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And was set to write and direct a few of the series’ episodes as well. (Max / Screenshot)Jason Fuchs, who wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Wonder Woman film and was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, co-developed the series with the Muschiettis. He’s also serving as the executive producer and showrunner of Welcome to Derry, and Brad Caleb Kane is a co-showrunner.When the series was announced in 2022, Stephen King, who isn’t shy about expressing his pleasure or displeasure on adaptations of his novels, had this to say about Welcome to Derry via a press release:“I’m excited that the story of Derry, Maine’s most haunted city, is continuing, and I’m glad Andy Muschietti is going to be overseeing the frightening festivities, along with a brain trust including his talented sister, Barbara. Red balloons all around!“ (Warner Bros. Pictures / Screenshot)The Muschiettis added:“As teenagers, we took turns reading chapters of Stephen King’s It until the thick paperback fell to pieces. “It is an epic story that contains multitudes, far beyond what we could explore in our It movies. We can’t wait to share the depths of Steve’s novel, in all its heart, humor, humanity, and horror.”Who is in the Cast of Welcome to Derry?The most exciting part about Welcome to Derry is that Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role as Pennywise, the evil clown.After the series was first announced, there were indications that Skarsgard would not appear in Welcome to Derry.Luckily for all of us, he came on board and doubled his role in the series as a cast member and executive producer.If a new actor took up the role of the malevolent Pennywise, it certainly wouldn’t have the same feel as the films. (ABC / Screenshot)Back in 1990, the legendary actor Tim Curry played Pennywise for a two-part miniseries, Stephen King’s It, which appeared on ABC.Curry played a mean Pennywise who was scary as hell for that time, but there’s only so much you can do on network TV, lest the censors come a’calling.Skarsgard’s take on Pennywise took the character to a whole new level. Literally, the stuff of nightmares. (Max / Screenshot)Other cast members for Welcome to Derry have been confirmed, but their roles have yet to be released, including:Chris Chalk (Perry Mason, Gotham)Madeline Stowe (12 Monkeys)Taylour Paige (Zola)Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem, Fences)Stephen Rider (Daredevil, Instinct)James Remar (Magnum P.I., Dexter)Peter Outerbridge (The Umbrella Academy, Sullivan’s Crossing)Tyner Rushing

Even though Pennywise died in IT: Chapter Two, there are still several ways that the killer clown can return in IT Chapter Three if the franchise continues. Played to perfection by Bill Skarsgård, beginning in IT, the shape-shifting eldritch lurked under the sewers of Derry, Maine, emerging every 27 years as a clown to feed off the fear of children. Presumed defeated by the Losers Club, in both the film adaptation of IT and in the literary universe where horror author Stephen King created him, it's not difficult to believe that the iconic villain could be transmogrified into some new horror that could come back. The monster clown was an ancient evil that could transform himself into the thing his victims feared most, making him a powerful entity with an ambiguous narrative agency. While King's 1,138-page door stopper seems thoroughly explored in the two-part film adaptation, there's always Pennywise's origins to be explained, perhaps even in a prequel. He's as popular as ever now, and the movies could be the start of a franchise in the vein of Halloween or Friday the 13th. If King or anyone else wanted to bring him back, there are plenty of ways to make it happen, including magical resources in his shared universes. Pennywise Could Come Back Through Offspring From The Dark Tower King is known for his shared literary universes, with references and callbacks embedded in his books, providing a connective narrative tissue, particularly between IT and The Dark Tower series. For instance, one of the Guardians of the Beams who watch the Dark Tower, the enormous turtle Maturin, features in IT as a benevolent force for good who watches over the Losers Club. Though Pennywise isn't seen in The Dark Tower series, he acts as an unseen malevolent force. In one of King's Dark Tower novels, Ben destroys eggs thought to be laid by IT but misses one, and the offspring hatches after its mother (Pennywise) is destroyed, taking on the form of Dandelo, who bears a striking resemblance to its parent entity in powers (and the form of a giant beetle). At the conclusion of IT, Pennywise surprises the Losers Club by taking on the appearance of a giant egg-laying spider, implying it could have offspring. Pennywise' Species Has Regenerative Powers When not taking the form of Pennywise, It is a Glamour, a billions-year-old creature from a dimension far beyond Earth.

