Bill Skarsgård on making Pennywise's crossed eyes

The Crow star Bill Skarsgård takes us through some of the most iconic roles and moments from his career, which includes working with his brother Alexander Skarsgård and playing A LOT of villains. He tells us about his role in The Crow, working with Robert Eggers on Nosferatu, and auditioning for It and how he perfected the role of Pennywise.
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[@CreoTan]

Reminds me of when people don’t realize Jim Carey can do the grinch face with his face 😂

[@4rtie]

How are there people who don't realize that? He does that face all the time.

[@crazycatmom420]

I've always loved Jim Carrey since I was a kid cuz he's so expressive with his face like he can he has control over so many more muscles than like the average person It was nice to be able to relate to someone as a kid

[@bedeckt]

​@@4rtiei think he was recognized by a kid & parent once and they asked about the grinch. so he pulled the face and they were surprised.

[@Foxcatcher22]

Bro everyone knows that

[@pjlav6304]

No all false. He spent hours in the makeup chair to achieve the Grinch look. Its prosthetics. There are countless videos of him hating it

[@O4C209]

I like how he was doing a Bill Hader impression.

[@gemsaint1485]

Bills eyes are freaky all on their own 😂

[@dear.ambelina]

The Skarsgard clan is just built different. ❤

[@alexandraonai8187]

Bro looks like he has a "wide angle capa"

[@bucketree]

😂😂😂😂 thinking that too ❤

[@caitandy]

I hate that a skarsgard plays pennywise!😭

[@hollynivy3769]

​@@caitandywhy? I think he did an amazing job!

[@MB_Ghostie]

Truly the sexiest and talented bros.

[@Halfeaten_cheeseburger]

Skarsgård is a sick name

[@clintonharvey2384]

It’s a family name, his brother is Alexander and his Father is Stellan Skarsgård, i think there’s another one, all famous actors, umm...except for that other one

[@johnwerner69]

If you like that name you'll love Nordic last names

[@soiledflapjacks1938]

@@clintonharvey2384Breaking news! Surnames are family names!

[@rosasparks9978]

I feel like I would find him in an Ikea

[@rebeckahb623]

​​@@clintonharvey2384Stellan has eight children, three of them are famous actors. The one you forgot is Gustaf, known for Floki in Vikings, Merlin in Cursed, Westworld, and Hans in Oppenheimer.

[@katycakes5441]

"I don't know if he was freaked out by it" We have photos sir 😂 he was petrified,

[@terrisjarocki4715]

He’s so gorgeous

[@sumbynum]

He's deff growing into his looks. I think he's handsome as well and i can see his father and brothers in his features now

[@andrewhermann4995]

Dude is ripped wth

[@joshuanewey2583]

With Boy Kills World and The Crow remake releasing in the same year, I’m not surprised.

[@MichaelBlack-ud4bg]

It's one of the best additions to the character. It magnifies the terror of Pennywise 👍

[@Thavar91]

So cute when he makes that mouth noise when he does the eye thing

[@mrsphish96]

How is a man that plays such a horrifying character so handsome lol

[@ilovepeanutbutter111]

this guy is so handsome

[@user-rz1jj7lp9i]

I love all three of the Skårsards. Bill, (This guy) Alexander (Tru blood, The Norseman) and Gustavaf ( Vikings, Westworld) then of course their dad Stellan, (Dune I and II).

[@lexierietze8213]

They are one of my favourite ever all time acting families!! They are all so incredibly talented !!! More people should know this and see all their work.

[@stargatis]

😂did you watch Tarzan😂 so much chest action

[@katelamb4073]

Same. A very talented bunch of very handsome men. 💯💕

[@anderswestberg4151]

Skarsgård

[@Beyondpretty57]

And Thor and the avengers

[@timoliver3421]

Him and his brothers and dad are great

[@Boogidy]

Love how despite how intense and evil Pennywise is Bill seems like such a chill nice guy !

[@katycakes5441]

It's like Jackie Earle Hayley playing Freddie Krueger. It's funny how a lot of the times amazing people play villainous roles and horrible people who've done horrible things will get the heroic roles. (Not making parallels to IT, just in general)

[@jakemcauley2383]

It’s almost like he’s an actor 😅

[@scottnelson9]

@@katycakes5441Nice people have to learn to seem intimidating and scary so as not to be taken advantage of, whereas horrendous individuals spend all of their time pretending to be kind.

[@katycakes5441]

@@scottnelson9 that's true. though not all people are smart enough to learn this, but I guess it would come more naturally to people who lean towards an acting career.

