In the meantime though, bear in mind that King himself has already seen the film, and absolutely loves it.
Part of that may be to avoid too many immediate comparisons to Curry’s performance, although it’s more likely to ensure the film’s terror works without the creepy clown.
That’s certainly likely to excite those waiting not so patiently for IT’s fall release date to arrive. While it’s uncertain how long it’ll take for the IT teaser to make its way online, one hopes it’s not too far away, so that fans can appraise it for themselves.
Based on the description above, director Muschetti and studio New Line seem to be going out of their way to avoid fully exposing Bill Skarsgard’s version of Pennywise just yet, opting to keep him cloaked in shadow and confusion.