Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: How It: Welcome to Derry’s Chris Chalk Was Influenced by Every Single Actor Who’s Played His Character in Past Stephen King Projects

They have been multiple versions and spinoffs of The Shining for film and TV...so did It: Welcome to Derry star Chris Chalk use those other performances as inspiration for his returning character?

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
If you caught last night's premiere, Chris Chalk in the
new IT spinoff series Welcome to Darry is the gifted
actor who plays Dick Halloran, a character who's already been
woven into many Stephen King's adittations. He's the psychic head
Cook in The Shining, played by Scatman Cruthers in the
iconic nineteen eighty movie, Melvin Van Peebles in the nineteen

(00:24):
ninety seven mini series, and by Carl Lumbley in the
spinoff Doctor Sleep, and Chris Chalk referenced all of them
for his vision of Dick in the Welcome to Dairy prequel,
telling TV Guide, to be able to show Dick in
a different era is the best part, because I've already
got his groundwork. The earlier actors did the hard part
by building a fan base for Dick. So my acting

(00:46):
is supported by a great text, a great process, great actors,
a great network, and great creators. I just have to
fill in the blinks of when he was younger. Chris
adds that it's exciting to now be a part of
the legacy it. Welcome to Darry drops new episodes Sunday
on HBO.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
That's direct from Hollywood.