One of 2019’s most anticipated films, It: Chapter Two had yet to release any footage or images from the film until last night. During the Warner Bros. and New Line panel at CinemaCon, the first look at the sequel to their 2017 smash hit was revealed. While there was no trailer released, a scene featuring Jessica Chastain as adult Beverly was revealed.
In the scene, Beverly Marsh, who returns to her old home in Derry. She knocks on the door and is greeted by a kind-looking elderly lady named Mrs. Kersh (a name book readers will remember). Mrs. Kersh informs Beverly that her father has passed away, but she is still welcome to look around.
Beverly goes through the home, and the lady asks if it’s as she remembered it. “Cleaner,” Beverly replies, as she finds the old postcard Ben gave her all those years ago, telling her, “Your hair is like winter fire.” While Beverly reminisces, behind her, a figure is seen being dragged into a room. As Beverly drinks tea with the elderly lady, she notices something isn’t quite right with her old house — there are flies everywhere and there’s something unsettling about the owner.
“You know what they say about Derry — no one who dies here ever really dies,” the lady says, before freezing in a glazed smile. Beverly notices photos of the lady’s family on the walls, all of which look about a century old, with her father bearing a very close resemblance to the demented smile of a certain red-haired supernatural clown that tormented the Losers as kids.
Things quickly go awry as the old lady strips naked and comes for Beverly, saying, “I was always a daddy’s girl. Are you a daddy’s girl, Beverly?”
The rest of the footage follows the now-adult Losers as they return to Derry, with flashback scenes of them as kids. (There’s also a haunting shot of the entire adult Losers Club seeing their child reflections in a mirrored store window.) But Pennywise’s influence is everywhere, as Derry devolves into chaos and red balloons keep popping up. The final shot is of Pennywise himself, looking exactly the same as he did all those years ago and addressing the camera with a sinister “hello.”
The description of the scene does nothing but increase anticipation for the upcoming horror film. IT: Chapter Two will release this September.
