10 Outrageous Ways Movie Directors Got Performances Out Of Actors
3. Bill Skarsgard Was Kept Away From His Younger Co-Stars - It
In a move that likely would've led to a decent amount of time in the therapy chair for most unfortunate youngsters, Andy Muschietti's call to keep Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise as far away from the child actors involved in the making of 2017's It led to the terrifying star himself wondering whether they'd maybe gone a touch too far in the end.
When discussing the topic of immersing himself in the demonic clown get-up beforehand, only to be hidden away from the child stars in a bid to genuinely shock them upon meeting Pennywise for the first time, Skarsgard would explain to Jimmy Kimmel:
"I approach him (Jack Dylan Grazer) and scream in his face and we’re doing the scene, and he’s crying and gagging, and in the back of my head I’m like, ‘oh my God, I’m traumatizing this child! What am I doing?’"
Far from being utterly mortified by the entire experience, however, Bill would soon discover the Eddie Kaspbrak actor was completely unfazed by the terrifying moment, with Skarsgard also noting:
"And then they yell ‘cut’, and I go, ‘Are you OK, Jack?' And he goes, ‘Love what you’re doing! Love what you’re doing with the character!’ And I was like, ‘Thank you, Jack.’”
So much for that, then...