", ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁fully ▁em brace ▁what ▁it ▁is , ▁and ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁em brace ▁the ▁source ▁material . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sc ary ▁c low n ▁that ' s ▁trying ▁to ▁kill ▁k ids . ▁They ▁do ▁have ▁a ▁sc ary ▁c low n ▁that ' s ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Der ry , ▁so ▁it ' s ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁r ated ▁R ." ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mus chi etti , ▁at ▁the ▁S X SW ▁festival , ▁spoke ▁of ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁pre - production ▁phase ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁keep ▁Sk ars g år d ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁film ' s ▁child ▁actors , ▁where in ▁the ▁actor ▁wasn ' t ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁cast ▁until ▁Pen ny wise ' s ▁first ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁children : ▁" It ▁was ▁something ▁that ▁we ▁agreed ▁on , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁how ▁it ▁happened ▁The ▁day ▁that ▁he ▁showed ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁stage , ▁they ▁f uck ing ▁fre aked ▁out . ▁Bill ▁is ▁like , ▁seven - foot ▁high , ▁and ▁I ▁can ' t ▁describe ▁how ▁sc ary ▁he ▁looks ▁in ▁person . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁wir y ▁man , ▁cr ouch ing , ▁making ▁sounds , ▁s not ting , ▁dro ol ing , ▁speaking ▁in ▁Swedish ▁sometimes . ▁Terr ifying ." ▁Mus chi etti ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁forward , ▁with ▁the ▁scenes ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁Los ers