Line #4 Trivia/ItChapterTwo


1	For ''[[Film/It2017 It: Chapter One]]'', see [[Trivia/It2017 here]].
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3	* AbilityOverAppearance: Bill Hader doesn't look especially like Finn Wolfhard, but he was many people's (including Wolfhard himself) top choice for the role, so no one really cares.
4	* ActingForTwo: Molly Atkinson plays both the reprised role of Eddie's mother and the new role of his wife. Also, Katie Lunman plays one of Pennywise's victims, Betty Ripsom, in the first film (and voices her in the second), and plays the male character Chris Unwin (who, in the book, is supposed to be the youngest of Webby's gang at 15) in the second film.
5	* AllStarCast: The cast for the Japanese dub is comprised of well-known {{Anime}} voice actors, including Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (Bill), Creator/AyahiTakagaki (Bev), Creator/DaisukeOno (Ben), Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Eddie), Creator/JunichiSuwabe (Richie), along others.
6	* ApprovalOfGod: Stephen King has described [[spoiler: Richie being in love with Eddie]] as a [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/it-chapter-two-stephen-king-cameo-interview/ "kind of genius"]] addition to the story.
7	* AscendedFancast: In the aftermath of ''Film/It2017'', Creator/JessicaChastain and Creator/BillHader were popular fancasts for Adult Bev and Adult Richie, respectively, with even the younger actors agreeing. Chastain and Hader were cast in the end.
8	* TheCastShowoff:
9	** One of Richie Tozier's character traits is his ability to do "voices" and impressions. Creator/BillHader is a well-known impressionist, famous for the celebrity impressions he did for years on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. With this in mind, screenwriter Gary Dauberman wrote a scene in which Richie does an impression of Creator/AlPacino, a voice that Hader is quite good at. However, Hader requested that the impression be removed from the script because the Pacino impression was old material and he didn't feel like doing it again. In the finished film, Bill Hader deploys his skills doing a solid impersonation of Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise.
10	** Bill Hader asked Bill Skarsgard about his "[[{{Trivia/It2017}} eye trick]]". Again Skarsgard showed that this ''wasn't'' CGI [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6186547/Bill-Skarsg-rd-frightens-star-Bill-Hader-clown-suit-Chapter-Two-filming.html and scared the pants off of Hader]].
11	* CrosscastRole: Katie Lunman as Chris Unwin.
12	* DarkhorseCasting:
13	** While Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/JessicaChastain, and Creator/BillHader are all certainly established Hollywood stars, the other main cast members are much less well known. Creator/JamesRansone is best known for his work in ''Series/TheWire'' and ''Film/{{Sinister}}''. Andy Bean and Creator/JayRyan are both best known for their television work as Greg in ''Series/{{Power}}'' and Vincent in ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast2012'', respectively (though Ryan also has/had significant roles in other TV shows). In fact, ''It: Chapter Two'' will be both Ransone's and Ryan's first time as leading men in a major theatrical film. Likewise, Isaiah Mustafa is most famed for being Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike, which is a viral commercial, and, to a lesser extent, his role in the show ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}''.
14	** Likewise, the supporting cast aren't the major Hollywood stars many fans were expecting the sequel to such a smash hit to get. It's mostly people who have acting experience from lesser known films and TV shows, such as Jess Weixler, who’s mainly known for her lead role in the independent horror movie ''Film/{{Teeth}}''.
15	* DawsonCasting: Jake Weary (28) as Webby, the leader of the gang of homophobic teenagers who attacked the gay couple Adrian Mellon and Don Hagarty.
16	* DuelingWorks: The film was released just under a month after ''Film/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark2019'', a movie with a similar theme of small-town friends facing supernatural murders. ''Chapter Two'' has been more successful at the box office, though critical reception to ''Scary Stories'' has been more favorable.
17	* FakeAmerican:
18	** Scottish Creator/JamesMcAvoy as Bill Denbrough.
19	** Kiwi Creator/JayRyan as Ben Hanscom.
20	** Canadian Finn Wolfhard reprising his role as child Richie Tozier.
21	** Australian Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers.
22	* HideYourPregnancy: Jess Weixler (Audra) was pregnant during filming.
23	* HostilityOnTheSet: More awkwardness than hostility. Andy Bean (Adult Stanley) said that it was awkward working with the InnocentlyInsensitive Wyatt Oleff (Young Stanley). He was annoyed with Oleff trying to give him notes on how to play Stanley, and he also stated that he felt a little offended how Oleff stated that he'd wanted Creator/JosephGordonLevitt to play Stanley as an adult. Otherwise, Bean still tried to remain patient with Oleff throughout the production.
