IT: One Really, Really Disturbing Scene Was Cut
One terrifying backstory scene didn't make it.
If you thought the new adaptation of It wasn't scary enough, you've probably got something wrong with you. But you'll probably also be interested (and possibly frustrated) to hear that there was supposed to be another scene that has been billed as "really, really disturbing" by star Bill Skarsgård
Andy Muschietti did a great job of adding new details (and excising some originals) to Stephen King's story, but apparently some of it didn't make it to the final version. As reported by Variety's “Playback” podcast, Bill Skarsgård talked about a creepy sounding scene that will hopefully be added to the Director's Cut or the sequel:
“There was a scene we shot that was a flashback from the 1600s, before Pennywise [was Pennywise]. The scene turned out really, really disturbing. And I’m not the clown. I look more like myself. It’s very disturbing, and sort of a backstory for what It is, or where Pennywise came from. That might be something worth exploring in the second one. The idea is the ‘It’ entity was dormant for thousands and thousands of years. The [flashback] scene hints on that.”
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We already know to expect at least 15 more minutes of Pennywise goodness in the extended cut, and you'd have to assume this will be in there, unless Muschietti decides to incorporate more historical flashbacks into the sequel, which will already visit the 80s setting.
Skarsgård also talked about his hopes for the sequel focusing more on the “metaphysical” aspect of Stephen King's story:
“The book is very abstract and metaphysical about what it means to exist and the idea of fantasy and imagination and all of these things. I think that could be cool to explore as well. It’s like, what is Pennywise? He only exists in the imagination of children. If you don’t believe him to be real then he might not be real. There’s an interesting aspect to explore there.”
Basically, expect it all to get a lot weirder.