When Bill Skarsgård bless on to run Pennywise in the novel It reboot , none of us recognise just how prepared he was to take on the role of the sadistic clown . Because he ’s been practicing the smile for twelvemonth .
In an interview with Conan O’Brien , Skarsgård shared that his brother Gustaf had the power to , as he put it , “ show his mouth in a strange way . ” When he was 10 geezerhood honest-to-god , Skarsgård discovered he could do it too . So , as any older sibling would do , he directly used it to terrify his little brother , create a proto - Pennywise ( actually a character based on a Swedish name ) by pulling his T - shirt around his grimace and chasing his buddy around the theater .
Come on , you would totally do it too .
Check out the time below , and keep an optic out for his creepy-crawly eye affair . You ’ll know it when you see it . average monition , it might not assist you sleep tonight .
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