▁to ▁take ▁a ▁s izable ▁pay ▁cut . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁The ▁Independent ▁officially ▁reported , ▁after ▁final ▁negoti ations ▁took ▁place , ▁that ▁Mus chi etti ▁had ▁chosen ▁actor ▁Bill ▁Sk ars g år d ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁character . ▁On ▁port ray ing ▁Pen ny wise , ▁Sk ars g år d ▁stated , ▁" It ' s ▁such ▁an ▁extreme ▁character . ▁In hum ane , ▁It ' s ▁beyond ▁even ▁a ▁soci op ath , ▁because ▁he ' s ▁not ▁even ▁human . ▁He ' s ▁not ▁even ▁a ▁c low n . ▁I ' m ▁playing ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁be ings ▁It ▁creates ." ▁Sk ars g år d ▁described ▁the ▁character ▁further , ▁saying , ▁" It ▁truly ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁c low n ▁Pen ny wise , ▁and ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁h unt ." ▁He ▁also ▁commented , ▁" What ' s ▁fun ny ▁to ▁this ▁evil ▁entity ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁fun ny ▁to ▁everyone ▁else . ▁But ▁he ▁thinks ▁it ' s ▁fun ny ." ▁On ▁Pen ny wise ' s ▁design , ▁Sk ars g år d ▁stated , ▁" It ' s ▁important ▁that ▁we ▁do ▁something ▁fresh ▁and ▁original ▁for ▁this ▁one . ▁It ' s ▁pur pos ely ▁not ▁going ▁toward ▁that ▁weird , ▁gre asy ▁look ." ▁He ▁also ▁commented ▁on ▁being ▁compared ▁to ▁Tim ▁Cur ry , ▁stating ▁that , ▁" Cur ry