Prior to the unveiling of this image, Warner Bros. This photo was by far the most detailed photo released for the character. In the photo, the demonic clown seems to have just preyed on his new victim, as signified by the dried blood around his mouth. ![]() This week, however, Mad Movies featured on its cover a close-up shot of Pennywise's face, which gave fans a glimpse of the new killer clown. has been very cautious in exposing the modern version of the clown. In the upcoming remake, young actor Bill Skarsgard will play Pennywise. Curry first portrayed the villainous clown in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of the novel that aired on ABC. The classic villain was first heard of in King's 1986 novel "IT," but it was not until actor Tim Curry breathed life into the character that Pennywise became known as the creepiest clown in the history of film and television. In the original novel/miniseries, Pennywise is a shape-shifting monster who preys upon the local children in the town of Derry. This story is part of our Fall 2017 Movie Preview.The remake of Stephen King's "IT" is just a few months away, and Pennywise the Dancing Clown has just been featured on the cover of French publication Mad Movies Magazine. Fears, yes, but of what kind? That he exists merely as a reflection of others can make the character feel nebulous. What Pennywise represents might be murky to some moviegoers. I want the audience to say, ‘What’s so funny about that?’” “But I also think it’s important that Pennywise is always off-putting and weird and evil. Skarsgard’s face is now almost entirely white, as though a flour bomb has gone off behind him. Pennywise enjoys scaring kids and eating them - when people are most scared, that’s when he’s happiest.” “I did want it feel like he’s having fun. Emotional range comes easily for Skarsgard, who hails from a long acting lineage (dad Stellan, older brother Alexander), and he lets it fly in the part. That can be felt particularly with his emotions, which often veer into boyish glee. I didn’t want to be small in those aspects.” Said director Andres Muschietti of the character: “Pennywise as a shapeshifting monster requires a certain treatment, a certain vision. Still, understatement wouldn’t be the word to use here. Skarsgard - who will incarnate another character in the burgeoning King universe with Hulu’s “Castle Rock” - says he was on guard against that with this role. Too much makeup or too many twitches and it becomes out-of-date, cartoonish. ![]() Playing the villain in this post-Nolan moment requires a certain brand of subtlety. See the most-read stories in Entertainment this hour » ![]() But Pennywise is not” - he laughs - “a real person.” “Heath Ledger’s Joker is rooted in the real you can break down the psychology. “There is something inexplicable about Pennywise, and it should be that way,” Skarsgard said from the makeup chair. “It’s a little like a destructive relationship, the force of the character. ![]() He now looked fully like the man he was describing. “There’s a quote in the book that goes something like, ‘although a great mocker of emotions, he never felt one of his own,” Skarsgard said. Pennywise might be a fear of mortality, or a representation of childhood anxieties, or - yes - a concern about certain political figures. On the other hand, such lack of definition also gives him a certain elasticity. Heath Ledger’s Joker is rooted in the real you can break down the psychology.
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