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Bill Skarsgård Comments on the Possibility of Playing Pennywise Again; “I Think It Would Be Fun”
With a nearly $200 million global opening, Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter Two has proven that audiences are still interested in the adventures of Pennywise and the Loser’s Club, so it’s not all that hard to imagine a future wherein New Line goes back to the well at least one more time to tell a brand new story. But how likely is that to happen? And should it happen?
In a recent interview, Muschietti made it clear that there are currently no plans on extending the story beyond Chapter Two, but he did note that there’s still a whole lot of Pennywise mythology left to explore. He explained, “There is a whole mythology to the book…Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. IT has been on Earth for millions of years. He’s been in contact with humans for hundreds of years, every 27 years. So you can imagine the amount of material. It’s always exciting to think of eventually exploring this mythology. It’s very exciting.”
Now in a new chat with EW, star Bill Skarsgård seems open to the possibility as well.
“It would have to be the right type of approach to it,” Skarsgård, who of course plays Pennywise in Chapter One & Two, told the site. “The book ends where the second movie ends, so that is the final chapter of this story. There is this interesting aspect of going back in time before all this happened. There might be a story there that might be worth exploring. Obviously that would be a story that’s not in the book, it would be a freestanding story, but obviously within the same universe.”
The actor added, “So, there might be something interesting out of it. I think it would be fun.”
Thoughts?
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.
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