IT: Chapter 2 will be here next year, but filming has been underway since July and apparently – Pennywise is up to his old tricks in the new film. James McAvoy was filming a scene with the character and suffered a minor injury, but he says he’s alright. In a recent post on Instagram, the actor reassured everyone:
Some were talking on Twitter about it:
Folks have been asking me how #JamesMcAvoy REALLY got hurt on the #ITChapterTwo set recently. Well, um, funny story…
(Photo credits to #JamesMcAvoy’s #Instagram & @shaunwatson87.) #PennywiseLives #WeAllFloatDownHere #YoullFloatToo #IT #ITMovie #IT2 #ITChapter2 #BillDenbrough pic.twitter.com/jjur0gvYFU— Pennywise (@MrRobertGray) August 18, 2018
James McAvoy “strained his thighs” fighting Pennywise on the #ITChapter2 set, but it recovering quickly. He posted that he is “doing fine”. pic.twitter.com/e4ghuze1Os
— DR Movie News (@DRMovieNews) August 18, 2018
IT: Chapter 2 stars James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie Tozer, James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, Andy Bean as Stanley Uris, Jay Ryan as Ben Hanscom and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike Hanlon playing the older versions of the Losers Club while Bill Skarsgård is set to reprise his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Chosen Jacobs return for flashback sequences.
The film hits theaters everywhere on September 6th, 2019.
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