50 Fun Facts About It Movie

Who directed the 2017 film It?

Fukunaga developed it for years and shares a writing credit, but left in May 2015; Muschietti had made Mama.

What color raincoat does Georgie wear when he meets Pennywise?

Georgie wears a yellow raincoat in the rainy opening scene; the small figure in yellow beside the storm drain became the film's poster image.

How many children make up the Losers Club?

Seven kids make up the Losers Club; Mike Hanlon joins last, after the rock fight in the Barrens, in the 2017 film.

Who plays Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 film and its sequel?

Bill Skarsgård, born in 1990, the year the miniseries aired, plays Pennywise in both films; his brothers Alexander, Gustaf and Valter also act.

Which actor was originally cast as Pennywise under Fukunaga but dropped out?

Will Poulter was cast as Pennywise in 2015 while Cary Fukunaga was attached to direct, and left the project after Fukunaga quit; the role was recast.

In the opening scene, what does Georgie chase down the rainy street into a storm drain?

Georgie chases a paper sailboat that Bill folded and waxed for him; it washes into the storm drain where Pennywise waits.

In what year is the 2017 film's main story set?

The 2017 film moves the childhood story to 1989: Georgie vanishes in October 1988 and the Losers' fight with It unfolds the following summer.

How often does It wake from hibernation to feed on Derry's children?

It wakes every 27 years to feed; the sequel picks up 27 years after the Losers' childhood summer, when Mike calls the others home.

Where in Derry does It's lair lie, reached through the sewers?

It's lair is a cistern reached down a well under the house on Neibolt Street, where the Losers first fight Pennywise together.

Which Loser is chased by a rotting leper?

Eddie, the germophobic hypochondriac, is chased by a rotting leper; Ben, Stan, Mike and Beverly each meet a fear of their own.

Who is the leader of the bullies who torment the Losers?

Henry Bowers, played by Nicholas Hamilton, leads the gang; driven mad by Pennywise, he kills his own father before attacking the Losers.

How is Beverly revived after being left catatonic by looking into It's mouth?

Ben kisses her and she wakes; the shy newcomer wrote her the 'January embers' haiku and has loved her all summer.

How does the Losers Club end the 2017 film?

They swear a blood oath to return if It comes back, cutting their palms with a shard of glass; Beverly has seen them fighting It as adults.

Who plays Bill Denbrough, the stuttering leader of the Losers, in the 2017 film?

Jaeden Lieberher plays Bill Denbrough; he is credited as Jaeden Martell in the sequel, having taken his mother's surname before the sequel.

Which Stranger Things actor plays the foul-mouthed Richie Tozier?

Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things, is the wisecracking Richie; he reprises the role in flashbacks in It Chapter Two.

Who plays Beverly Marsh as a child?

Sophia Lillis plays young Beverly Marsh; the following year she played the young Camille in Sharp Objects, and she later led Gretel & Hansel.

Where was the 2017 film shot?

The 2017 film was shot in the Greater Toronto Area over the summer of 2016, with Ontario towns standing in for Maine and stages at Pinewood Toronto Studios.

Who composed the score for It (2017)?

Benjamin Wallfisch wrote the score, joining in March 2017 after composing Annabelle: Creation, and returned for the sequel.

Roughly how much did It (2017) gross worldwide in its original run?

It took about $700 million worldwide on a $35 million budget, making it, at the time, the highest-grossing horror film unadjusted for inflation.

It's $13.5m Thursday previews took the R-rated record from which film?

Its $51 million first day also beat Deadpool's single-day record for an R-rated film.

It's opening weekend set the record for the biggest opening in which month?

It opened to roughly $123 million in September 2017, the biggest September and biggest fall opening to that point, ahead of Gravity's $55 million.

The director cited which 1980s films as inspiration for the movie's tone?

The Goonies and Stand by Me, both 1980s adventures about a gang of kids, were named by the director as the model for the Losers' summer.

Which studio division ended up producing It after the project moved in 2014?

New Line greenlit the film at $30 million; Fukunaga reportedly quit over budget cuts and creative differences.

It Chapter Two was released in which year?

It Chapter Two reached cinemas in 2019, two years after the first film, and grossed about $473 million on a $79 million budget.

Who plays the adult Beverly Marsh in It Chapter Two?

Jessica Chastain plays the adult Beverly Marsh, having starred in the director's 2013 debut Mama; James McAvoy plays the adult Bill.

Which comedian plays the adult Richie Tozier?

Bill Hader, the Saturday Night Live alumnus, plays the adult Richie Tozier; Isaiah Mustafa plays the adult Mike Hanlon.

