Surprising absolutely no one, It: Chapter Two is shaping up to be a hit, confirming something I’ve always known: Stephen King is a national treasure. People really love watching the Losers Club go toe-to-toe with an evil, homicidal clown monster and can’t seem to get enough of the story. But audiences must come to terms with the fact that the It saga is over. Andy Muschietti’s second film is the definitive finale. Pennywise isn’t coming back. He’s done!

Or is he? While it seems obvious that there will be no more It films after Chapter Two, certain people are suggesting that maybe, possibly there could be more movies in the future. And who is making such outlandish statements? None other than Pennywise him, Bill Skarsgård.

Here’s Skarsgård speaking with Entertainment Weekly about a possible prequel:

Fun for who, Bill? Fun for you? Because, yes, a Pennywise prequel would be a blast for you. You’re having the time of your life playing this part. And don’t get me wrong, Bill Skarsgård is legendary in the role. Without any hesitation I can state that his work is one of the best horror movie performances in ages, definitely one of the best movie villains of all time. He’s just flat-out fantastic as Pennywise. That being said, a Pennywise prequel sounds like something that would be a double-edged sword. Yes, we would get more of Skarsgård‘s terrific work but we wouldn’t get more of the Losers Club, we’d have to go back in time to a Derry before our heroes existed. This just feels unnecessary. While we were given glimpses of Pennywise and his macabre adventures in the past, that was just color for an already-rich story. We were told enough to make Pennywise feel more real, more menacing, more terrifying. We don’t need movies devoted to the past horrors that were hinted at or briefly touched upon. Some times backstory should stay backstory.

A Pennywise prequel feels like the age-old Hollywood folly of giving us too much of a good thing. Does a movie featuring Pennywise in the early 1900s or 1800s sound cool? Well, yeah, honestly it does. But that doesn’t make it mandatory. Let’s stop while we are ahead, folks. Let some of the evil clown’s past remain a mystery, shrouded in dark secret. Stephen King and Bill Skarsgård crafted such an excellent character and Andy Muschietti gave us such an excellent amount of time with that character. Let it lie, let it be. While I’d definitely buy a ticket to a movie featuring Pennywise slaughtering pioneers or pilgrims or bootleggers in the 20s, I have to accept that the story of It has concluded and it’s time to move on. Maybe I’ll change my mind. Ask me again in 27 years.