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Has Pennywise’s New Look Already Been Revealed?

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Even if you’ve never seen the 1990 mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s It, there’s a good chance that the villainous Pennywise has long been ingrained in your nightmares. Memorably portrayed by Tim Curry, Pennywise is and will forever be the most terrifying clown in the history of fiction – in the real world, that nightmarish honor belongs, of course, to John Wayne Gacy – and if there’s one thing Tommy Lee Wallace got right with his adaptation, it’s damn sure the look and casting of the character.

With Pennywise headed to the big screen next year, we can’t help but wonder if director Andy Muschietti (Mama) and his star will hit that very same home run. It goes without saying that Tim Curry’s massive clown shoes are absolutely impossible to fill, and it’s young actor Bill Skarsgard who has found himself in that prestigious (though unenviable) position. We have no doubt that Skarsgard can do the role justice, but equally important here is the makeup and costume work.

What will Pennywise look like in 2017? It’s possible that we’ve already seen him.

Though he’s not very active on Instagram, Andy Muschietti has been unceremoniously teasing the so-called “re-adaptation” ever since his involvement was announced last summer, most recently showing off an image of his director’s chair that was taken just this week. Filming began this past Monday on his adaptation of King’s popular novel, and the backing of that chair gives us our first glimpse at the film’s logo. Muschietti also recently posted a shot of nine red balloons floating around in his office, cleverly teasing the return of the horror icon who can often be found clutching them.

But it’s a mysterious photo from 21-weeks ago that caught my attention today.

The image is a close-up of a composition book, and inked in black pen onto the front cover is a drawing of what can only be described as a sadistic-looking clown. With a round nose and crazy hair reaching up to the sky, the drawing certainly seems to depict a new take on iconic clown Pennywise, though it’s impossible to tell if it’s genuine concept art or if Muschietti was just messing around and teasing fans. Either way, we’re surprised the photo hasn’t made its way around the net since it was posted months ago, and we figured you hungry It fans out there would like to see it.

Check out the drawing below, along with Muschietti’s other Instagram teases!

The new adaptation of It arrives on September 18, 2017.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘MaXXXine’ – Mia Goth Takes Hollywood in New Image from Ti West’s Sequel

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One of this summer’s most hotly anticipated new movies is A24 and Ti West’s MaXXXine, a follow-up to X and Pearl that brings Mia Goth’s title character into the 1980s.

With her past catching up to her, Maxine attempts to make it big as a superstar in Hollywood, 1985. While you wait, check out a new image below courtesy of USA Today this week.

Releasing in theaters on July 5, 2024, MaXXXine is rated “R” for…

“Strong violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use.”

If you missed the official trailer, you can watch it right here.

Mia Goth stars alongside Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon in MaXXXine.

Here’s the official plot synopsis from A24 this week: “In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”

Last we saw Maxine in Ti West’s X (2022), she was the sole survivor of a massacre carried out by elderly couple Howard and Pearl in the Summer of ’79. Goth of course pulled double duty as the villain Pearl in that movie, who got her own origin story in Pearl (2022). Pearl and Maxine are different characters, but they share the common goal of wanting to be stars.

Will Maxine finally make it in Hollywood? Or will the demons of her past become her ultimate downfall? With the Night Stalker roaming free, we expect MaXXXine to get wild this summer.

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