My approach to Pennywise was, on one hand, I wanted to stay true to the essence of the character but at the same time make it an edgier character that is basically unpredictable and people won’t expect everything he comes up with. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
We live in a world where there’s a culture of fear, where some leaders have a strong pull on people, which is exactly what Pennywise does. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
A movie is very different when you’re writing the script and you’re building a story compared to what the final product is. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
You have to go to what the essence of what Pennywise is about – the dark power of adulthood. It’s not coincidence all the grown-ups in town are evil. This is not a story about a monster. It’s a story about the end of childhood. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
Everything that relates to Pennywise and Bob Gray is very cryptic, and it’s like that for a reason. Probably the success of that character as a monster, as a villain is because of that crypticness and uncertainty that people have towards him. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
The moment you introduce the element of IT, which is an interdimensional evil entity, the presence of the turtle comes with it, as a counterbalance. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
Argentina is a bit tough to people. You don’t embrace genre film in general. They are more like, in the film community, a bit snobby. Andy Muschietti Read Quote
