▁" per fect ▁gu y ▁to ▁play ▁Pen ny wise ". ▁F uk un aga ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁he , ▁K aj gan ich ▁and ▁Pal mer ▁had ▁changed ▁the ▁names ▁and ▁dates ▁in ▁the ▁script , ▁adding , ▁the ▁spirit ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁what ▁he ' d ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁in ▁cin emas ." ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁that ▁Will ▁P oul ter ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Pen ny wise , ▁after ▁F uk un aga ▁was ▁" b low n ▁away " ▁by ▁his ▁aud ition . ▁Ty ▁Sim p kins ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁play ▁one ▁of ▁The ▁Los ers ' ▁Club ▁members . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁F uk un aga ▁had ▁dropped ▁out ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁It . ▁According ▁to ▁The W rap , ▁F uk un aga ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁his ▁art istic ▁vision ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁budget ▁cut s ▁by ▁New ▁Line , ▁which ▁green lit ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁at ▁$ 3 0   mill ion . ▁However , ▁F uk un aga ▁maintained ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁case , ▁with ▁him ▁stating ▁he ▁had ▁bigger ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁New ▁Line ▁over ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁story : ▁" I ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁un con vent ional ▁horror ▁film . ▁It ▁didn ' t ▁fit