Epic is not wasting too much time between another likely collaboration! This time it looks like the movie IT Chapter 2 will be possibly be getting some space on the Fortnite map. There's been a leak of a creepy laugh and a creepy balloon. We could very likely see the release of a Pennywise skin, but unfortunately there's been no evidence of that just yet.
Fortnite has been racking up some collaborations with media properties in the past. They've done a recent one with Stranger Things to promote the third season of the show with some in-game stuff and skins. John Wick 3 got a promotion as well, including a really sweet John Wick skin. You also can't leave out the collabs with Marvel that have brought us both a Black Widow and Star-Lord skin.
Update: Balloons and Creepy Laughter Now in Game!
Fortnite X IT incoming....
(🎥: @puggapillar)
— FortTory - Fortnite Leaks & News (@FortTory) September 4, 2019
Fortnite x IT Leaks
There's currently only two small leaks that show the possibility of the collaboration. There's the creepy balloon that has been found in the files (it is literally labeled "creepy balloon"):
The balloon of course is pretty well-known to anyone who has read IT or watched any of the movies. The other evidence is the laugh sound file found in the files which is also creepy:
Next collab is Fortnite X It Chapter 2@Lucas7yoshi @FortTory @HappyPower @TheCampingRush @HYPEX pic.twitter.com/1ZB0uMKDk2
— Unkn0wn (@Th3_Unkn0wns_) August 27, 2019
This would be a pretty interesting collaboration because IT is definitely adult oriented content. However, you can argue that Stranger Things and John Wick are both fairly similar in terms of creepiness and violence. It's also hard not to like the idea of a Pennywise skin! We'll see what ends up coming of it all pretty soon, because IT Chapter Two releases on September 6th, 2019!
Is pennywise really comeing to fortnite or not? Please let me know.
It doesn’t look like it.
man bra mabye this fortnite playing is going to get scarey
Hey, Evident. If you saw the thread of tweets, there are more balloons.
Pleasant Park: https://twitter.com/KyukMC/status/1169255341898575872
Salty Springs: https://twitter.com/playz_reindeer/status/1169257388647563264
Somewhere in the snow: https://twitter.com/wouterschipper1/status/1169295798376550400
OK, Pleasant Park needs defending.
You’re right, it does!
Hey Evident. The things in the files are already in-game, in my town Pleasant Park to be precise. We can see the creepy red balloon floating through the streets and creepy laughs heard somewhere in the road, exactly like in the files. I’m putting together a Losers Club to defend my park from IT.
That looked like he added it with video editing software. He never showed it in game when he was actually playing (I removed the link). The files are real, but it isn’t in the game yet.
Oh whoops!
Pitch Meetings guy: Whoopsie!
But I’ll still defend Pleasant Park.