Is This the Scariest PENNYWISE Moment? Behind the Scenes

I like the fact that I'm trying to convince myself that I'm Deidre. Yeah, let's do that, absolutely. But you're also broken. You're broken. Like a cockroach on rain. You want me to kind of come up to here, maybe? Yeah. As an end mark? First, just the eyes. And if you keep your chin down, it's much more threatening. Come on, Deidre. Come join the clown heads. We can all float down here. Twenty-seven years I dreamt of you, I craved you, I missed you, waiting for this very moment. Time to fall. Smell his stinky little broken boy body, can't you? Shut up! Shut up! I can't hear you. I know who this is! You're not going to scare me. Become Willy Boy. Do it or not. I can't hear you. I'm being scared. I can't hear you. Boom! Ha! Cuts. What you see on screen as Pennywise is terrifying, but getting Bill Skarsgård to become that nightmare was a completely different story. Behind the creepy smile, strange movements and unsettling stare, there was a lot of preparation that most viewers never get to see. So, let's take a look behind the scenes and see how Bill transformed into one of horror's most disturbing characters. This is what is known in Stephen King's universe as the Ritual of Chud, and the Ritual of Chud is when you staple... Uh, intergalactic entity's head to a piece of volcanic- Just like that. It worked! I actually gagged, like, for real. That's amazing. Is that you? We'll carry on with the scene. So this will be... What the hell are you wearing? We've got our hill tags. Who are you staring at? I'm in need. Is this who I really am? Mark, it really took you a year to let you go back to the house and wipe this ridiculous crap off your face. You hear me? Pizza delivery! Hello, Papa. What the- Hey guys, are you ready to beat the ---- out of me? I can't hear you! F***! You okay? Get to work. Are we gonna have some fun? Are you gonna get wet? Yes, I am. Am I gonna get wet? Yes, you are. All right, little... Seeing Bill Skarsgård between takes is almost hard to believe. One moment he's standing there as himself, and the next, the makeup, costume, and performance completely change his presence. It's a good reminder that Pennywise isn't just the makeup. It's the way Bill moves, looks, and carries himself. I see something nice, raw, fresh, a belly full of blood, dripping red. Can you smell tasty jujube on my breath? Ha ha ha ha! We did another one. What? We did another one. We did another one. Just like that. It wasn't that dull. It wasn't that hard. Once more. Yeah. Hello. How you doing man? Good. We got some. What makes Pennywise so unsettling isn't just the way he looks. Bill deliberately uses exaggerated movements, awkward pauses, and sudden changes in expression to make the character feel unpredictable. Even when the camera isn't rolling, you can see how much physical control goes into creating that creepy performance. You'll float too! You'll float too! You'll float too! Cut! Cut! Cut! What is it? Oh my god. And this is where the illusion gets interesting. On set, Pennywise can be surrounded by cameras, crew members, and equipment. Yet the final scene can still feel completely terrifying. That contrast shows just how much filmmaking, lighting, sound, and performance can transform an ordinary set into something that feels like a nightmare. This is our hero spot now for the next couple of hours. All right. But now, it's both. What's up, bro? What's up, bro? I don't know, how long do you think we'll be? Oh, I don't think we'll be very long. It's one shot. Hello. Behind the black, yes. Then, where is Andy gonna be? Because if Andy's, I don't know where Andy's, where is Andy? Oh, he must be, oh. As you can see, we do intense fighting. We train for our final battle with Pennywise every day. Hey Wyatt. Hi. Hey. What happened to Wyatt? I went to prosthetics, and then things happened. What are you guys? is now, picture round two. What? So, Michael, I got a plan right here to get that one way land. You have a ******* group of friends that all believe in each other, and you push each other when you're young. Oh, like... Yeah, I'm watching the camera. Yeah, sorry, man. Yep, help. Okay, thank you, guys. These sandals seem awesome. Yeah, they all seem really nice, guys. If we can bring camera to watch. It's not going to be from his mouth. Okay, I want to hear something disgusting. So, remember when he was, like, in my face when he bit me? He drooled and he got it on my lips? And then after the take, I thought it was my own drool, so I went like this. Was it delicious? It was terrible. And then after that, after that, I went, oh, my God, that was a drool. It was terrible. Are you playing with Sweetie? Amanda. Oh. Oh. Who are you? I'm Amanda. I'm six.