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The Devil All The Timedirector Antonio Campos enjoin one of the film ’s fry actors burst into split when he found out Bill Skarsgard played Pennywise in theITmovies . Netflix ’s sprawling psychological dramastars Skarsgard as Willard Russell , the father of Tom Holland ’s Arvin Russell . Michael Banks Repeta plays the 9 - year-0ld rendering of Arvin alongside Skarsgard , appear in several intense religious - theme scenes together . The remainder of the star - studded cast let in Robert Pattinson , Riley Keough , Sebastian Stan , and Jason Clarke .
While Skarsgard set up in a chilling performance as the intense Willard inThe Devil All The Time , he ’s best known for playing another terrifying figure , that of Pennywise in 2017’sItand the less successful sequelIt Chapter Two . Skarsgard terrify child and adult likewise with his chilling performance , turn over what could have been a campy role into something genuinely terrifying . Most notably , the thespian was almost unrecognisable under the white clown make - up and brilliant red-faced wig , making his performance even more effective and terrible . Unfortunately , it turns out it was a little too shuddery for one of his carbon monoxide - whiz onThe Devil All The Time .
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Campos , utter to fellow theater director Rian Johnson ( Star Wars : The Last Jedi , Knives Out ) forInterviewmagazine , aver that Skarsgard ’s bequest as Pennywise caused Repeta to burst into tears on rig one Clarence Day . Campos relates the fib of how the small fry actor tell him proudly that he ’s not afraid of anything , except Pennywise , not agnise that his co - maven had played the malevolent clown . Unfortunately , despite being enquire not to permit the secret shift , Skarsgard told Repeta , causing him to collapse into tears halfway through the next take of their implausibly intense petition scene together . you may read the full screaming tale from Campos below :
But the funniest affair about this kid , in that tantrum in special , is that I sat down with him and his female parent , and you screw how when you ’re dealing with a minor in sore scenes in a film that the kid would otherwise never see , you render to protect them ? His mommy was like , " Banks is very matured for his eld . He ’s not scared of horror movies or anything . He ’s a pretty tough kid . " And savings bank was like , " Yeah , I ’m not scared of monstrosity or anything . There ’s just one thing that I ’m kind of scared of and that ’s Pennywise . " And I was like , " … Pennywise ? " And I looked at the mother right out , and she was like , " Do n’t say anything . " He did n’t realize that Bill Skarsgård was the thing that haunted his incubus . So I was like , " Bill , do not separate this tiddler that you are the clown . " And Bill is like , " Oh my god . I ’m totally going to severalise him . " So the day that we were shooting that scene , Bill was like , " They do n’t think you’re able to know this , but I know you ’re a smart kid . I ’m the clown in It . " And Banks was like , " Whoa , that ’s mad . I did n’t know that . Alright . " And I do n’t know if this is touch base , but in the middle of that prospect bank just burst into tears way before he was supposed to . I think that somehow really get to him .
Campos does n’t mention if he used that take in the final film , but it ’s fun to imagine the reason Repeta can hollo so convincingly inThe Devil All The Timeis because he was genuinely terrorise of his co - ace . It ’s also fairly mean of Skarsgard to have told Repeta , proving that hisunsettling operation as Pennywisemay have come in more naturally to him than anyone realise .
Of course , it may also have been deliberate from Skarsgard , to get a convincing public presentation out of his Colorado - star sluttish than he would have otherwise . Regardless of the reason , Repeta ’s real - life veneration of Skarsgard translated well into his performance , set up one of the motion-picture show ’s most unsettling scenes . Hopefully , however , Skarsgard does n’t make a substance abuse of using his purpose inItto terrorize his co - principal , or he might get a reputation in Hollywood . It does make for some funny anecdotes , though , that ’s for sure .
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