[@buttahp]

Wow hes actually handsome. 😮

[@jasminecameron4026]

Watch Hemlock Grove and you’ll never be the same person again when you look at Bill Skarsgard. 😅

[@accessdenied3350]

Dam he's looking fine

[@cakes4056]

Omg right, like grown up from the days of hemlock grove

[@sbg1911]

Indeed

[@dawnw0324]

I've been in love since the hemlock Grove Days

[@lionelbarclay6915]

Very talented family, love em. pops and the bros, cultured individuals.

[@ayaretgonzalez27078]

He ran away from you 😂 I think he was just a little freaked out

[@shaneharris6156]

Bro we where all freaked out

[@angiebeanmsp9903]

He trying so hard to hide that he’s fine but my gosh is he fine

[@oliverortiz8507]

This actor is going to be a big player in Hollywood. A memorable performance.

[@lionelbarclay6915]

To be honest he has already been a big player, go check his resume, only to find out his siblings are as equally talented.

[@jasonbourne3940]

Boy's a beast.

[@x916x]

That smile 😂😂😅😅😅

[@DoudAwakening]

Best pennywise of all time. Truly an amazing action. True talent

[@CriticallyMe]

Omg, this man. The characters he plays so extraordinarily well, but he is just lamb ❤❤❤

[@artimusprimeoutdoors]

I love bill scarsgard

[@mymusicaljesus]

Long live Stellar Skåteboard & his Kin!!

[@HarlequinHeart16]

🤣

[@elaynaaubreygonzo3744]

Hemlock grove was when i first loved this dudes acting range

[@rightfulshadow3941]

I finally found somebody else who could actually do the cross-eyed things too

[@thezuck8157]

Cockeyed. Jesus christ, how do you not know the difference???

[@ggandbb1702]

I can too!

[@ggandbb1702]

I can too!

[@rightfulshadow3941]

@@ggandbb1702 I finally found my cross-eyed thing brothers 😭

[@ggandbb1702]

@@rightfulshadow3941 a brother and a sister 🤣🤣

[@andrewaguelo1500]

What a beautiful man. ❤

[@zackzack9341]

The eye thing is his natural look.

[@mayi24222106]

Bill is so cute!!❤

[@Trlc37588]

I love these men so much

[@samuelreyes1689]

He’s so fine ugh!

[@suedogg7907]

Amazing actor

[@nightmaresandscares3538]

OOOHHHH YOU MEAN THIS LLLOOOVVVEEE IIITTTTT

[@NoNeed4DisGuys]

Perfect casting 👍🏾

[@kytastrophe-]

When I cross my eyes, one will stare straight at a person while the other crosses. Freaks everyone out 😂

[@ErinNacAllison]

Love him, he's amazing.

[@cleonRIP]

He's gonna be so dope in Nosferatu 🎉

[@4leaftayblack418]

His whole family is such a credit to acting.

[@JayNDez22]

He looks so much like a young tim curry ❤❤❤❤❤❤ oh man so gorgeous!!!

[@attilaosztopanyi9468]

My mother can do it. She had astigmatism wich was corrected and new she can move her eyes away from each other.

[@networkoperations]

I can do your mother.

[@EmmuelleBerger2011]

How does a person get astigmatism corrected?

[@Houseproudasamotherhen]

So talented.

[@XtoothlessXemoX]

He's so handsome!

[@seangilchrest6091]

I honestly think I would be so hard to tell when Bill is being serious or when he's joking lol he just seems like the type of guy that jokes around all the time.

[@davidoconnor7828]

Awesome pennywise. Tim curry was brilliant but this guy brings it to whole different level

[@RoseDescendingWarriorofGrace]

I can do it too, when u do that when ur looking at a dog their eyes(in your vision), their eyes start to go towards the center of your vision and you can look at them right in both their eyes at the same time instead of one eyed eye contact and it looks SOOOOOOOO CUUUTTEEE, and u get a chance to see what it looks like when they look at each other(aka dogs looking at each other) with their bug eyes, its soo cute the way their eyes look smooshed together like a cute bug!!!! Its like a pixar movie or something!

[@oztheman6177]

I wish they would make additional IT movies

[@aldendomino3523]

He’s so pretty

[@artsylady1747]

She did a spectacular job playing Pennywise

[@wmd40]

"no that's just my lazy eye, thanks" 🤣

[@madiemakes]

I have a lazy eye I can control, so not only can I go crosseyed but I can make them go in opposite directions. It's harder to control if I'm tired, then my eye does whatever it wants lol

[@PattyMayo11588]

I would have been freaked out. Looks insane.

