Twitter isnt too happy after Bill Skarsgrd announced he wont be suiting up again as the iconic shape-shifting villain, Pennywise the clown, in HBOs upcoming It prequel.

During an interview with Emmy-Winning YouTuber Jakes Takes , Skarsgrd who starred as the deranged killer clown in the supernatural horror films It and It: Chapter Two revealed he wont reprise his role in the streamers Welcome to Derry series.

As of now, Im not currently involved with it, the 32-year-old said of the project. If someone else gets to do it, my advice would be: Do it your own. Make it your own. Have fun with it. What I found pleasurable about that character is how abstract he was.

It didnt take long for Twitter users to start spiraling after discovering Skarsgrd wont be portraying the sinister, baggy silk suit-wearing monster.

Based on one of Stephen Kings most popular novels of the same name, the It franchise follows an ancient, trans-dimensional evil entity who loves to prey upon children (and the occasional adult) in the haunted town of Derry, Maine, every 27 years.

Since It is a shape-shifter, the creatures knack for manipulating reality goes undetected by adults in the town, causing great terror for the kids.

Set in 1960, the books and movie adaptations follow a group of friends called the Losers Club who battle the unhinged evil demon first as kids, and then again 27 years later as adults, putting an end to Pennywise once and for all.

Before Skarsgrd stepped into the role for the 2017 and 2019 films, the homicidal, pasty-faced antagonist was originally portrayed by actor Tim Curry in the critically-acclaimed 1990 mini TV series It.

In an interview with EW in September 2019, the John Wick 4 star revealed that he would be open to reprising his role as the evil fear-loving clown only if the story is right for the character.

It would have to be the right type of approach to it, Skarsgrd said at the time. The book ends where the second movie ends, so that is the final chapter of this story. There is this interesting aspect of going back in time before all this happened.

There might be a story there that might be worth exploring, he added. Obviously that would be a story thats not in the book, it would be a freestanding story, but obviously within the same universe. So, there might be something interesting out of it. I think it would be fun.

Welcome to Derry, which was first reported as being in development in March 2022, has yet to secure a release date.

Though plot details are on the hush-hush, according to Variety , the official logline states, Set in the world of Stephen Kings It universe, Welcome to Derry is based on Kings It novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films It and It: Chapter Two.