After languishing in development for many years, New Line Cinema is finally moving forward in the right direction on the long-awaited adaptation ofStephen King’sIT.Bill Skarsgardrecently came aboard to portray the iconic clownPennywise, withJaeden Lieberherplaying the leader of The Losers Club, Bill Denbrough. Today we have word that one of The Losers Club’s main enemies has been cast, withOwen Teague(Bloodline) coming aboard to play one of the primary bullies.
The Hollywood Reporterreveals thatOwen Teaguehas signed on to play Patrick Hocksetter, who is part of a group of bullies who torment TheLosers Club. Hocksetter is said to be a psychopath who keeps a refrigerator full of the animals he has killed. None of the other bullies have been cast yet, but that may change soon since this cast is coming together swiftly.
The other members of The Losers Club will be played byFinn Wolfhard,Jack Dylan Grazer,Wyatt Oleff,Chosen JacobsandJeremy Ray Taylor, but their specific characters have yet to be identified. The story will be split into two movies, with the first centering on the young kids of The Losers Club as they must face their fears and defeat the evil clown Pennywise. The second movie will feature the same characters reuniting as adults who must put down this creature again, even though none of them remember the first encounter.
Andres Muschietti(Mama) is directing from a script most recently written byGary Doberman.Andres Muschiettistepped in to replaceCary Fukunagaback in July, after he left the project due to creative differences. We reported last May that the movie will be shot inNew York City, but another report from February revealed that the adaptation will beR-rated, with shooting now set to begin in California at some point later this year.
Roy Leeis producing alongsideBarbara Muschietti,Dan Lin,David KatzenbergandSeth Grahame-Smith.ITactually marks the secondStephen Kingadaptation forOwen Teague. The young actor stars inCell, alongsideJohn Cusack,Samuel L. JacksonandIsabelle Fuhrman. He also plays Nolan Rayburn on Netflix’s critically-acclaimed seriesBloodline, which just debuted its second season on the streaming service last week.
