Will Poulter cast in big screen adaption of Stephen King’s ‘It’

Will Poulter has been cast in the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘It’. The movie will be helmed by Jane Eyre and True Detective director Cary Fukunaga. Poulter will be seen essaying the role of Pennywise, a villain in the upcoming film.

The film focuses upon a group of teenagers, who are known as the Losers Club. When little the kids defeated a creature named ‘It’. ‘It’ commonly takes the form of a clown to attract its young prey and exploits the fears and phobias of its victims. Now years later the creature has returned and the kids who are now adults have to team up once again.

The two- movie adaptation is set to go under production in June. The film will be produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee along with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. The 22-year-old actor, who made his film debut with the comedy film, We’re The Millers, will be going for a complete role reversal for this movie.

Source: movies.mtv.co.uk