Actor Bill Skarsgard has transformed from Pennywise to ripped action star for his latest role in Boy Kills World. Skarsgard is best known for his work as Pennywise, the demonic clown in the IT franchise. The actor portrayed the character in both IT and IT: Chapter 2, quickly becoming a new horror icon for his frightening look and enigmatic performance. Prior to that, Skarsgard starred in the horror series Hemlock Grove on Netflix and the Divergent sequel Allegiant.
Skarsgard has most recently appeared in comic book films like Deadpool 2 (as Zeitgeist) and Eternals (as Kro). He was recently cast as the lead in a new adaptation of James O'Barr's The Crow. Pennywise isn't the only Stephen King role Skarsgard has taken either, as he also portrayed The Kid in the Castle Rock series. The actor is currently appearing in the TV series Clark, where he plays the infamous Swedish gangster Clark Olofsson.
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No stranger to transforming himself, Skarsgard has now taken on the guise of a ripped action star. In an image from EW, the actor shows off his new physique for Boy Kills World, an upcoming action film from director Moritz Mohr. Boy Kills World is described as a «dystopian fever dream action thriller,» which has Skarsgard playing a deaf mute character with a «vibrant imagination.» The actor underwent a two-month martial arts training regimen for the role, saying, "This was an incredible journey into something completely new for me." A rep for Boy Kills World said, "You've never seen an actor move like this in a movie." Check out the ripped image of Skarsgard below:
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