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Horror's most iconic clown is back!
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Director Andrés Muschietti (Mama) brings his adaptation of Stephen King's It to cinemas on September 8th.
The unenviable task of donning the clown makeup previously worn by Tim Curry for a 1990 TV mini-series falls to actor Bill Skarsgard in the role of the villainous Pennywise. Curry's performance is likely the reason so many people of a certain generation claim to suffer from coulrophobia, the fear of clowns.
Will this new version refuel those nightmares? Take a look at this first trailer and let us know in the comments if it freaks you out.
The official synopsis reads:
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
A UK and US trailer have both been released. Both trailers are identical except for a curiously subtle difference in the music.
Here's the UK version...
And the US...