By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS)
I’m pretty sure that there’s an entire generation who are terrified of clowns because of Stephen King’s It. I’m absolutely no exception, as Tim Curry created a monster to be afraid of for decades, which ruined circus experiences growing up.
There’s a new adaptation underway with Bill Skarsgård as the titular It, directed by Andy Muschietti. We’ve already seen a teaser image of the actor in make-up but now Entertainment Weekly has given us a full look at the costume which you can check out below.
Yup. That looks like a clown rose from his grave and walked into my nightmares. You have to hand it to costume designer Janie Bryant for delivering something that can make me feel nervous with just an image. Here’s what Bryant said about the costume:
“The costume definitely incorporates all these otherworldly past lives, if you will. He is definitely a clown from a different time.”
According to Bryant the costume borrows elements from different eras, and fits them together in a seamless way. The overall look is like a harlequin doll from Victorian, times but the collar is definitely from the Elizabethan era. Bryant continues:
“There is almost a doll-like quality to the costume. The pants being short, the high waistline of the jacket, and the fit of the costume is a very important element. It gives the character a child-like quality.”
What made Tim Curry so terrifying is how he moved and spoke dressed as a clown. The performance is iconic so Skarsgård needs all the help he can get and with a costume like that it seems he is.
These aren’t the only images we’re getting from the production. Director Andy Muschietti, who took over last minute for outgoing Cary Fukunaga, has started posting a few production photos and sketches on his Instagram account. You can check those out in the gallery below:
One of he highlights that will make fans of the novel happy is the wrought iron gate with the number 29 on it. This indicates that a part of the book that didn’t make it into the miniseries will be in the film adaptation, as a place where one of the characters comes across the creature disguised as a homeless man with leprosy, and then later a werewolf.
We also get some interesting hints with the missing poster of Richie Tozier. I don’t remember that character going missing at all in the novel or miniseries, but it’s been a long time, so I could be wrong. We also get a date that the events of the film happen on since the character is reported missing at 13 years old and was born in 1976, meaning this film will take place in 1989 rather than 1957 of the book, or 1960 of the miniseries. When the second film comes out it should be modern day.
It will premiere in theaters on September 8, 2017.
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