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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Bill Skarsgård is reprising his role as the killer clown Pennywise in the It prequel show, Welcome to Derry, which is great news, as Skarsgård's return cancels out two big problems for the HBO series.
Related Welcome to Derry’s Pennywise Change Risks Ruining Stephen King’s Villain Welcome to Derry's attempts to flesh out Pennywise's story means the prequel to Stephen King's IT will struggle with finding a fitting main character. Luckily, Bill Skarsgård's return ensures that Pennywise will not only be a looming presence over Welcome to Derry, but will also play a very physical role in the series.
Bill Skarsgård In Welcome To Derry Avoids A Major It Recast Problem Recasting Pennywise Would Have Been Tough Close The other problem solved by Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise returning is that Welcome to Derry will not have to recast Pennywise. Though it would not have been the end of the world to recast Pennywise, it definitely would have had an effect on the series. The It films were released fairly recently, and audiences still clearly remember Skarsgård as Pennywise.
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