• Actors originally considered for certain roles include Ty Simpkins as
Jaeden, Will Poulter as Pennywise and Chloë Grace Moretz as Beverly.
• It took three hours everyday to get Bill Skarsgård’s (Pennywise) costume
and makeup on.
• Director Andy Muschietti organised a ‘bicycle camp’ for the child actors,
as a chance for them to get to know each other better (and learn how to
ride bikes).
• Some scenes in season 4 used the Lukiškės Prison in Lithuania from the
Holocaust as a setting, which was subject to controversy.
• Caleb McLaughlin’s character, Lucas, always wearing a bandana was his
idea.
• Up to 20 tons of ice was used for the winter scenes in season 1,
all of which ended up being shipped off to Florida.
• The character Wybie Lovat was not in the original book. He was used in
the film to process Coraline’s thoughts, which were told through narrated
monologues in the novella.
• The band They Might Be Giants wrote a soundtrack for
• The film was originally going to be in live-action. When the change was
made to stop-motion, Dakota Fanning was still cast as Coraline.
See the question in video above!
A) Dressing up as ghosts by using white blankets
B) Played eerie sounds
C) They subtly insulted them everyday
D) Left creepy messages
The answer is...
B and D! These were used to increase the actors' fear and
authenticity, despite the psychological toll.
