IT Chapter Two
The Losers Club reunites 27 years later to destroy It once and for all.
It Chapter Two is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. It is the sequel to It (2017) and the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel It by Stephen King. The film stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, and Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Set 27 years after the events of the first film, the story centers on the Losers Club and their relationships as they reunite to destroy It once and for all.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Producer
- Barbara Muschietti
- Dan Lin
- Roy Lee
- Screenplay
- Gary Dauberman
- Based on
- It, Stephen King
- Starring
- James McAvoy
- Jessica Chastain
- Bill Hader
- James Ransone
- Jay Ryan
- Isaiah Mustafa
- Andy Bean
- Bill Skarsgård
- Music
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Cinematography
- Checco Varese
- Editing
- Jason Ballantine
Lore & Background
In the mythology of Derry, the entity known as It awakens every 27 years to feed on fear. It was brought to Earth millions of years ago by a meteorite. The Losers Club first defeated It in 1989, but in 2016 It returns. Mike Hanlon, the only Loser who stayed in Derry, summons the others. The Native American 'Ritual of Chüd' can defeat It using artifacts from the Losers' past, performed in the remains of the meteor that brought It to Earth. The ritual fails because it killed the original native performers. The Losers ultimately defeat It by psychologically antagonising and belittling It, making It smaller and smaller until Mike pulls out Its heart and they crush it. Stanley Uris kills himself before the reunion, too scared to face It, but his suicide was intended to strengthen his friends against It.
Reader's Guide
The film premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on August 26, 2019, and was released in the United States on September 6. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $473.1 million worldwide. Filming took place from June to November 2018 at Pinewood Toronto Studios, Oshawa, Toronto, and Port Hope on a $79 million budget. The cast includes Jessica Chastain as adult Beverly Marsh, James McAvoy as adult Bill Denbrough, Bill Hader as adult Richie Tozier, Isaiah Mustafa as adult Mike Hanlon, Jay Ryan as adult Ben Hanscom, James Ransone as adult Eddie Kaspbrak, and Andy Bean as adult Stanley Uris.
Young versions are played by Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff. Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise. A prequel television series, titled It: Welcome to Derry, premiered on HBO on October 26, 2025, with Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise.
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