Back in March, director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) spoke about the challenges in finding the “perfect Pennywise” for the upcoming two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, and now it seems his search is over.
Variety has broke the news that British actor Will Poulter has signed on to play the monster, having impressed Fukunaga with his audition and winning the role ahead of the likes of Mark Rylance and Ben Mendelsohn. Poulter will step into the shoes of Tim Curry, who portrayed the character in the 1991 TV adaptation.
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Production on It will get underway in the summer, with the first movie set to follow the characters as children, and part two focussing on them as adults.
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Originally published May 4, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
