It movie: Pennywise actor reveals the secret behind THAT creepy voice
PENNYWISE star Bill Skarsgard has revealed how he came up with his character’s unsettling voice for the new It movie.
Bill Skarsgard played Pennywise in the new It movie
The Swedish actor, 27, has shot to superstardom in Andy Muschietti’s horror, based on Stephen King’s novel.
Pennywise, the iconic villainous clown, has been spooking audiences worldwide - and Skarsgard has said that his voice started with a disturbing laugh.
"The voice for me sort of started out with a laugh,” he told Variety’s Playback podcast.
“I was playing around with a laugh. I wanted the laugh to not be a laugh, a laugh to be something that's on the verge of a panic attack and crying at the same time.”
Skarsgard has had his fame grow after the movie's release
Pennywise has been spooking crowds worldwide
I wanted the laugh to not be a laugh, a laugh to be something that's on the verge of a panic attack
He continued: "When I started doing it just by myself, I started to creep myself out.
“It doesn't sound like a real laugh which goes into the aspect of the character not being human or a perfect clown."
Skarsgard is due to reprise his role in the sequel to It, due in 2019.
His scary performance has been the subject of a hilarious series of online parodies - courtesy of the Twitter account @Pennywise_Dance.
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He is seen in a string of video clips, dancing hilariously to various pop hits. Watch a few here.
The film itself has recently become the highest-grossing horror of all time.
It is out now.