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Andy Muschietti will also return to direct the first episode of the series and multiple others. The first episode of the series is being written by Jason Fuchs ( IT: Chapter Two) based on a story he wrote alongside IT: Chapter One and IT: Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti and his sister/producing partner, Barbara Muschietti. They might only approach Skarsgård to sign on when the show is closer to shooting. Welcome to Derry is currently being written, and as such, it’s in a very early development phase. With that said, it’s entirely possible for Bill Skarsgård to return as Pennywise for the show. What I thought was so pleasurable about that character was how incredibly abstract he was. “If someone else gets to, my advice is to make it your own. He also shared some advice for any actor that might take the role after him: “We’ll see what they come up with and what they do with it,” he begins. But it looks like it depends on how the show’s development moves forward.īill Skarsgård shared as much while speaking with Jake’s Takes: It only makes sense, then, to bring back Skarsgård. Furthermore, the upcoming HBO Max series will also be directly tied to the two IT feature films. After all, his iteration of Pennywise has become just as iconic as Tim Curry’s take did in the 1990s. Of course, many fans assumed that Skarsgård would be a guaranteed part of the show. But now Bill Skarsgård reveals he’s yet to be attached to Welcome to Derry.

A HBO Max prequel series to the films, titled Welcome to Derry, is also in development.

The two films are based on Stephen King’s original horror epic IT and Bill Skarsgård plays the titular role, aka Pennywise, in each entry. Bill Skarsgård is recognized as one of the biggest highlights of IT: Chapter One and its sequel, IT: Chapter Two.

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