Filming begins next month on Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter 2, and we’ve learned today that the final member of the adult Losers’ Club has been cast.
“Shadowhunters” star Isaiah Mustafa will play Mike Hanlon, the role played by Chosen Jacobs (below) in the first film.
The cast also includes Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, James McAvoy as Bill, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stanley and Jay Ryan as Ben.
Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise.
Next year’s movie takes place 27 years after the first installment, with flashbacks to the ’80s. As adults, the Losers’ Club will resume their battle with the evil Pennywise.
Gary Dauberman wrote the script.
The sequel will arrive in theaters on September 6, 2019.
