The It Chapter Two cast is led by Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough and Bill Hader as Richie Tozier. Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone and Andy Bean play the other adult Losers, and Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise. It Chapter Two (2019), directed by Andy Muschietti, was set for release in US theaters on September 6, 2019, and runs 169 minutes. The story is set 27 years after the first film, and each adult Loser is paired with the young actor who played the same character in It (2017). So, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs and Jeremy Ray Taylor all return for the flashbacks. Two things about how this ensemble came together stand out. Finn Wolfhard had publicly named Bill Hader as his choice for the adult Richie, and James Ransone prepared to play Eddie by studying Jack Dylan Grazer's performance. Stephen King also makes a cameo and is credited as Shopkeeper.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Chastain | Beverly Marsh |
| 2 | James McAvoy | Bill Denbrough |
| 3 | Bill Hader | Richie Tozier |
| 4 | Isaiah Mustafa | Mike Hanlon |
| 5 | Jay Ryan | Ben Hanscom |
| 6 | James Ransone | Eddie Kaspbrak |
| 7 | Andy Bean | Stanley Uris |
| 8 | Bill Skarsgård | Pennywise |
| 9 | Jaeden Martell | Young Bill Denbrough |
| 10 | Wyatt Oleff | Young Stanley Uris |
| 11 | Jack Dylan Grazer | Young Eddie Kaspbrak |
| 12 | Finn Wolfhard | Young Richie Tozier |
| 13 | Sophia Lillis | Young Beverly Marsh |
| 14 | Chosen Jacobs | Young Mike Hanlon |
| 15 | Jeremy Ray Taylor | Young Ben Hanscom |
| 16 | Teach Grant | Henry Bowers |
| 17 | Nicholas Hamilton | Young Henry Bowers |
| 18 | Javier Botet | Hobo / The Witch |
| 19 | Xavier Dolan | Adrian Mellon |
| 20 | Taylor Frey | Don Hagarty |
| 21 | Molly Atkinson | Myra / Sonia Kaspbrak |
| 22 | Joan Gregson | Mrs. Kersh |
| 23 | Stephen Bogaert | Alvin Marsh |
| 24 | Luke Roessler | Dean |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: Stephen King (Shopkeeper), Peter Bogdanovich (Peter - Director), Will Beinbrink (Tom), Jess Weixler (Audra Phillips), Martha Girvin (Patty), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Victoria Fuller), Jackson Robert Scott (Dead Georgie), Jake Weary (Webby), Katie Lunman (Chris Unwin), Kelly Van der Burg (Victoria's Mom), Jason Fuchs (Richie's Manager), Joe Bostick (Mr. Keene), Megan Charpentier (Young Gretta), Juno Rinaldi (Gretta), Neil Crone (Chief Borton), Ry Prior (Connor), Owen Teague (Dead Hockstetter), Jake Sim (Belch Huggins), Logan Thompson (Victor Criss), Connor Smith (Carny), Amanda Zhou (Waitress), Rob Ramsay (Meaner Nurse), John Connon (John Koontz (Juniper Hill Security)), Doug MacLeod (Head Honcho), Brandon Crane (Big Guy), Erik Junnola (Scuzzah), Josh Madryga (Scuzzah), Peter George Commanda (Shokopiwah Shaman), Kiley May (Shokopiwah Woman), Lisa Cromarty (Shokopiwah Woman), Kevin Allan Hess (Shokopiwah Man), Stephen R. Hart (Shokopiwah Man), Rocky L. Burnham Jr. (Shokopiwah Man), Billy Merasty (Shokopiwah Man), Sladen Peltier (Shokopiwah Young Boy), Ari Cohen (Stanley's Dad), Alex Bird (Theatre P.A.), Brody Bover (Shouting Kid), Edie Inksetter (Shouting Kid's Mom), Martin Julien (Janitor), Sonia Maria Chirila (Fishtank Girl), Colin McLeod (Bully), Declan Prior (Bully), Marko Vujicic (Bully), Eric Woolfe (Nurse), Kate Corbett (Dean's Mom), Shawn Storer (Dean's Dad), Janet Porter (Richie's Mom), Scott Edgecombe (Customer), Anthony Ulc (The Butcher), J. Bogdan (Swearing Patient), Louise Stratten (Audra's Assistant), Laura Thorne (Production Assistant), Thomas Duhig (Assistant Director), Carla Guerrier (Police Officer), Liam MacDonald (Dean's Friend), Chris D'Silva (Dean's Friend), Tristan Levi Cox (4-Year-Old Young Mike), Torian Matthew Cox (4-Year-Old Young Mike), Lola Del Re Hudson (Betty Ripsom's Legs), Thiago Dos Santos (Twitchy Man), Vanzie Meyer (Audience Member (uncredited)), Andy Muschietti (Pharmacy Customer (uncredited)).
