this story and pull out worthy material for another movie, and so does Andy Muschietti see it. The mythology of the original novel and adaptation leaves the door open to expand this universe.
It’s always exciting to think about exploring this mythology at some point. It’s very exciting. But, for now, there’s nothing on the table.
Muschietti is currently involved in directing the new film The Flash, also from Warner Studios. But that’s a project several times postponed and there’s still not much confirmed information. With the director and IT protagonist interested in a Pennywise prequel, only Stephen King would need to give the OK to explore another unknown part of the story… In this note:
