The first trailer for Stephen King’s IT: Chapter 2 is set to drop this Thursday, May 9.



Here's a nice quality shot of the IT: Chapter Two billboard in Times Square today. Trailer Thursday! Photo Credit: Matthew Cody https://t.co/zV3hnCaeqv pic.twitter.com/kuzwyt6jlx



— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) May 6, 2019

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It (2017) It (1990) Pennywise the Clown has gotten a big makeover for the new movie, with a more overtly scary, court jester look.

Revealed via electronic billboards in Times Square, NYC, many have taken to the internet to share pictures of these billboards, including Bloody Disgusting (with a photo credit from Matthew Cody ) and various Twitter and Facebook users. The billboards include the tagline “Witness the end of IT” and includes the image of a hand holding on to a single red balloon interspersed with footage of several balloons covering the screens.We saw some footage of IT: Chapter 2 at CinemaCon 2019, and you can check out our breakdown of what we saw . Beyond this, we do know that the film will include a version of the infamous Ritual of Chüd present in the original novel.For more on IT: Chapter 2, read about how the film’s time jump will work , and how James McAvoy was (mildly) injured during the film’s production. Take a look at the slideshow below to compare shots from 2017’s IT and the 1990 TV miniseries.

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