![]() ![]() After the group finishes off the clown, they find themselves lost in the sewers and begin to panic. The Losers Club each approach Neibolt Street to destroy Pennywise once and for all. She confides in The Losers Club, who can all see the blood and help her clean the bathroom. Beverly's screams attract the attention of her father, who cannot see the blood. A balloon-like construct begins growing from her sink and bursts, covering her bathroom with blood. Beverly has her first encounter with Pennywise the Dancing Clown in her bathroom when she hears voices coming from her sink chanting "We All Float Down Here". Ben writes her an anonymous love poem which states, "your hair is winter fire, January embers, my heart burns there too." For most of the novel and adaptations, Beverly is led to believe that the poem was written by Bill Denbrough, who grows up to be a professional writer.īeverly eventually joins "The Losers Club" and befriends Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Mike Hanlon and Stanley Uris. Alvin blames Beverly for her mother's death, and abuses her physically and sexually throughout her childhood.īeverly is a classmate of Ben Hanscom, who harbors a secret crush on her. A flashback in IT: Chapter Two reveals that Elfrida died when Beverly was young her death is implied to have been a suicide due to mental illness, possibly postpartum depression. In the TV mini-series, she is never seen or mentioned. In the novel, Elfrida is present, but she is mostly too preoccupied with her job to be much of a parent to Beverly however, she does have concerns about Alvin abusing her daughter, and even asks Beverly at one time if her father has ever touched her. Her mother's presence in her life differs among the three continuities. She is the daughter of Alvin and Elfrida Marsh. Fictional character biography īeverly Marsh was born in 1947 (novel) 1948 (TV mini-series) or 1976 (films). She is portrayed in the 2017 film again and its 2019 sequel by Sophia Lillis as a child and Jessica Chastain as an adult. She is portrayed in the 1990 TV mini-series adaptation by Emily Perkins as a child and Annette O'Toole as an adult. The character is seen as a member of "The Losers Club" and a romantic interest of fellow members Bill Denbrough and Ben Hanscom, she also makes a brief cameo in the book 11/22/63 dancing with Richie Tozier after the events of IT, this event is later erased from history. ![]() This story is part of our Fall 2017 Movie Preview.Ben Hanscom (husband TV mini-series and 2019 film)īill Denbrough (kissed childhood sweetheart)īeverly "Bev" Marsh is a fictional character created by Stephen King and one of the main characters of his 1986 horror novel It. Fears, yes, but of what kind? That he exists merely as a reflection of others can make the character feel nebulous. What Pennywise represents might be murky to some moviegoers. I want the audience to say, ‘What’s so funny about that?’” “But I also think it’s important that Pennywise is always off-putting and weird and evil. Skarsgard’s face is now almost entirely white, as though a flour bomb has gone off behind him. Pennywise enjoys scaring kids and eating them - when people are most scared, that’s when he’s happiest.” “I did want it feel like he’s having fun. Emotional range comes easily for Skarsgard, who hails from a long acting lineage (dad Stellan, older brother Alexander), and he lets it fly in the part. That can be felt particularly with his emotions, which often veer into boyish glee. I didn’t want to be small in those aspects.” Said director Andres Muschietti of the character: “Pennywise as a shapeshifting monster requires a certain treatment, a certain vision. Still, understatement wouldn’t be the word to use here. Skarsgard - who will incarnate another character in the burgeoning King universe with Hulu’s “Castle Rock” - says he was on guard against that with this role. Too much makeup or too many twitches and it becomes out-of-date, cartoonish. Playing the villain in this post-Nolan moment requires a certain brand of subtlety. ![]() See the most-read stories in Entertainment this hour » But Pennywise is not” - he laughs - “a real person.” “Heath Ledger’s Joker is rooted in the real you can break down the psychology. “There is something inexplicable about Pennywise, and it should be that way,” Skarsgard said from the makeup chair. “It’s a little like a destructive relationship, the force of the character. He now looked fully like the man he was describing. “There’s a quote in the book that goes something like, ‘although a great mocker of emotions, he never felt one of his own,” Skarsgard said. Pennywise might be a fear of mortality, or a representation of childhood anxieties, or - yes - a concern about certain political figures. On the other hand, such lack of definition also gives him a certain elasticity. Heath Ledger’s Joker is rooted in the real you can break down the psychology. ![]()
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