His work was praised with one vritic calling it `` towering '' while another deemed it `` terrifyingly confident '' .  : //www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/detroit-review-kathryn-bigelow-john-boyegaPoulter was initially cast as Pennywise the Clown in the 2017 remake of the Stephen King miniseries It .
Will Poulter 's work received critical acclaim .