The It franchise is one of the most successful film series in years, with the first film earning $701.8 million at the box office. While the sequel, Chapter 2, earned $473.1 million, so it’s no surprise they’ve opted for a third installment to the franchise, this time in the form of a TV series, set before the first film. But what was a surprise, at least for Irish fans, was the show’s title. As the new show will be called Welcome To Derry.
Now the film series is set in the city of Derry, in Maine, USA…but that didn’t stop Irish fans from joking about the killer clown running around the Oak Leaf City.
In particular, fans couldn’t help but joke that the series must be a crossover with hit comedy series Derry Girls. The films follow a killer clown, Pennywise, who live in a sewage drain, and lures his victims there to murder them, with fans guessing how their favourite Derry Girls’ characters would react to the creepy clown online.
So many flocked to Twitter with jokes, even Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee addressed the film name. Re-tweeting an announce for Welcome To Derry, she wrote: “You’re outdoing yourselves in the replies lads,” and she has a point.
“There’s a murderin’ cloyn on the loose, Sarah.”
“I mean it’s a concern… but so’s the fact that I’ve nothin’ in for me Sunday dinner.” pic.twitter.com/pfGzEM4FSe— Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) February 26, 2023
“oh and I suppose I’m the one who has to go clear the storm drains then!”
“Da you can’t well make Orla do it, she’s just his type, he loves the weans da, if anyone should be gobbled it best be you!”
“I don’t see why anyone should need to be gobbled up at all!” pic.twitter.com/oCWlUgSwZX— EmptyJr (@Empty_jr) February 26, 2023
she would end Pennywise idk pic.twitter.com/B0PEQwoNhc
— nana (@peachyqueenpdf) February 25, 2023
“So I says to myself. I says sure. Colm; Its a fine day, for taking yourself down the drain” pic.twitter.com/siT40vPZ91
— 🌒 ᚛ᚉᚒᚄᚔ᚜ 🌘 (@CujiCu) February 25, 2023
I tell ya Pennywise, I don’t agree with all this eatin wee’uns and all that but I have to says I’m lovin your makeup, love the wee lines you’ve got going on, it’s absolutely stunnin pic.twitter.com/g9xQmUcobW
— Frazzles Reviews (@FrazzlesR) February 25, 2023
Let Uncle Colm at him pic.twitter.com/gxxSjFZcJu
— Joanna (@jkathleen5) February 25, 2023
— ABBA Fan (@_Blindinho_) February 25, 2023
He don’t stand a chance against grandpa Joe pic.twitter.com/wxdrno6x3f
— Scott Neill (@scottneill201) February 26, 2023
i says to meself: Colm. this is the last time you take that wee paper boat out in the rain pic.twitter.com/7P35SGNaOh
— Frazzles Reviews (@FrazzlesR) February 25, 2023
Clare: “Maybe, he’s just misunderstood, ERIN!”
Orla: “He did give me a grand balloon…”
Aunt Sarah: “With a better foundation and less ends on the lipstick, he’d probably come up quite nice, y’ know…”
— Shauna O’Meara 🎬💻 (@OMearaShauna) February 25, 2023
Pennywise don’t know who’s coming for him. pic.twitter.com/KkMNI4tsBg
— Zoey G. (@zoeyag) February 26, 2023
I have to give it to you, that is a cracker blow dry. pic.twitter.com/bRlLszegjg
— Laura. (@ThisisL86) February 26, 2023
“I’ll compromise you back down that sewer drain!” pic.twitter.com/ReS4L8I89I
— Kris Hutchinson (@HutchTweeting) February 26, 2023
When another wee one goes missing pic.twitter.com/i9WRpt462I
— Therese Ryan (@TheRealTherese) February 26, 2023
Joe: this is all that useless shite Jerry’s doing, I tell ya!
Jerry: how is an interdimensional clown killing children my fault?
Joe: not got all the evidence, but I’ll find what dirt you’re hiding boyo. Call yourself a man? Too scared of a wee circus clown to protect your girls? pic.twitter.com/rLltiiYxrM— Ben Kearns (@BenKearns6) February 26, 2023
So it’s true there’s a clown eating all these children is it? Christ that’s all I need pic.twitter.com/3AnkJRj1rr
— Frazzles Reviews (@FrazzlesR) February 25, 2023
