Timothy Simmons, who auditioned for the lead role, confirmed to Throwing Shade podcast, that the disturbing scene was planned.
He revealed: “It was [Pennywise] way back at the beginning of Derry convincing the woman to give him her baby to eat. And it was scary.
“The thing that was scariest about it was that it was very direct. It was, ‘If you don’t do this, these are the things that I’m going to do.’ And they were all terrible.”
A description of the scene was posted on Reddit and is not for the fainthearted.
It reads: “She turns away from the baby. Faces those dying embers. We keep on her face as they seem to begin GLOWING BRIGHTER AS — OVER HER SHOULDER — OUT OF FOCUS — Pennywise crawls over to the baby and starts to feast.”
It added: “SHARP CRY FROM THE BABY CUT OFF as we hear a CRUNCH. Abigail continues to look into the BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW of not the flickering fire… …but the DEADLIGHTS.
“Her expression changing. Fear. Denial. Grief. Acceptance. And then nothing. Just a glazed look. AS IF NOTHING HORRIFIC IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING BEHIND HER.”
To read the full description, click here.