{"id":1259,"date":"2025-03-25T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:03:10","slug":"it-chapter-3-welcome-to-derry-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/it-chapter-3-welcome-to-derry-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Chapter 3: Welcome to Derry (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-27.png 686w, https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-27-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IT Chapter 3: Welcome to Derry is an upcoming horror film that continues the legacy of Stephen King&#8217;s IT, but this time with a deeper dive into the terrifying history of the cursed town of Derry, Maine. Slated for a 2025 release on HBO Max, this new installment is expected to serve as a prequel to the first two IT films, exploring the origins of Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the sinister forces haunting Derry.<br>The story is set in the mid-1960s, decades before the events involving the Losers&#8217; Club. The trailer hints at a dark secret buried in the town&#8217;s past. We\u2019re introduced to new characters who begin to uncover the evil lurking beneath the surface, tying in themes of fear and trauma that resonate through Derry&#8217;s history. This time, the town\u2019s cursed cycle is explored from a generational perspective, showing how Pennywise has been feeding on the town\u2019s fear for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-28.png 686w, https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-28-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major spoiler from the trailer reveals that Pennywise&#8217;s reign of terror didn\u2019t begin in the 1980s with the Losers\u2019 Club. Instead, viewers will get to see the twisted rituals and macabre events that paved the way for the shape-shifting entity to emerge as the ultimate manifestation of evil. There&#8217;s also a revelation about the mysterious &#8220;Black Spot,&#8221; a tragic fire from the IT novel\u2019s lore, which plays a central role in Pennywise\u2019s return every 27 years.<br>Though Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd is yet to be confirmed as returning for the role of Pennywise, the trailer teases glimpses of the familiar red balloon and eerie grin. Fans can expect a chilling exploration of fear and the deep-rooted evil that defines Derry, setting the stage for the terrifying events that follow in IT and IT Chapter Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IT Chapter 3: Welcome to Derry (2025) \u2013 First Trailer | HBO Max\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9GK7PpHwDIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT Chapter 3: Welcome to Derry is an upcoming horror film that continues the legacy of Stephen King&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1263,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions\/1263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thakkellapaduofficial.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}