Invoice Skarsgård says that It: Welcome to Derry can be “fairly hardcore.”
Skarsgård, who can now be seen taking part in Depend Orlok in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, beforehand performed Pennywise the Dancing Clown in Andy Muschietti’s two It films, 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two.
He’ll quickly be reprising the function in It: Welcome to Derry, a brand new tv collection premiering on HBO in 2025 that’s developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Andy Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs.
Talking with Josh Horowitz on the Pleased Unhappy Confused podcast, Skarsgård stated that the forthcoming present can be simply as scary, if not even scarier, than the It films.
“It’s fairly hardcore, man,” he stated.
What else did Invoice Skarsgård say about It: Welcome to Derry?
When requested if he had any hesitation in returning to the function of Pennywise, Skarsgård stated, “I felt like I used to be executed with it, in a method. It was additionally as a result of I used to be taking pictures this [Nosferatu], I used to be doing Orlock, and, to me, it simply felt like, ‘That is the nail within the coffin of my monster roles.’ Pun supposed. So I did really feel I used to be type of over it and wished to do various things. In fact, the Pennywise factor as nicely, I’ve been fairly outlined by it. I used to be like, ‘That’s 26-year-old me.’ I’m not nonetheless a younger man.
“…Then issues modified. Barbara and Andy, the Muschiettis, are doing it. I like them. They’re very shut pals. Household, even. I’m the godfather of his son. So, I like them, and that was, ‘Alright, let’s carry him again.’”
Skarsgård additionally stated, “It was enjoyable. I loved it greater than I believed I might, truly. There are elements of it the place we received to discover sides of ‘ole Pennywise that we haven’t seen, and that’s enjoyable. I remembered how a lot I loved working with Andy, and we do have numerous enjoyable collectively. I feel there’s some cool stuff in there that we haven’t seen that I’m excited for the folks to look at and luxuriate in, hopefully.”
