He believes that he can play the role "so much better" this time around and says he had a "blast" playing Freddy. Jack shared: "I can do it so much better this time. I swear to God, I can do it way better. "And now this is like my shot at redemption â and I think I did good in the first one, but playing Freddy is so much fun and funny. He's a blast and I love him." The 'It' star recently suggested that the sequel is "getting away with a lot more" than its predecessor as he heaped praise on the script and the cast assembled for the movie â which includes Zachary Levi, Dame Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu.