First look at the new Pennywise in debut image for 'It' Remake

Image from Variety

By Darian Scalamoni

            The remake of Stephen King’s It has had its fair share of problems since being announced. The film has been in the works for years, originally set to be directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Beasts of No Nation) before he backed out due to creative differences. Mama director, Andy Muscietti is now set to direct Hemlock Grove actor Bill Skarsgard and today, Entertainment Weekly has released the first image of Pennywise.

            Tim Curry was the first Pennywise in the original TV movie adaptation of It so Skarsgard has big shoes to fill. Originally, Bloodline actor, Ben Mendelsohn was set to play the iconic horror role before Rogue One scheduling took him out of contention. Then, The Revenant actor Will Poulter signed on but after Fukunaga left, he also bolted.

            The image for the remake of the iconic horror novel film remake can be seen below. The film revolves around the characters as kids when they first encounter Pennywise. It opens in theaters on September 8^th, 2017.