‘Stranger Things’ star to appear in remake of Stephen King’s ‘It’

Film will be released in 2017

Finn Wolfhard, who has rose to fame playing Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s Stranger Things, will appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s It.

It is expected to be released during 2017. It follows the classic 1990 miniseries of the same name and King’s 1986 horror novel.

After the success of Stranger Things, it’s now been confirmed that Wolfhard will portray Richie Tozier in It. New photos have emerged of Wolfhard and the rest of the ‘Losers’ Club’.

A photo posted by Andy Muschietti (@andy_muschietti) on Aug 12, 2016 at 7:04pm PDT

First image of the Loser's Club!! pic.twitter.com/tfR2FilONn

— Joey Spehar (@MorningJoey) August 17, 2016

Wolfhard has also been posting photos from the set to Instagram. See those below.

Roundtable. #itthemovie

A photo posted by Finn Wolfhard (@finnwolfhardofficial) on Aug 14, 2016 at 11:46am PDT

Swimming. #itthemovie

A photo posted by Finn Wolfhard (@finnwolfhardofficial) on Aug 9, 2016 at 11:02am PDT

Squad up. #itthemovie

A photo posted by Finn Wolfhard (@finnwolfhardofficial) on Aug 5, 2016 at 9:13am PDT

Bill Skarsgård is set to play Pennywise in the upcoming movie. The 25-year-old actor is best known for his roles in Hemlock Grove and Divergent. See pictures of the new Pennywise below.

FIRST LOOK: Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise the Clown from the upcoming #IT remake is here – and he's terrifying! 😱 pic.twitter.com/VIDBrVD6mV

— Cineworld Cinemas (@cineworld) July 14, 2016

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