'IT Chapter Two': The Cast on Filming That Intense, Climactic Pennywise Scene (Exclusive)
And Ransone tells ET those scenes were "f**king hard" on the cast. "Jessica split her head open," he says, revealing that it happened while Chastain was filming in a "really tight space." In addition to Chastain, Ransone says "McAvoy hurt his knee and Hader pulled a groin muscle running around." They don't make stuff like that anymore, they don't make movies where you have big practical set pieces," he says. RELATED CONTENT:'IT Chapter Two': James Ransone on That Unexpected, Stephen King-Approved Gay Subplot (Exclusive)'IT Chapter Two': James McAvoy and Director Andy Muschietti Discuss THAT Cameo'IT Chapter Two's Isaiah Mustafa Dishes on the Scary Sequel
'IT Chapter Two': James McAvoy and Director Andy Muschietti Discuss THAT Cameo
Stephen King has arrived in Derry. In IT Chapter Two, Bill (James McAvoy) and the rest of the Losers are called back to their hometown to once again face the villainous Pennywise (Bill Skarsgrd). According to Muschietti, King was worried that whenever he appears in an adaptation of one of his stories, it typically "bombed" at the box office. "There was improvisation in the scene," Muschietti recalled. "There's [also] something behind Stephen King in that scene that Stephen King fans will recognize," Muschietti plays coy.
'IT Chapter Two' Director Andy Muschietti Says He's 'Not Done' Filming
IT Chapter Two floats into theaters tonight, putting an end to the saga of the Losers Club, Pennywise the Dancing Clown and all those red balloons, but director Andy Muschietti plans to return to Derry in the near future because, as he puts it, he's "not done" filming his definitive IT adaptation. And yeah, there are a couple of scenes that I want to shoot to make this a new experience." "People can choose how to see it, all in one or, you know, making little pauses," he said. People now, they binge a series for 10 hours of viewing, so it wouldn't surprise me." RELATED CONTENT:Finn Wolfhard Spills on 'IT Chapter Two,' 'Stranger Things' and 'Ghostbusters 2020' (Exclusive)'IT Chapter Two' Teen Stars Share How They Bonded With Adult Counterparts on Set (Exclusive)New 'IT Chapter Two' Trailer Reveals Pennywise Is Even More Terrifying This Time: Watch Now
New 'IT Chapter Two' Trailer Reveals Pennywise Is Even More Terrifying This Time: Watch No
We're all sh*tting our pants down here now, with the latest trailer for IT Chapter Two promising a sequel that's even more intense, more terrifying and far bloodier than the first. Naturally, Pennywise has plans of his own, terrors invoked upon a lake and in a fun home that are only teased here. I craved you," Pennywise (played once again by Bill Skarsgrd) says in the preview. RELATED CONTENT:Comic-Con 2019: How to Watch All of ET's Coverage of Panels, Interviews and More! Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy Battle Pennywise in First 'IT Chapter Two' TrailerBill Skarsgard Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of His 'Weird, Disturbing' Transformation in 'It' (Exclusive)