on ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁Bat man ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁that ▁gave ▁him ▁" ins ight ▁on ▁how ▁he ▁could ▁improv ise ▁or ▁reuse ▁those ▁things ▁as ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁period ." ▁▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Hamilton ▁as ▁Henry ▁Bow ers ▁A ▁young ▁soci op ath ▁who ▁leads ▁the ▁Bow ers ▁Gang , ▁and ▁terror izes ▁the ▁Los ers ' ▁Club . ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Bow ers , ▁Hamilton ▁stated : ▁" You ▁see ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁characters ▁in ▁mov ies ▁who ▁are ▁just ▁bul lies ▁and ▁just ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ant agon ist ▁and ▁mess ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁character . ▁With ▁Bow ers , ▁he ▁has ▁so ▁many ▁different ▁layers ▁to ▁him , ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁being ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁is ▁and ▁him ▁having ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁that ." ▁Hamilton ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁by ▁studying ▁Jar red ▁Bl anc ard ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁It ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁in ▁Hamilton ' s ▁words : ▁" watch ed ▁all ▁the ▁bits ▁of ▁my ▁original ▁character " ▁for ▁research . ▁Bl anc ard ▁spoke ▁to ▁Hamilton , ▁with ▁Bl anc ard ▁giving ▁him ▁advice ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁handle ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁" ps ych op ath ic - ness " ▁and ▁general ▁me ann ess ▁of ▁Bow ers . ▁Hamilton ▁added , ▁through ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Bow ers , ▁that ▁" There ' s ▁stuff ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁that ▁is ▁really ▁cre