Jessica Chastain plays the adult Beverly Marsh, the only woman in the Losers Club. She takes over from Sophia Lillis, who returns as the young Beverly. In an August 2019 interview with Variety, Chastain said Andy Muschietti used practical effects instead of CGI wherever he could, which made the shoot harder than she expected. She also said she cut open her shin and was ill on the day the quarry scene was filmed.
James McAvoy plays the adult Bill Denbrough, the character Jaeden Martell played as a boy in It (2017). On April 12, 2018, Fox News reported that McAvoy was in final talks for the part, citing The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking to RTÉ before the release, Jessica Chastain said she had never seen him do this kind of physical work before, describing his rolls, flips and slides on set.
Bill Hader plays the adult Richie Tozier, the wisecracking Loser that Finn Wolfhard played in It (2017). Hader told Jimmy Fallon that his agent had sent him a clip of Wolfhard saying Hader was his dream choice for the grown up Richie. According to The A.V. Club's September 2019 report, a director asked to meet Hader some months after that clip.
Isaiah Mustafa plays the adult Mike Hanlon, the only Loser who never left Derry and the one who calls the others home. TheWrap reported his casting on June 9, 2018, and on June 11, 2018, The Credits reported that his casting completed the Losers Club. Chosen Jacobs, the young Mike of It (2017), announced the news on Instagram. Mustafa was best known for the Old Spice commercials and had recently finished the final season of Shadowhunters.
Jay Ryan plays the adult Ben Hanscom. He takes over from Jeremy Ray Taylor, who played the young Ben in It (2017) and returns for the flashbacks. TheWrap reported Ryan's casting on May 23, 2018, and said Deadline had the news first. At the time, Ryan was starring opposite Caroline Dhavernas in Mary Kills People, which had just started its second season on Hulu.
James Ransone plays the adult Eddie Kaspbrak. In September 2019, TheWrap said that landing the part was like winning the Powerball. Ransone told the outlet he had auditioned for the first film and that Andy Muschietti championed him for this one. To prepare, he studied Jack Dylan Grazer's performance, and Muschietti had him copy some of Grazer's gestures.
Andy Bean plays the adult Stanley Uris, the character Wyatt Oleff played in It (2017). On May 17, 2018, The Credits, published by the Motion Picture Association, reported that Bean had joined the cast, citing Variety. Before this film, Bean's credits included Here and Now.
Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, the clown who resurfaces in Derry 27 years after the Losers first fought him. Gizmodo reported in July 2018 on an interview he gave to Collider. In it, he said he was surprised by how much of the character was still there when he came back. Unlike on the first film, he could also spend time off camera with the adult cast.
Jaeden Martell returns as Young Bill Denbrough in the flashback scenes. When the sequel was cast in 2018, reports still used the name he was credited under in It (2017), Jaeden Lieberher, and TMDB now lists him as Jaeden Martell. In May 2018, TheWrap reported that he and Finn Wolfhard would both come back for the flashbacks.
Wyatt Oleff returns as Young Stanley Uris, the role he first played in It (2017). On July 2, 2018, Yahoo Entertainment reported that Andy Muschietti had confirmed all seven young Losers for the sequel, Oleff included. Andy Bean plays the adult Stanley, a casting reported in May 2018.
Jack Dylan Grazer returns as Young Eddie Kaspbrak in the flashbacks. His work in It (2017) also shaped the adult version of the character. James Ransone told TheWrap in 2019 that studying Grazer's performance was all he did to prepare. When Ransone was cast in May 2018, The Credits pointed out how closely he resembled Grazer.
Finn Wolfhard returns as Young Richie Tozier. He also played a part in the adult casting. Bill Hader has said that he was approached for the film after Wolfhard named him as his dream choice for the grown up Richie, as The A.V. Club reported in September 2019. In May 2018, TheWrap reported that Wolfhard would return for the flashbacks.