24	* HypotheticalCasting: The members of the Loser's Club were asked whom they wanted to play their adult parts: Finn Wolfhard (Richie Tozier) said Creator/BillHader, Creator/SophiaLillis (Beverly Marsh) said Creator/JessicaChastain, Chosen Jacobs (Mike Hanlon) said Creator/ChadwickBoseman, Creator/JackDylanGrazer (Eddie Kaspbrak) said Creator/JakeGyllenhaal, Wyatt Oleff (Stanley Uris) said Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben Hanscom) said Creator/ChrisPratt and Jaeden Lieberher (Bill Denbrough) said Creator/ChristianBale. Wolfhard and Lillis' choices were the only two that ended up being cast, likely for budget reasons.
25	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Here, Creator/NicholasHamilton plays a violent homophobic bully. But in real life Hamilton is part of the LGBTQ+ community, and is a staunch progressive and LGBTQ+ ally.
26	* TheOriginalDarrin: Creator/ArturoMercadoJr and Creator/VictorUgarte, who voiced the younger Richie and Eddie, respectively, in the Latin American Spanish dub of [[Film/It1990 the original 90's miniseries]], came back to voice their adult versions.
27	* ProductionPosse: Creator/JessicaChastain and Megan Charpentier previously worked with Andy in ''Film/{{Mama}}''.
28	* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Creator/XavierDolan and Taylor Frey are gay just like their characters, Adrian Mellon and Don Hagarty.
29	* RefittedForSequel:
30	** The sequence adapted from the novel involving the kids building an underground clubhouse in the Barrens, in which they participate in a "Smoke Hole Ceremony," learning about IT's first arrive on earth and how it ended up in Derry in the form of an asteroid was shot for the first film. Budget and time constraints prevented this. The scene instead features in one of the Losers' flashbacks to when they were kids.
31	** The scene where the Losers learn of IT's time in Old Derry, and the killing spree that occurred, with a flashback to the 1600s before It took the form of Pennywise was actually fully shot but left on the cutting room floor of the first film. While it wasn't included in the sequel, Bill's vision after being drugged by Mike shows IT terrorizing the local indigenous people until they escaped the monster's sphere of influence.
32	** The scene where Stan walks out during his bar mitzvah, while Richie claps excitedly for him was a cut scene from the first movie, appearing in the special features on DVD, before being added to the sequel.
33	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: All of the adult actors bear more than a passing resemblance to their younger counterparts. ''Especially'' Creator/JamesRansone and Creator/JackDylanGrazer (Eddie) and Andy Bean and Wyatt Oleff (Stan).
34	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
35	** Creator/IdrisElba expressed interest in playing Mike (which would have reunited with his ''Film/PromNight2008'' co-star Creator/JamesRansone, who is cast as Eddie) prior to Isaiah Mustafa's casting.
36	** Creator/SethGreen, who played the young Richie in the miniseries, expressed interest in playing the adult Richie.
37	** At one point, the destruction of the Black Spot night club, which was planned to feature in the first movie, was to be [[RefittedForSequel refitted]] as the opening scene of ''Chapter Two''.
38	** After the character was AdaptedOut of the first film, Director Andy Muschetti stated that [[BigGood Maturin the Turtle]] would make a physical appearance in ''Chapter Two'', but the scenes including him were ultimately cut.
39	** Another scene that was AdaptedOut of the first movie and meant to be refitted for the sequel was a scene showing Pennywise interacting with the settlers of Derry and blackmailing a mother to surrender her infant in exchange for her life, with a still of a deleted scene showing IT assuming a humanoid form with crimson skin.
40	** [[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/spoilers-those-great-chapter-2-154017202.html Muschetti also stated]] that a flashback in the thrift shop was planned, in which a younger version of the shopkeeper (played in modern day by Stephen King), would have appeared, played by King's real-life son Creator/JoeHill. The scene was ultimately scrapped due to "serving no dramatic purpose."
41	** ''The World of IT'' artbook reveals all sorts of concept art for IT -- particularly its final form -- that went unused.
42	** Multiple versions of [[spoiler:Eddie's]] death scene were filmed, including some that were longer and more emotional.
43	** Creator/GuillermoDelToro was approached for a cameo as a janitor but turned it down due to scheduling problems.
44	** Mike Hanlon was supposed to have a subplot in which he was suffering from drug addiction, but it was written out, most likely because it took away from the story.

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