James McAvoy & Bill Hader In Talks For IT Chapter 2, Filming Set to Begin In July

James McAvoy and Bill Hader are reportedly in talks for roles in IT Chapter 2. TTHR reports that McAvoy is in talks to play the adult version of Bill Benbrough, while Hader will play the grown-up Richie Tozier. Jaeden Lieberher and Finn Wolfhard played those roles in Chapter One.

The two would join Jessica Chastain and Bill Skarsgård in the sequel, which IndieWire has confirmed will begin shooting this July in Toronto. Producer Roy Lee told the site, “The script is still being finalized and the locations are currently being scouted in anticipation of shooting then.”

IT was a massive breakout hit, grossing over $700 million worldwide after it released last September. It is the highest-grossing horror film of all-time and starred Lieberher, Skarsgård, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer and Nicholas Hamilton.