The film is being directed by Andrés Muschietti, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Dauberman, Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and David Kajganich. Bill Skarsgård will star as Pennywise The Dancing Clown, with Jaeden Lieberherstarring as Bill Denbrough.Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jack Grazer are all featured in supporting roles. photography began in Toronto, Canada on June 27, 2016 and will end on September 6.The locations being used for It are in the municipality of Port Hope and Oshawa, Ontario, as well as New York and Maine.