Music & Arts
7 Odd Reactions Fans Had to Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise
For decades, clowns have been depicted as evil, terrifying and sometimes murderous in mainstream media. Surveys show a majority of children (and adults) are afraid of them. But with all that, is Bill Skarsgård’s portrayal of Pennywise turning these fears into fantasy?
The release of “It” has shattered box office records – including taking the title of highest grossing September release – earning $370 million worldwide. It comes as no surprise considering his line of family genes, but what does come as a surprise are fans’ reaction to his creepy character, Pennywise.
Here are what some of those fans had to say, and we have to say, we couldn’t agree more.
1. Conquering a deep fear in the name of love.
me going to see IT in theaters despite my deep fear of clowns bc bill skarsgard is my mans and i gotta support him pic.twitter.com/eEBSoLQV1j
— polite punk (@odafins) September 11, 2017
2. He’s giving us life too…those dimples!
#BillSkarsgard doing the #pennywise smile w/out makeup is giving me life rn. pic.twitter.com/K5nQ4Hpt95
— Natalya 🌵 (@NatalyaComposer) September 10, 2017
3. Clowns? No. Bill Skarsgård as a clown? Yes.
How many of y’all have been weirdly attracted to clowns since realizing #BillSkarsgard is a hot Pennywise? https://t.co/Wy8AYQ9vkG pic.twitter.com/CfOMTpuBkV
— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) September 15, 2017
4. Oh baby, is right.
Oh bby #ITMovie #BillSkarsgard pic.twitter.com/UydI1MRWxN
— Tawni (@GodsGirl9596) September 4, 2017
5. This side-by-side is confusingly amazing.
I’ll float with you 😉#BillSkarsgard pic.twitter.com/Nf1AAdK3wy
— Super Nin-friend-o (@Melina_Failey) September 12, 2017
6. A balloon from you? Yes, we’ll take it.
Seriously cannot wait! #IT #YOULLFLOATTOO #DONTYOUWANTABALLOON? #BILLSKARSGARD #STEPHENKING ❤💕🎈🎈 pic.twitter.com/zKjSTuybo0
— Tawni ❤ (@GodsGirl9596) September 4, 2017
7. We second that.
I’ve come to realise I have a crush on It… Both in and out of costume pic.twitter.com/GKnts0pwwF
— Maisie Smith-Walters (@hxneybun) September 11, 2017
