As such, the announcement of a prequel called It: Welcome to Derry received overwhelming excitement from fans.

He also changes his appearance a few times, which points to his shapeshifting abilities.

The mythical creature has knowledge about psychic powers, which Pennywise uses.

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Even the IT book provides a few lines that hint that the shapeshifting monster might not actually be gone.

Though its one of the most unnecessary options, it’s also one of the simplest at face value.

They could show Dave Streeter making a deal with Bill Skarsgard, the actor who will return as Pennywise.

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He could pass his bad luck onto one of the characters in the HBO prequel show.

Luckily, the Faustian bargain wouldnt require much onscreen time to have its intended impact.

Firstly, they would have to attain the rights to the Fair Extension characters from Stephen King.

A cropped picture of Stephen King’s Full Dark, No Stars cover featuring the title and a bird

The author would have to make an exception, giving Andy Muschietti rights to bothITandFair Extension.

Additionally, this would mean hed need to get on board with confirming that George Elvid is Pennywise.

The second season will take place in 1935 and should follow the massacre of the Bradley Gang.

Stephen King It book cover and Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise

The final season will take place in 1908 and should follow the Kitchener Ironworks explosion.

They cant make the deal before the big tragedy, since Pennywise is asleep at that time.

However, it might be too distracting from the central plot to have the deal occur afterward.

Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise holds balloons in IT Chapter Two

The creative team might view a Dave Streeter cameo as too distracting.

This could happen with very minimal changes and wouldnt be distracting, unlike the Dave Streeter cameo.

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It: Welcome to Derry