A deleted scene from the hit movie “It” has gone viral, and it’s not hard to see why.
The deleted scene reframes the famous scene between Georgie and the killer clown Pennywise. Except, it’s pretty hard to view Pennywise as terrifying in this clip.
Give it a watch, and you’ll understand why I’m saying that.
The people who made IT (2017) actually made a joke version of the Pennywise/Georgie scene. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a film doing a joke version of a scene and actually keeping it as a deleted scene. pic.twitter.com/RQhoHhFwiU
— Michael Edwards (@MEdwardsVA) January 15, 2018
There’s a rumor going around that the scene was shot to make the child actor playing Georgie comfortable with Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise.
I heard that Bill Skarsgård hated scaring the kids without their consent. I think they filmed this scene to assure the young actor playing Georgie that Mr. Skarsgard is a professional actor who wouldn’t hurt him. God Bless Bill.
— Hector Andrade (@Hectorferjr2) January 15, 2018
I do love this deleted scene. Completely spins the whole narrative of the movie. The movie with this scene would have lasted all of about ten minutes. I really loved “It.”
“It” wasn’t scary at all, but I still enjoyed it. It was a fun coming of age story that involved a killer clown. That’s a great move any day of the week in my book.