Bosco685 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) New Look At Pennywise In Stephen King's It Reboot Quote Warner Bros. has released a new look at Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying clown called Pennywise in the upcoming reboot of Stephen King’s It. The studio previously released a closeup of this personification of an ageless, otherworldly evil, but the new image gives us our first look at the full head-to-toe outfit. The costume has an archaic feel to it, looking more like Harlequin than a modern circus or birthday party entertainer. “The costume definitely incorporates all these otherworldly past lives, if you will,” says Janie Bryan, the Emmy-winning costume designer who came up with the look, in an interview with EW. “He is definitely a clown from a different time.” “There is almost a doll-like quality to the costume,” Bryant continues. “The pants being short, the high waistline of the jacket, and the fit of the costume is a very important element. It gives the character a child-like quality.” Edited July 27, 2017 by Bosco685 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 I just realized that is the brother of the actor that played Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) and his other brother that plays Loki in History Channel's Vikings series (Gustaf Skarsgård). Guess acting is in the blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbrewer75 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 The costume is a bit iffy to me. I can see what they are going for but it doesn't seem "scary" in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 It definitely has a doll-like look to it. But I agree. Scary is not the first thing that jumps out at you. But I guess that is the intent. Put you at ease until he pounced on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio-Rupp Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 The costume is a bit iffy to me. I can see what they are going for but it doesn't seem "scary" in the least. I agree. All Tim Curry needed was his eyes to be shown to be scary Darkowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Tim Curry made that movie, even though it was a cheesy TV movie. I suppose the costume is really no big deal, but I am not familiar with 1950's clown dress. Still, anything is better than this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Beep beep Ritchie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebill Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I just realized that is the brother of the actor that played Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) and his other brother that plays Loki in History Channel's Vikings series (Gustaf Skarsgård). Guess acting is in the blood. sons of the great stellan skarsgard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 I just realized that is the brother of the actor that played Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) and his other brother that plays Loki in History Channel's Vikings series (Gustaf Skarsgård). Guess acting is in the blood. sons of the great stellan skarsgard Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrocomics Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So this is supposed to be a two part movie, correct? The book is absolutely fantastic and I couldn't put it down many years ago. The unabridged version was both more in depth but frustratingly unnecessary at parts. Turtle shell through time anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I loved the complete book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyTheAbyss Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Love Stephen King books (It, Dark Tower series, The Stand...) so I'm definitely going to see this movie. But this updated version of the clown is very not sitting well with me. They intentionally tried to make this clown look evil. The original clown was approachable. That's what made it so scary (when the kids realize the "oh F" moment). No kid is going to walk up to this new clown and talk to him. ***Beep beep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Love Stephen King books (It, Dark Tower series, The Stand...) so I'm definitely going to see this movie. But this updated version of the clown is very not sitting well with me. They intentionally tried to make this clown look evil. The original clown was approachable. That's what made it so scary (when the kids realize the "oh F" moment). No kid is going to walk up to this new clown and talk to him. ***Beep beep I'm hoping they are showing the 'evil transition' version and that there will be a more trickster version where most kids would run to him for a balloon or laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyTheAbyss Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Love Stephen King books (It, Dark Tower series, The Stand...) so I'm definitely going to see this movie. But this updated version of the clown is very not sitting well with me. They intentionally tried to make this clown look evil. The original clown was approachable. That's what made it so scary (when the kids realize the "oh F" moment). No kid is going to walk up to this new clown and talk to him. ***Beep beep I'm hoping they are showing the 'evil transition' version and that there will be a more trickster version where most kids would run to him for a balloon or laughs. Good point. Ok, I'm back to loving this movie and everything about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Anyone notice how that "look" is so similar to the character we thought may have been a young Joker in Gotham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Clowns are freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Clowns are freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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