Uhoh. Everyone’s favorite clown spirit creature demon is back, and he’s looking as devious as ever. Is there a clown with a more signature vibe than Pennywise? We don’t think so. And so we really have to commend Welcome to Derry‘s restraint, holding back on giving us a good look at Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise until episode five of the series. But now that he’s out and about, he’s OUT AND ABOUT. In a fun new timelapse video, HBO takes us behind the scenes of this incredible process. And we’re adding it to the shelf of video transformations we love, including Walton Goggins’ The Ghoul and Jacob Elordi’s Frankenstein‘s Monster. You can watch Bill Skarsgård transform into Pennywise in the video below.
HBO Shares a Timelapse Video of Bill Skarsgård’s Transformation Into Welcome to Derry‘s Pennywise
Rise, Pennywise nation. It’s your time. Bill Skarsgård is once again transforming into Pennywise the Clown in IT: Welcome to Derry, and you can watch it happening in this awesome video. Skarsgård has played Pennywise in IT, IT: Chapter Two, and now It: Welcome to Derry. This transformation into the clown demon must be old hat for him. But it still wows us every time.
Physical transformations, such as Bill Skarsgård’s into Pennywise, work much better than CGI, if you ask us. The careful crafting of layers, upon layers of prosthetics, followed by meticulous makeup and paint work, really makes all the difference in letting the actor inhabit the nefarious role. And when he finally grins as Pennywise. CHILLS. 100%. There’s just something hypnotic about this Pennywise transformation video. And even though you know he’s evil, you can’t help but be pulled into that face. We’d be Pennywise snacks for sure.
Pennywise Has Finally Arrived on Welcome to Derry
Pennywise’s first appearance in Welcome to Derry sure was a bloody one. And we bet he’s just getting started. But even still, we will sit enthralled and watch Bill Skarsgård transform into Pennywise again and again.
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