IT: CHAPTER 2: The Past Won't Stay Dead In Terrifying IMAX TV Spot For The Stephen King Adaptation

IMAX has released a new TV spot for IT: Chapter 2 which further teases Pennywise's return from the depths of Derry to terrorise the world (and the Losers' Club) once again. Check it out after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Aug 19, 2019 02:08 AM EST

Filed Under: Horror

IT: Chapter 2 promises to conclude the story that began back in 2017, and, as we recently learned, it will boast an epic runtime of 2 hours, 49 minutes. Given the length of Stephen King's novel, this is no great surprise, and it's easy to imagine Warner Bros. wanting to move forward with a number of spinoffs should this second instalment find as much success as the first.

Now, IMAX has released a new TV spot which includes plenty of awesome (and scary) new footage.

Showing the Losers' Club reminiscing over their childhood, it quickly becomes clear that the adults will have to come together in order to put an end to the demonic clown once and for all.

This sequel is shaping up to be something special, and with director Andy Muschietti set to tackle The Flash once he's finished promoting the horror movie (assuming he's not the latest filmmaker to drop out due to "creative differences"), comic book fans may want to keep a close eye on this one...

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Pennywise is definitely not clowning around in It Chapter Two. “He’s scarier and he’s angrier,” notes BSkarsgård. “There’s a couple of very brutal things in the film.”

Visually, Pennywise hasn't changed at all since the last time we saw him and he's going to be terrorising the Losers' Club in even more disturbed ways in this sequel. "He’s scarier and he’s angrier," star Bill Skarsgard explains. "There’s a couple of very brutal things in the film."

Director Andy Muschietti gathered the young actors who played the Losers in the first film (pictured: Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, and Jeremy Ray Taylor) for scenes in It Chapter Two depicting the recovered memories of the adult characters.

The first movie's impressive cast of kids return in the sequel and here we see director Andy Muschietti alongside Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, and Jeremy Ray Taylor. Apparently, their scenes will be used to depict the recovered memories of their adult counterparts.

All the other members of the Losers’ Club, including Richie (Hader) and Bill (McAvoy), don’t remember the traumatic events of their childhood. “When you leave Derry, something happens where you forget it all,” says McAvoy. “I think it’s like a [power] of Pennywise’s. Because if everybody could remember what he gets up to every 27 years through history, we’d go, ‘Hey, Derry’s really f—ed up, we should do something about that. We should send in the f—ing Army!”

Richie (Bill Hader) and Bill (James McAvoy) are pictured here, and neither of them remember the events of their childhood. "When you leave Derry, something happens where you forget it all," says McAvoy. "I think it’s like a [power] of Pennywise’s. Because if everybody could remember what he gets up to every 27 years through history, we’d go, ‘Hey, Derry’s really f—ed up, we should do something about that. We should send in the f—ing Army!"

They’re brought together by Mike (played by Mustafa), who is the one member of the Losers’ Club who still lives in Derry and needs the help of his childhood pals for a repeat match against the killer clown. “He’s trying to figure out what the hell’s going on in this town and what he can do to put an end to this cycle,” says Mustafa. “It’s an obsession for him.”

Mike is reportedly responsible for bringing the Losers' Club back to Derry to stop Pennywise. "He’s trying to figure out what the hell’s going on in this town and what he can do to put an end to this cycle," Isaiah Mustafa reveals. "It’s an obsession for him."

The Losers’ Club — James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie Tozier, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike Hanlon, and Jay Ryan as Ben Hanscom  — reconvenes in Derry 27 years after facing off against Pennywise, who was beaten but not destroyed at the end of 2017’s It.

A fantastic, A-List cast has been assembled to play The Losers' Club in the movie, as we'll see James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie Tozier, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike Hanlon, and Jay Ryan as Ben Hanscom.

Pennywise is back to terrify the now grown-up Losers’ Club in in It Chapter Two (out Sept. 6), starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader, among others. Read the story behind the film in EW’s special Comic-Con issue and keep clicking to check out exclusive images from the much-anticipated horror sequel.

IT: Chapter Two will be holding a special "ScareDiego" event at Comic-Con and while we don't know whether that means a new trailer is on the horizon, it would be a smart move to release one!

What do you guys think of these images from IT: Chapter Two? Are you excited to see how the story wraps up in the sequel? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below.

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23 Comments

LimeD - 8/19/2019, 2:24 AM

CaptCoulson - 8/19/2019, 4:58 AM

@GIFguy - and that shit *ain't* CGI, neither!! The eyeball with a mind of its own, according to Bill Hader, [frick]er can do that for real!! lol

LimeD - 8/19/2019, 4:58 PM

@CaptCoulson -

CaptCoulson - 8/19/2019, 7:45 PM

@GIFguy - I wound up recently watching like a whole slew of Bill Hader interviews ranging from just a couple months to like 5-7 years old, and it's become clear to me, Tom Hanks better watch his back. Because Hader is clearly looking to fully take over the Hollywood actor mantle of "Really talented and hard working likeable guy who, no, seriously, he REALLY GENUINELY IS THAT seemingly impossible level of humble and nice, good guy" lol

Part of me wants to kind of hate him, cause we're almost the same age, he apparently moved to LA like barely 6 months after I did, we both PA'd for the same initial span of time (tho it seems he worked on more mainstream studio films, I did primarily commercials, couple TV shows and couple indy movies) and ever since, well, mmm yeah I'd say there's been a wee bit of a gap in our trajectory of success after that :-p hahaa But it's just impossible to hate this guy.

MosquitoFarmer - 8/19/2019, 11:51 PM

@GIFguy @CaptCoulson - It's the pooling blood(?) that catches my eye more than his wonky eye. Plus that creepy damn laugh.

But this here is really darn funny!

LimeD - 8/20/2019, 12:01 AM

@CaptCoulson @MosquitoFarmer -

ChangAlang - 8/19/2019, 2:58 AM

I put off watching IT for ages because I was a scaredipants then when I finally did, hot damn what a great movie. Definitely not putting off Chapter 2 for as long.

I do need to read the book as well

tmp3 - 8/19/2019, 3:08 AM

@ChangAlang - It worked so well because the character work was all great, imo.

ChangAlang - 8/19/2019, 3:15 AM

@tmp3 - Very true.

Even Henry Bowers was a fantastic portrayal. Almost more horrifying than Pennywise. For me at least

CaptCoulson - 8/19/2019, 4:57 AM

okay damn... part of me's been thinking over the last few days, "why are they doing all these TV spots for this now?"

It literally only just occurred to me the film's release is like 3 weeks away lol I don't know why it's felt to me like it was so much further away. What a lovely thing to be forgetful about and then realize it's right around the corner :)

MosquitoFarmer - 8/19/2019, 9:02 AM

I'm definitely gonna see this one in theaters, and I love the fact that it's almost three hours. That's just darn awesome.

IT: CHAPTER 2: The Past Won't Stay Dead In Terrifying IMAX TV Spot For The Stephen King Adaptation

IMAX has released a new TV spot for IT: Chapter 2 which further teases Pennywise's return from the depths of Derry to terrorise the world (and the Losers' Club) once again. Check it out after the jump...

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