Instead of a dual narrative, the first film is an adaptation of the section that features the characters as children, and stars Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise and Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough.
Instead of a dual narrative, the first film is solely an adaptation of the section that features the characters as children, though the setting has been updated to the late 1980s. It stars Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise and Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough.