at this point famous author Stephen King has seen the latest adaptation of his book "it". after viewing, he can?t decide who his favorite Pennywise actor is. Pennywise the child eating killer clown that has become a legendary horror character thanks to King?s book IT and the original TV miniseries from 1990. in 1990 "it' was played by legendary actor Tim curry. now Pennywise is returning to our screens this week in the new adaptation of IT played by Andres Muschetti.