The last few months have delivered a solid amount of good news regarding the upcoming series Welcome To Derry: a prequel to director Andy Muschietti's blockbuster Stephen King adaptations IT and IT Chapter Two. We learned back in November that the series had hired a pair of showrunners, and last month the project got an official series order from HBO Max. It's been exciting to watch Welcome To Derry slowly move through development – but now there is a somewhat distressing update to report, as Bill Skarsgård has gone on the record saying that he's not presently attached to reprise his role as the monstrous shapeshifter Pennywise The Dancing Clown.
Skarsgård recently did an interview with Jake's Takes, and when the actor was asked about Welcome To Derry, he revealed that there is presently no deal in place that would bring him back as one of Stephen King's most nightmare-inducing creations. Said the actor,
