One of the best R-rated films of last year has finally found the last member of it's main cast. The first installment of the rebooted franchise that managed to gross $700,381,748 worldwide has cast Isaiah Mustafa (Horrible Bosses) in a leading role. Mustafa has signed on to play the adult version of Mike Hanlon, who was played by Chosen Jacobs in the first film. Jacobs took to Instagram Saturday to break the news.
Mustafa, who is best known as the face of the Old Spice advertising campaign over the last 8 years, recently wrapped the final season of the Freeform series
Shadowhunters. He has also been featured in small roles in
Horrible Bosses (2011) and Bobby & Peter Farrelly's
The Three Stooges (2012), as well as a few episodes of
NCIS &
NCIS: Los Angeles.
The first installment of the 2017 horror film followed the first part of author Stephen King’s iconic novel, telling the story of a group of children who are terrorized by Pennywise the Clown over a 27-year period.
It: Chapter Two of the franchise will follow the last bit of King's novel, when the characters return to their hometown of Derry, Maine years later as adults to face the horrific clown once again and defeat him for good.
It: Chapter Two will hit theaters
September 6, 2019.
What do you think about this casting for Mike Hanlon?
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