The It Chapter Two cast came together during the spring of 2018, when the adult Losers were announced one at a time. On April 12, 2018, Fox News reported that Jessica Chastain was already on board as Beverly, and that James McAvoy and Bill Hader were in final talks to play Bill and Richie, citing The Hollywood Reporter. The Credits, published by the Motion Picture Association, reported James Ransone as Eddie and Andy Bean as Stanley on May 17. TheWrap then reported Jay Ryan as Ben on May 23 and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike on June 9, and The Credits reported on June 11 that his casting completed the Losers Club.
The actors' own accounts suggest the main aim was continuity with the children of It (2017). James Ransone told TheWrap that Andy Muschietti asked him to study Jack Dylan Grazer and copy some of his gestures. Bill Hader traced his first meeting about the film back to a clip of Finn Wolfhard naming him for the role. Filming began in late June 2018, and on July 2, 2018, New Line, a Warner Bros. company, released a photo of the seven adults at a table read. For the plot, runtime and release details, see the main it chapter two page.
Every young Loser from the first film returns, and so does Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. In July 2018, Yahoo Entertainment reported that Andy Muschietti had confirmed seven young actors for the sequel. They were Jaeden Martell (then credited as Jaeden Lieberher), Wyatt Oleff, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs and Jack Dylan Grazer, and they play the flashback scenes. Nicholas Hamilton also returns as Young Henry Bowers, and Teach Grant plays Henry Bowers as an adult.
The new faces are mostly the seven adult actors, led by Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Bill Hader. The TMDB credits also include several notable smaller roles. Stephen King is credited as Shopkeeper, Peter Bogdanovich is credited as Peter (Director), and Xavier Dolan plays Adrian Mellon. If you are following the whole story, the it movies hub lists both films and shows where this cast fits.
| Director | Andy Muschietti |
|---|---|
| Writers | Gary Dauberman, Jason Fuchs |
| Producers | Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Barbara Muschietti |
| Music | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| Cinematography | Checco Varese |
Bill Hader plays the adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two, and Finn Wolfhard returns as Young Richie Tozier in the flashbacks. Hader has said that his agent sent him a clip of Wolfhard naming Hader as his dream choice for the grown up Richie, before any meeting about the film. The A.V. Club reported the story in September 2019.
The villain in It Chapter Two is Pennywise, played again by Bill Skarsgård, who first played the clown in It (2017). The story picks up 27 years after the Losers first fought Pennywise as children, when the clown returns to Derry, Maine. Henry Bowers also appears, played by Teach Grant as an adult and by Nicholas Hamilton as Young Henry Bowers.
Yes, all seven young Losers from It (2017) returned for It Chapter Two, and so did Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs and Jeremy Ray Taylor appear in flashbacks. Seven new adult actors play the same characters 27 years later.
Yes, Stephen King has a cameo in It Chapter Two and is credited as Shopkeeper. The credits also list Peter Bogdanovich, who is credited as Peter (Director). Xavier Dolan plays Adrian Mellon, another of the smaller roles in the TMDB credits, which list 87 credited roles in total.
Jessica Chastain played the adult Beverly Marsh in It Chapter Two, and Sophia Lillis returned as Young Beverly Marsh. Fox News reported in April 2018 that Chastain was already on board, while James McAvoy and Bill Hader were still in final talks for their roles. Chastain later told Variety that the shoot was physically demanding.
TMDB lists 87 credited roles for It Chapter Two, from Jessica Chastain at the top of the billing down to the smallest parts. The core cast is fourteen actors playing the seven Losers as adults and as children, plus Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise.
The It prequel is IT: Welcome to Derry, an HBO series whose first season is primarily set in 1962.
Mary Poppins and Pennywise are the subject of a fan theory that proposes they belong to the same species, but the supplied sources do not confirm that connection.
The Pennywise origin story begins with a cosmic entity that reached Earth aboard a rock in It: Welcome to Derry.
The It 1990 miniseries is a two part television adaptation of Stephen King's novel, directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and first broadcast on ABC in November 1990.
The Pennywise mouth reveals sharp teeth and the Deadlights in It (2017), directed by Andy Muschietti.
Stephen King's It book is a 1986 horror novel about seven friends confronting a creature in Derry, Maine.