James McAvoy And Bill Hader Are In Talks To Join Jessica Chastain In IT: CHAPTER 2

James McAvoy And Bill Hader Are In Talks To Join Jessica Chastain In IT: CHAPTER 2

It sounds like X-Men: Dark Phoenix star James McAvoy and Barry star Bill Hader may soon reunite with their The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby co-star Jessica Chastain in New Line's It: Chapter 2. Check it!

By RohanPatel - Apr 12, 2018 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that both James McAvoy and Bill Hader are currently in talks to join Jessica Chastain in New Line's highly-anticipated horror sequel, It: Chapter 2. McAvoy would play the adult Bill Denbrough, the unofficial leader of the Losers Club, while Hader is being eyed for Richie Tozier, the jokester-turned-DJ.

If both of their deals close, it would make for a pretty fun The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby reunion as all three did previously star together in the romantic drama. This will actually be the second Eleanor Rigby reunion of the year for McAvoy and Chastain as they are also already set to star opposite one another in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which is due out in theaters in February.

Jaeden Lieberher and Finn Wolfhard played the young Bill and young Richie, respectively, in the original 2017 blockbuster and are both expected to return for flashback sequences in the sequel alongside the rest of the first film's youthful principal cast. Bill Skarsgård (Deadpool 2) will also return as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

Production is expected to commence this summer with a September 6, 2019 release date already set. 

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 4/12/2018, 2:31 PM
Has Chastain officially signed on?
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 4/12/2018, 2:40 PM
@LEVITIKUZ - the source article said so, but I’ve been following this relatively closely, and never heard that to be solid.
aflynn
aflynn - 4/12/2018, 2:32 PM
Can absolutly see Hader as Richie, weird to have Mcavoy play Bill, but he has a chance to win me over.
PBIRD
PBIRD - 4/12/2018, 2:35 PM
Im just here to see who got first.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/12/2018, 2:36 PM
I NEED Bill Hader as adult Richie.

dracula
dracula - 4/12/2018, 2:54 PM
@L0RDbuckethead - Anyone else think Bill Hader would be a great choice for
smgmayhem
smgmayhem - 4/12/2018, 2:39 PM
Looks like most of the Chastain and Hader fan casts were on point. Now Chris Pratt and Chadwick need to be in this also!
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 4/12/2018, 2:40 PM
THIS IS GOOD NEWS
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/12/2018, 2:43 PM
Don’t think Chastain is confirmed yet
aflynn
aflynn - 4/12/2018, 2:46 PM
I will give every vial of Stan Lee's blood I have to see Sterling K. Brown play Mike.
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 4/12/2018, 3:07 PM
@aflynn - I actually think Daniel Kaluuya would be a better choice.
aflynn
aflynn - 4/12/2018, 3:13 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - He is aleast ten years younger then everyone else cast so far.

The actors are born in 77,78,79. I am sensing a trend - btw Brown, born in 76 :o
Repian
Repian - 4/12/2018, 2:47 PM
Daniel Kaluuya to play Mike.
Lostcause
Lostcause - 4/12/2018, 2:47 PM
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 4/12/2018, 2:48 PM
Bill Hader just makes me laugh with anything, but ‘Barry’ is on another level, he’s great in that.




And with James McAvoy you can’t do no wrong...


MarDCel
MarDCel - 4/12/2018, 9:43 PM
@superbigguy32 - That last gif tho...
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/12/2018, 2:50 PM
They're going for the big guns in this one.
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