[@Cc07]

Pennywise being another successful skarsgard is more shocking than this trivia🎉❣️🎈

[@DannyDyersChocolateHomunculi]

Why did it take me until 2024 to realize this dude played IT?! 😭

[@gupstaa]

Just imagine the amount of sheer effort and time it took to earn that (if he wasn’t able to naturally do it that is)

[@YeaIc6]

Forget the eyes it's the smile that took me out

[@wolfscythespk]

It just did a movie called boy kills world. He is severely shredded that!

[@earneststephens1971]

The crazy eye never fails shout out to Fival Goes West

[@jewels964]

Omg the eye thing. 😂

[@jessejones4074]

The whole skarsgard family

[@noahtheeditor8650]

I can do that too, it's really funny freaking people out

[@user-wy5nw9jo4b]

Quite handsome

[@ghastlycreations5627]

there's a satisfaction in scaring a full grown adult 😂

[@dragonthibodeau419]

The lip smack 😂

[@baron6797]

He's looking more and more like big bro everyday

[@KimmySaurusRex44]

"I dont know if he was freaked out by it" when theres a whole picture of him freaking out 😂

[@TheFinalIllusion]

If you like him. Watch Hemlock Grove. Still, one of the best Netflix series.

[@HeyGirlHaaay]

😂 i love this pennywise 😋

[@fingerforce]

How has he not been asked to play the Joker he has the smile for it much like Jack Nicholson had.

[@AmandaBurger-wd4lw]

He makes an Great it.. thanku

[@VengefulJarl]

It took me twenty years of being able to look double vision before I realized my eye did this lol

[@sunnysideup2663]

Remember Crazy Eyes from Mr Deeds? Sometimes it's natural and sometimes it takes time to master the skill.

[@HarambeTopG]

I just know Bill Hader was horrified 😂

[@matthewdean3879]

It never occurred to me how much his Pennywize sounds like his brother Gus playing Floki until the wife n I started Vikings again just recently

[@inuzrule]

Considering the picture of Hader's reaction went viral I'd say yeah, he was pretty visibly freaked out 😂

[@emilym8530]

I have nystagmus which is an eye muscle condition that causes involuntary eye movements or shaking and sometimes my eyes look like pennywise’s eyes and I love scaring people with that 😂 although thr downside is when I’m nervous or upset or feeling any strong emotion the eye movement gets worse and more noticeable and It gives me headaches

[@buzzvanti]

I would love to see him in Dune

[@user-yn6pz5uw1n]

Lol makes the movie even more funny

[@tonysaurusrex6718]

He would've been a great Fayd-Rautha!!!

[@Nariethelle]

“You mean like this?” 👁️⬅️👁️↗️

[@ggandbb1702]

I can do the eye thing anytime I want too😂

[@Aliicemomo]

Oooh..the eye thing is my party trick. I can stay cross eyed with one eye and move the other around in all directions at the same time

[@braxtonneeley8705]

This the only person I know besides me who can do a lazy eye on command

[@scorpioeyes333]

Is he Alexander’s brother? He definitely looks like it!

[@Web4Brainz]

I didn’t even recognize Bill he’s ripped af now

[@charlescharliecharlotte]

I like the bald brother the best

[@darlingc.2353]

The scariest part for me in this vid is the mouth sound

[@MatchaBerrii]

Bro imagine being on set and acting a scene with pennywise not knowing the eye thing wasn’t cgi😂

[@michelecrutchfield6885]

It’s freaky AF😂

[@ZodiacBoi42]

That can scare everyone mr wise sir

[@Shehasskills]

that lip smack exactly like heath ledger

[@MrET-kr9zj]

Don't get me wrong i loved Austin Butler as Feyd Rautha in Dune Part 2 but after watching Boy Kills World i kinda wish i could see an alternate universe version of dune Part 2 with Bill Skarsgard as Feyd lol

[@amshyllsekhmet6631]

Why is he so attractive?

[@dayne6597]

My dad is able to do this with his eyes 😂😂😂😂 it’s a great party trick

[@Authenticallyathena]

You can't just spring that on someone... lol, I was not prepared.

[@ktmarshwa]

I can do this and it definitely freaks people out irl

[@AlexBishop3146]

This guy looks huge

[@josephmuradyan6161]

I feel like he would be an amazing addition to a mad max movie, if he can do an Aussie accent ofc.

[@ashleighdoran843]

My kid can do the crazy eyes on command. We call her Pennywise because of it ;)