8 Things IT Chapter 2 Must Do To Succeed
4. Keep The Adult Cast As Unknown As Possible
Exactly who will play the adult Losers' club in It: Chapter Two is going to be one of the biggest movie news stories of the next few months, and plenty of wishlists - including our own - have already hit the web.
Names like Jessica Chastain and Jesse Eisenberg have been floated around as potential candidates, but it wouldn't be wise for the film to cast stars this big. Having an actor that's too famous jump into one of these roles would make the Losers' club feel less like everyday people facing their fears, and more like a group of rich movie stars punching a clown in the face.
Recently, this was a problem with The Mummy. Tom Cruise's star power cast a huge shadow over the rest of the film, turning what should have been a scary horror movie into another typical Tom Cruise actioner. His presence took the focus away from the mummy itself - which should've been the main attraction.
And in It, both Chapter One and Chapter Two - as compelling as the young actors were in their roles, and as good as the adult actors will hopefully be - the main attraction is Pennywise the clown. Overshadowing him, by casting a huge, A-list name, would be foolish.
But, if the sequel doesn't cast complete unknowns and the studio wants to go with more proven performers, then actors like Jason Bateman and Lee Pace - guys who are never the movie 'star', and names that aren't big to the point where general audiences will be completely familiar with them - would work.