It Chapter Two made a dent at the box office its opening weekend and also produced a relatable meme.
Behind-the-scenes photos of stars Bill Hader (who plays the grown-up Richie Tozier) and Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise) circulated this weekend, showing Hader experiencing a range of emotions while looking at Skarsgård, who is in full Pennywise costume. First, there’s laughter, then horror, then fleeing.
i’m still thinking about bill skarsgård scaring bill hader on the set of #ITChapterTwo pic.twitter.com/tbpjrW8BQ8
— rachel tolleson (@copperinsides) September 8, 2019
These photos have been around for at least a year, and in January, Hader appeared on Conan and discussed the context of the photo in which he’s laughing: He asked Skarsgård how he was able to move one eye unnaturally as Pennywise, and then Skarsgård showed him he can actually do it, which could explain the other two frames. He also said he’s “terrible at acting scared,” though apparently not in those photos.
Regardless, the photos became a meme, the three emotions many of us feel these days writ large.
https://twitter.com/DukeTheHalls/status/1170871409599557632
https://twitter.com/hannahjong/status/1169675486240354306
https://twitter.com/pinachlolada_/status/1169813730504400896
a story in 3 pictures:
— CBAD (@CBADgg) September 9, 2019
1. me, a bill hader stan, excited to see #ITChapterTwo, while afraid of clowns
2. me, a bill hader stan, getting uncomfortable in my seat during the opening credits
3. me, a bill hader stan, realizing what i’ve gotten myself into 15 minutes into the film pic.twitter.com/b4O8zSiQD0
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- H/T Vulture
