WARNING: The next comprises spoilers for Welcome to Derry Season 1, Episode 5.It: ‘Welcome to Derry’ has to date been a catastrophe with many ugly deaths. However the newest one wasn’t in Pennywise’s fingers.
On this week’s episode of IT: Welcome to Derry, Paulie (Rudy Mancuso) sacrifices himself to avoid wasting his pal Leroy’s (Jovan Adepo) son. After Pennywise, performed by Invoice Skarsgard, reveals himself, he places Leroy right into a trance. He was about to shoot his personal youngster, however Paulie intervened, killing himself within the course of.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Mancuso defined why he is grateful he wasn’t killed by a bloodthirsty clown and had a extra “very grounded” demise. The actor revealed that he did not wish to die like in a horror film as a result of he did not need his mom to see him die in such a ugly approach, even when it was simply fiction. So he was relieved that his character died a hero as an alternative of being brutally murdered by an evil clown.
I by no means dreamed of a situation the place Pennywise could be killed. My mom would actually endure if she noticed that on display. Subsequently, a grounded demise is healthier than a whimsical demise. I am fascinated with my mom right here, however I do not need that for my characters only for her to see.
The actor went on to elaborate that past not wanting a mom to see her youngster murdered in such a ugly approach, he felt honored that Paulie died in a approach that most individuals in Welcome to Derry didn’t. He mentioned he appreciated that his character was expressed in a extra “nuanced” approach than different characters.
We see lots of Pennywise’s demise, however it’s lots of ugly, monstrous, supernatural character deaths and assaults. What we do not see a lot of is a really grounded sacrifice from the characters. That is what occurs in the actual world – inside the context of the present. So it was good to get a sacrificial demise that was extra human and never a giant supernatural demise. Total I used to be grateful to be part of a extra nuanced depiction of demise.
Mancuso additionally mentioned he was thrilled to have the ability to witness Skarsgård’s Pennywise debut. He added that he was truly capable of spend time with the actors outdoors of the present. He defined that he thought it was “actually cool” to hang around with somebody after which be bothered by them on set afterwards.
I used to be capable of spend time with Invoice many instances outdoors of filming. He’s extremely form, humorous, and beneficiant. Then it was actually cool to see him in that full costume that haunted me for 2 films.
It: Welcome to Derry releases new episodes each Sunday at 9pm ET and 6pm PT on HBO.
launch date
October 26, 2025
community
HBO
director
andy muschietti
