IT: Chapter 2 Casts James Ransone As Adult Eddie

It Chapter Two

James Ransone will formally bring together the Losers ' Club after being cast as grownup Eddie Kasbrak in next year’sIt : Chapter Two . He will staralongside Jessica Chastain , the only other confirmed stamp member , aside from Bill Skarsgård , who will again toy Pennywise the Dancing Clown .

Andy Muschietti ’s version of Stephen King’sITwas a monolithic hit last year . Not only critically successful , the picture manage to break box office records , becoming thehighest - grossing R - rated repugnance film ever . ITtells the news report of a group of ragtag children living in the fancied Derry , Maine who tax themselves with destroying an vicious entity residing in the township ’s sewers . However , give that the child - eating creature hibernates for 27 years until its next feeding , the sequel will revisit the child characters from the original movie as their previous selves returning to their hometown to end what they lead off . James Ransone will team up up with Chastain ’s emotionally conflicted Beverly Marsh as the wheezy and mysophobic Eddie Kasbrak .

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Ransone give away the cast news via his privateTwitteraccount , according toConsequence of Sound(whose extremity of staff also host the Stephen King podcast aptly titledThe failure ' Club).He tweeted that he would join the cast , while also joking that people keep the news to themselves . Perhaps best do it for his piece of work in HBO’sThe Wire , and after of late starring in Steven Soderbergh ’s interactive app / miniseriesMosaic , Ransone will wear in spades more neurotic mannerisms in the continuation . He say :

“ Well , it ’s prescribed . I will have these very bounteous small shoe to take . Keep it to yourselves … ”

asunder from Ransone and Chastain ’s casting declaration , James McAvoy and Bill Hader are in talksto join the continuation as the Losers ' Club leader Bill Denbrough and joker Richie Tozier , severally . Though nothing has been confirmed for the actors , production on the sequel is expected to start out this summer , so cast ought to round out fairly soon . The only other member of the Losers ' Club left to cast are Mike Hanlon , Stan Uris , and Ben Hanscom .

Though the reputation for most horror movie sequels are n’t traditionally revered , It : Chapter Twostands a chance at being one of the few exceptions . Considering it ’s not only based off of King ’s beloved ( and epic ) novel , but wo n’t end up spawning a serial of idle sequels , a la theFriday the13thorNightmare on Elm Streetfranchises , audiences look to be in full hands . Also , considering the caliber of gift it ’s attracting , this repulsion sequel may well be as triumphant as the Losers were in their battle against Pennywise last summertime .