The casting announcements for the upcoming sequel to last year’s It has been like a roller coaster of dream castings. Bill Hader? Jessica Chastain? James McAvoy? I mean, come on! Amazing, award-winning actors have jumped head-first into the horror genre, and I couldn’t be more here for it. What excites me even more than the inclusion of these A-listers is the “relatively” unknown actors tabbed to play others in the film. Andy Bean (Stanley) and James Ransone (Eddie) are not household names yet, but their inclusion in the cast looks like director Andy Muschietti has a distinct vision for the type of people he is looking for in his cast. Well, the Loser’s Club just added their chief architect! In an exclusive scoop this week, Deadline has announced that Jay Ryan will be joining the cast of Any Muschietti’s It: Chapter 2.

Ryan, captain of the Dreamboat Express, is best known for his work as the Beast in the CW’s Beauty and the Beast series that ran for four seasons and ended in 2016. He also played a prominent role in the gorgeous and award-winning BBC/Sundance Channel drama Top of the Lake. Since then, he has been in the Hulu series Mary Kills People and Australian mini-series Fighting Season. A native of New Zealand, Jay Ryan first broke onto the scene through the stage with his one-man show The Packer, which was heralded as a magnificent debut and shows that he has some serious acting chops to go along with that razor-sharp jaw.

What do you think about the casting decisions that have been made for It: Chapter 2 so far? I couldn’t be more excited top see this fresh blend of A-list talent and lesser-known actors inhabit some of my favorite characters ever put to the page. Join our facebook group, Horror Fiends of Nightmare on Film Street and let us know your thoughts! While you’re at it, bookmark our homepage at Nightmare on Film Street to stay up to date with all the hottest horror news, reviews and retrospectives the internet has to offer!