It Chapter One cast and characters revisited: Here's who first brought the supernatural horror franchise to life

It Chapter One is a film in the supernatural horror genre. It was directed by Andy Muschietti, and it's the first in a two-part film adapted from Stephen King's namesake 1986 novel.

The film had its premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre, and it was released theatrically on September 8, 2017.

Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

"In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise."

Let's revisit the details of which actor played which role in this film.

It Chapter One cast and characters explored

1) Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough

Jaeden Lieberher plays the role of Bill Denbrough in It Chapter One. He leads a group of kids called the Losers Club. He lost his brother and vows to avenge his death from the monster.

Lieberher has acted in films like Knives Out, The Book of Henry, and Midnight Special.

2) Bill Skarsgård as It/Pennywise

Bill Skarsgård plays the role of It, aka Pennywise the dancing clown. He is a creature that transcends dimensions and can shape-shift. This ancient creature awakens after a gap of 27 years. Skarsgård reprised this role in It: Chapter Two.

He has also done films like Barbarian, John Wick: Chapter 4, and Nosferatu.

3) Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben Hanscom

Jeremy Ray Taylor plays Ben Hanscom, who is a shy kid dealing with his weight issues. He also keeps telling stories from Derry to his friends.

Taylor has appeared in films like Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and reprised the role in It: Chapter Two.

4) Other cast members of the film

Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh
Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers
Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier
Jackson Robert Scott as Georgie Denbrough
Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanlon
Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie Kaspbrak
Wyatt Oleff as Stanley Uris

More info about It Chapter One

It Chapter One is directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman. It is produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, and Barbara Muschietti. The production banners include New Line Cinema, Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, and KatzSmith Productions.

In a Collider interview, Bill spoke about creating Pennywise's voice for the film. He said,

"I play around with a lot of different versions of what this thing might sound like. The voice had changed a lot from the first time I had auditioned. I explored different versions of it, what would resonate the most with the audience. It was really when we did the full make-up test and see what the character would actually look like…it’s a very abstract way of preparing for something when you have no idea what he will look like."

He added,

"I didn’t know what the makeup would look like, I had no idea what the prosthetics would look like. Then we started exploring different things and I saw different prototypes of what he might look like and I started working with that."

It Chapter One was released on September 8, 2017.