IT Chapter 2 Movie Fan Cast! (fan cast for the adult Losers’ Club)

Bill Denbrough // Joseph Gordon-Levitt Stan Uris // Jesse Eisenberg Richie Tozier // Andy Samberg Eddie Kaspbrak // Adam Scott Ben Hanscom // Jason Ritter Beverly Marsh // Maggie Gyllenhaal Mike Hanlon // Chadwick Boseman

Some explanations for my choices if you’re curious:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: I picked him for his physical similarities to Jaeden Lieberher and because Wyatt Oleff suggested him as a possible choice to play the older Stan - to me, he fits Bill better. ^^

Jesse Eisenberg: After doing a bit of research, I found out that not only does Jesse Eisenberg resemble Wyatt Oleff, he’s also Jewish in real life and suffers with OCD, which are important aspects of Stan’s character. (It’s always good to have actors portray characters who are similar to themselves in real life.)

Andy Samberg: This guy looks so much like Finn Wolfhard, it’s uncanny! (I don’t think I’ve seen anyone pick him as a fan cast for Richie yet, which is weird to me, considering the striking resemblance.) So, I chose him because of that and also because I think he could handle a character like Richie very well - he tends to do comedy-based roles a lot, and Richie is a goofball. lol

Adam Scott: I haven’t seen a whole lot of Parks and Rec yet, but what I have seen of it leads me to believe that Adam Scott would be a great fit for Eddie. He seems like he could do well with a nerdy, hypochondriac, anxious character. (That, and he also looks similar to Jack Dylan Grazer.)

Jason Ritter: This is one that I’m really hoping actually goes through to the final movie (it most likely won’t happen, but I’m hoping anyway). John Ritter, Jason’s father (may he rest in peace), was the one who played adult Ben in the 1990 miniseries, so I thought it would be really cool for Jason to play this role in the sequel. :) (Jeremy Ray Taylor himself suggested Chris Pratt for the role, and I’m not against that, but I would prefer Jason Ritter.) If not Jason, I would ultimately prefer a chubby actor play the older Ben because people don’t need to lose weight to be loved and accepted, but we probably won’t get that.

Maggie Gyllenhaal: I know everyone seems to be leaning toward Amy Adams or Jessica Chastain for the role of Beverly (which, again, I wouldn’t be against - they’re great actresses), but I really think Maggie Gyllenhaal would fit well. Something about Sophia Lillis reminds me of her anyway, and I think they look enough alike to work (high cheekbones, similar mouth, light eyes). Granted, Maggie doesn’t have naturally red hair, but hair can be dyed or wigs can be worn. Idk, I just really like her and think she’d make a great adult Beverly. ^^

Chadwick Boseman: This is an actor who I’m sorry to say I’m not very familiar with besides the fact that he is starring in the upcoming Black Panther movie. I chose him though because he was suggested by Chosen Jacobs himself as a possibility to take the role of Mike, and I think he’d be a good fit. He looks quite similar to Chosen and I can easily imagine him as an older Mike.