Every 27 years, It rouses from a slumber deep below the sewers of Derry and feeds on children, salting the "meat" with fear by appearing to them as any number of horrible, nightmarish visions. Every time It wakes up, mass murders and violent weather events become the norm, and they end just as quickly as they begin. Given that Bill and the rest of the Losers Club thought they had defeated Pennywise in IT only to find that the Eater of Worlds had returned when they were adults 27 years later, a pattern of regeneration was already established. It first awoke in 1715 and terrorized Derry off and on through the centuries, with nothing able to stop the creature and the townspeople often complicit with It's crimes. Therefore, it's not too far-fetched for Pennywise to return after another sleeping spell. Pennywise Isn't Bound By The Rules Of Physics It doesn't have any understanding of the rules of physics or how physics work in general, giving it an element of agency. It can change into a clown-like Pennywise or something that exists outside reality, unrestricted by time or space. Because a child's imagination is exceptionally creative, when it stalks children, its forms can become truly surreal. It can even duplicate itself and exist in multiple different places at once. What makes Pennywise so terrifying is how his powers work; he takes his inspiration from the minds of his victims and only follows the parameters his victims will accept. That's why it's imperative that children not believe what they see so that they can weaken his power. If they believe what they're seeing, then there's a possible loophole that It can exploit. If children don't think Pennywise is dead, there could be enough import placed on the power of suggestion. Dreamcatcher Graffiti Hints Pennywise Is Alive After The Chüd Ritual As in the case of The Dark Tower series, King has references to Pennywise in Dreamcatcher, which was turned into a film in 2003. As in IT, the book involves children from Maine who are irrevocably changed by a childhood experience and haunted as adults by a malevolent entity. In the novel, a statue shows graffiti connecting it to Pennywise several years after the Ritual of Chüd supposedly defeated him. Pennywise isn't the only character who pops up in King's books — the Losers Club is referenced in the first of many

Universes It only assumed a physical form on Earth, most often as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, but if it was truly found to be defeated by the Losers Club, then even if it couldn't return to this universe, it could pop up in other universes. It is from a dimension King named the Macroverse, which surrounds the known universe and contains other ancient beings of similar power, such as Maturin. From the Macroverse, it can hunt anywhere that there is fear. It could even become part of a group of trans-dimensional beings that travel King's multiverse, evoking nightmares and feeding off of humans in other King stories. Much like in the series Castle Rock, It could go on to be incorporated into other narratives or perhaps even crossover into other dimensions like the Cenobites in Hellraiser. The possibilities are endless, even if Pennywise never appears in another IT movie. An Origin Story To Explain His Powers And The Importance Of Derry If IT: Chapter Three happens, it would make sense for it to be an origin story to explain the powers Pennywise has and his interest in Derry specifically. There's still a lot of mystery shrouding the killer clown's identity, but the IT prequel show Welcome to Derry might cover anything a movie might explore. Details about exactly what the series will focus on are sparse, but several members of the creative team involved with the IT movies are expected to come on board. It's heavily implied that It appeared in King's short story Gray Matter, in which a man encounters a spider "the size of a dog" in the sewers of Bangor over a decade before he wrote IT. If Pennywise isn't restricted to returning to Derry and interacting with the Losers Club for IT: Chapter Three, then the character can have much more artistic freedom. The possibilities are as endless as It's many changing shapes. MORE: The IT Prequel Series Has To Avoid Creating Another Losers' Club

Is perhaps what most unique. He is just an extremely terrifying doll…Pennywise and the CreeperWhile Pennywise and the Creeper are very different characters, they actually have too many similarities that force me to include them both in one entry. Pennywise is the dancing murderous clown from Stephen King’s IT, while the Creeper is a killer from the film series Jeepers Creepers.Both characters are far more complex than one may admit. While the origins of both characters are shrouded in mystery, there are quite a few similar aspects to them that would define them as super characters. For instance, both characters hibernate, and while Pennywise (or Headlights, or IT) hibernates for 27 years, the Creeper hibernates for 23. When they awaken, they both feed on inhabitants of the towns they live in. Similarly, they both consume parts that they need, and this is where their differences are revealed. Pennywise’s food is fear, therefore, he needs the children whom he can terrify best. The Creeper feeds on certain body parts that he needs to regenerate and enhance his own body.PennywiseAnother major difference between the two characters is in their appearance: Pennywise often takes the appearance of the Dancing Clown, while the Creeper is a deformed, humanoid character with reptilian-like skin. However, despite those differences, there is a perfectly good explanation for why they are very similar: They both possess supernatural abilities. While the Creeper is more of a physical creature with superhuman strength and speed, in addition to his bat-like wings and sharp claws, Pennywise is more on the psychological side, as he can shape-shift and manipulate minds.Pennywise is a cosmic entity that arrived on Earth millions of years ago. It does not necessarily portray a slasher in that sense, but as a stalker and a killer, he is very similar to