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  1. Bill Skarsgård Reveals DC Superhero He Wanted to Play With Andy Muschietti (Before the Director Got Batman)

    ComicBook.com

    IMAGE COURTESY OF HBO Considering he’s best known for donning clown makeup as Pennywise in It, and smile makeup as Eric Draven in The Crow remake, it might come as a surprise that the DC character Bill Skarsgård most wanted to play isn’t the Joker. Not that he wouldn’t be great as a different kind of scary clown, mind […]

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  2. Bill Skarsgård Says He ‘Wasn’t Even Thrown Into the Mix’ to Be James Bond: ‘Maybe They Were Like, “We Can’t Do a Swede”’

    Variety

    Bill Skarsgård won’t be the next 007, but he would play a Bond villain. In a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Skarsgård revealed he wasn’t asked to test for Denis Villeneuve’s reboot. “They didn’t call me about James Bond. I don’t know what that was about,” he joked. “Every single British, […]

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  3. Bill Skarsgård's R-Rated Fantasy Remake With 22% on RT Is Taking Over Free Streaming

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    Bill Skarsgård's portrayal of Eric Draven in 2024's The Crow didn't wow critics or fans, but it's become a free streaming hit on Tubi.

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  4. Physint Star Bill Skarsgård Reveals Why He Wanted to Work With Kojima

    ComicBook.com

    Image Courtesy of Xbox Game Studios Hideo Kojima seems to love jamming his video games with notable Hollywood stars, something his upcoming Metal Gear Solid-like and newly Xbox-branded title Physint is continuing with its stacked cast. There’s an obvious affection for cinema stars from the long-standing and respected game developer, and now Physint‘s lead actor, Bill Skarsgård, is returning the…

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  5. 22 Years Later, Nicolas Cage Officially Returns in First ‘Lord of War’ Sequel Trailer

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    The first teaser for Nicolas Cage's crime thriller sequel, Lords of War, sets the stage for a tense father-son rivalry with Bill Skarsgård.

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  6. ‘The Mosquito Bowl’: How a Parrot Proved to Be Peter Berg’s Biggest Challenge

    Variety

    Director Peter Berg faced numerous challenges shooting his latest film, “The Mosquito Bowl.” Based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, the film tells the true story of four college football stars — Tom Francis as David Schreiner, Nicholas Galitzine as John McLaughry, Ray Nicholson as Tony Butkovich and Bill Skarsgård as Bob Baumann — who are called […]

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  7. The Mosquito Bowl: Skarsgård Found Football Harder Than War | Set Stories

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    The Mosquito Bowl: Why Football Was Harder Than War. Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Galitzine, Tom Francis, and Ray Nicholson reveal how intense football training, chaotic battle sequences, and director Peter Berg's unconventional filmmaking approach shaped their performances in the 2026 war drama.

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  8. IT: Welcome to Derry Is Switching Genres & Changing Its Pennywise Formula in Season 2

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    Season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry will once again feature Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise, but he's taking a backseat in this self-described gangster drama.

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  9. Netflix’s New 127-Minute WWII Epic Officially Arrives Next Week

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    The Mosquito Bowl, Peter Berg’s WWII epic starring Bill Skarsgård and Nicholas Galitzine, arrives in theaters this month.

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