It Chapter Two opens in 2016 with Pennywise's return signalled by the killing of which character?

Adrian and his boyfriend Don are attacked by a gang at a carnival; Xavier Dolan plays Adrian.

What is the name of the ceremony Mike believes can destroy It?

The Ritual of Chüd, which Mike learned from a local tribe, calls for the Losers to burn tokens from their past; it fails at first.

Stephen King cameos in It Chapter Two as what?

Stephen King plays a pawn shop owner who sells the adult Bill back his childhood bike, Silver; Peter Bogdanovich cameos as a film director.

According to Chapter Two, how did It arrive on Earth?

Mike's vision in It Chapter Two shows It crashing to Earth on a meteorite millions of years ago, landing where the town would later stand.

In what year was Stephen King's novel It published?

It was published in 1986 and was that year's best-selling hardcover novel in America; it won the British Fantasy Award in 1987.

In the novel, in which decade do the Losers first face It as children?

In the novel the Losers first fight It in the summer of 1958, in the late 1950s, and return as adults in 1985.

In the novel, It's benevolent counterpart is an ancient creature of what kind?

Maturin, a turtle, is It's ancient opposite; in the novel he is said to have vomited up the universe, and Bill meets him in the Macroverse.

In the novel, what human name does It give itself?

In the novel It introduces itself as Bob Gray, 'also known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown', when it speaks to Georgie from the storm drain.

Stephen King has said the shapeshifting sewer-dweller was inspired by what?

King has said the monster grew out of fairytale trolls, specifically the one under the bridge in Three Billy Goats Gruff, reimagined beneath a whole town.

Who played Pennywise in the 1990 television miniseries?

Tim Curry played Pennywise in the 1990 two-part miniseries; the 2017 film's Pennywise said nobody could do 'a Tim Curry performance as good as Tim Curry'.

On which US network did the 1990 miniseries air?

ABC aired the two-part miniseries in November 1990; it drew about 30 million viewers and won an Emmy for Richard Bellis's score.

Where was the 1990 miniseries filmed?

The 1990 miniseries was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, with New Westminster standing in for the Maine town, on a $12 million budget.

What true form does It take at the climax of the miniseries?

An enormous spider-like monster is It's true form at the miniseries' climax; the rubbery puppet spider was widely mocked as the weakest part of the production.

The prequel series It: Welcome to Derry premiered in 2025 on which network?

It: Welcome to Derry premiered on HBO in October 2025, set in 1962, with the 2017 films' Pennywise actor returning in the role.

The actor behind the 2017 Pennywise went on to play which classic vampire in a 2024 film?

He played Count Orlok in Robert Eggers's 2024 Nosferatu, nearly unrecognisable under heavy prosthetics and a moustache.

In the novel and films, the closest a human mind can come to perceiving It's true nature is what?

The Deadlights, glimpsed as orange lights within It, can drive a person mad or kill; Beverly floats and goes catatonic after seeing them.

What subtitle appears on screen in the 2017 film's title card?

The title card reads It Chapter One, flagging the film as the first half of a two-part adaptation, with the adults' story saved for the sequel.

At which Hollywood venue did It (2017) hold its world premiere?

It held its world premiere at the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard three days before its 2017 wide release.

Which town's municipal hall was dressed up as the film's public library?

Port Hope, a small lakeside town, was the main stand-in for the fictional Maine town; its municipal hall doubled as the library's exterior.

Which costume designer created Pennywise's form-fitting suit for the 2017 film?

Janie Bryant, the Mad Men costume designer, blended Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan and Victorian dress so Pennywise looks like a clown from another era.

Who was the cinematographer on It (2017), shooting on Arri Alexa cameras?

Chung Chung-hoon, Park Chan-wook's regular cinematographer on Oldboy and The Handmaiden, shot It; he and the director wanted a sweaty hot-summer look over 1980s pastiche.

Which old children's song did the composer weave into Pennywise's second theme?

Oranges and Lemons, the old rhyme about London's church bells, threads through Pennywise's second theme, often carried by a children's choir; the composer found it unsettling as a child.

The exterior of the film's haunted house set was built in which city?

The house was built from scratch on a lot in Oshawa and torn down after filming; production designer Claude Paré wanted it to rival the Bates house.

Which screenwriter was first hired by Warner Bros. in 2009 to adapt It as a single film?

David Kajganich, later the writer of Suspiria and Bones and All, was hired in 2009 to adapt It as one film; Cary Fukunaga took over in 2012.