Back Pennywise the Dancing Clown Afrikaans بيني وايز Arabic Pennywise Spanish آن (شخصیت) Persian Se (hahmo) Finnish Ça (personnage) French זה (דמות) HE Az (lény) Hungarian It (կերպար) Armenian It (karakter) ID
| Pennywise | |
|---|---|
| Stephen King character | |
&sq=The Boys from Brazil&lang=en&file=File:Pennywise_Skarsgard_and_Curry.png) Top: Tim Curry as Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries Bottom: Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in the 2017 movie | |
| First appearance | It (1986) |
| Created by | Stephen King |
| Portrayed by | 1990 miniseries: Tim Curry 2017 film, 2019 sequel and 2025 series: Bill Skarsgård |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | It (sometimes spelled "IT") Pennywise The Dancing Clown Robert Gray (also Bob Gray) |
| Primary location | Derry, Maine |
It is the titular main antagonist in Stephen King's 1986 horror novel It. The character is an ancient, shape-shifting, trans-dimensional evil entity who preys upon the children (and sometimes adults) of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of powers that include the ability of shapeshifting and manipulation of reality. During the course of the story, It primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. "The Losers Club" becomes aware of Pennywise's presence after it kills Bill's little brother, Georgie.
King stated in a 2013 interview that he came up with the idea for Pennywise after asking himself what children feared "more than anything else in the world", and feeling that the answer was clowns.[1] King thought of a troll like the one in the children's tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff",[2] though he imagined it living in a sewer system rather than under a bridge.
The character was portrayed in its Pennywise form by Tim Curry in the 1990 television adaptation[3] and by Bill Skarsgård in the 2017 film adaptation and its 2019 sequel It Chapter Two.[4] Skarsgård is set to reprise the role in the upcoming Max series Welcome to Derry, due to be released in 2025.[5]
- ^ Radford, Benjamin (2016). Bad Clowns. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 29, 36, 67–69, 99–103. ISBN 978-0-8263-5667-3. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ King, Stephen. "IT Inspiration". StephenKing.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ Paquette, Jenifer (2012). Respecting The Stand: A Critical Analysis of Stephen King's Apocalyptic Novel. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0-7864-7001-3. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "IT: CHAPTER 2 Announces Its Release Date". Nerdist. September 26, 2017. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 30, 2024). "'Welcome To Derry': Bill Skarsgård To Reprise Pennywise Role In 'It' Prequel On Max". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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