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Although it may be difficult to believe (especially since it feels like I just saw it in theaters yesterday), this summer will mark five years since Lars Klevberg's Child's Play remake was released in theaters, and Scream Factory is commemorating the occasion on March 19th with a Collector's Edition 4K Uhd / Blu-ray release that's brimming with bonus features, including new interviews with the cast and crew:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA - Are we having fun now?... Everyone’s friend ‘til the end is here for more fun as the Child’s Play 2019 remake becomes available in a 4K Uhd + Blu-Ray™ Collector’s Edition this March 19 from Scream Factory™. Chucky’s fans and friends will be treated to a wealth of bonus features including a new 4K restoration from the original master in Dolby Vision.

Fans looking to add this campy horror to their entertainment shelves can now pre-order their copy on ShoutFactory.

Two remakes that failed to make much of a dent with horror audiences, both Child’s Play (2019) and Carrie (2013) are coming to 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Scream Factory.

Both remakes will be available on 4K Uhd + Blu-ray on March 19, 2024.

In Child’s Play, “Realizing that her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) is lonely, Karen (Aubrey Plaza) buys him a seemingly innocent, AI-enhanced doll named Chucky.”

Directed by Lars Klevberg, the remake features Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky.

In Carrie, “After taunting from classmates and abuse at the hand of her religious fanatic mother (Julianne Moore), Carrie’s (Chloë Grace Moretz) telekinetic powers are unleashed.”

Directed by Kimberly Peirce, it was the third adaptation of Stephen King’s novel.

Extras for both are in progress and will be announced at a later date.

You can pre-order your copies from Scream Factory now.

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When it comes to costume changes in horror movies, the term is a little more elastic than merely an actor obtaining a different wardrobe. A "costume" in a horror movie might refer to full-body latex or an animatronic suit to completely transform an actor's physicality. It could mean a character goes from being an actor in an outfit to a CG creation. Or it may address the fact that, in adapting non-filmic source material, changes had to be made for the camera, or were made by editorial decision.

Whether it be between installments of a franchise, or from original to remake, or from costume to special effect and vice versa, audiences do not embrace every change. And in some cases, even if most people like a change, purists remain unconvinced. Horror movies, novels, and comics leave indelible images in our minds, so when a newer version "re-skins" them, so to speak,...

Get ready: Next year marks the fifth anniversary of Child’s Play. “Wait, what? Five years? That movie came out in the ’80s!” Right, but we’re talking about the remake that came and went in the Summer of 2019. Don’t remember that one? Good news, the Halloweenies do, and they’re covering it today as part of their ensuing, year-long crawl through Don Mancini’s still-running franchise over at Universal.

To bide the time until the rest of Chucky Season 3 arrives, you can join the gang as they shed a light on Lars Klevberg’s remake for Orion/United Artists that starred Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, and the voice of Mark Hamill. Together, they discuss the differences between the original and this one, our fear of technology, the comparisons to this year’s M3GAN, and similar remakes/reboots of familiar IP.

Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts,...

While most of the films in the Child’s Play franchise have been released by Universal, the original Child’s Play was brought to us by MGM/UA – and the company retained the rights to remake that film. So while Don Mancini, who has written every movie in the franchise and directed a couple of them, was trying to move forward with the Chucky TV series, MGM/UA went ahead and announced that they would be making a remake of Child’s Play without the involvement of Mancini. That didn’t go over well with Mancini, or with a lot of the franchise’s fans. But in the latest episode of our The Black Sheep video series, we’re recommending that you give the 2019 Child’s Play remake (watch it Here) a chance, because it’s actually pretty good. To hear what we had to say about it, check out the video embedded above.

Killer machines are a narrative trope about as old as machinery itself, but there’s something especially creepy about metallic killers when they’re roughly human-shaped. And as we’ve seen with the success of Blumhouse’s insanely popular M3GAN, the uncanny valley can still go a long way when it comes to attracting modern audiences.

With that in mind, we’ve decided to celebrate the home release of M3GAN with a list of six other memorable killer androids in horror movies. After all, these man-made movie monsters evolved alongside Hollywood’s understanding of technology, so we’ve seen some pretty interesting homicidal automatons over the years.

Obviously, this list is based on personal opinion, but we’ll still be following a couple of rules. First of all, we’ll be excluding cyborgs from the list, as their human bits make them a completely different kind of character. Second, we...

This post contains spoilers for "M3GAN."

Gerard Johnstone's new film "M3GAN," a violent, wicked, enjoyable hoot of a film, cribs a lot of its images and plot points from films that came before. It bears a strong resemblance to Lars Klevberg's 2019 remake of "Child's Play," as well as to Wes Craven's goofy 1986 robo-thriller "Deadly Friend." The M3GAN of the title is a hyperintelligent robotic child that is being developed as a high-tech prototype toy by the brilliant engineer Gemma (Allison Williams). When Gemma loses her sister and brother-in-law in a car accident, she becomes the willing-but-not-really-attentive guardian of her nine-year-old niece Cady (Violet McGraw). Gemma uses the presence of a child in her home to field test M3GAN, and the robot quickly becomes a tender, ersatz parent for Cady. Naturally, M3GAN begins taking her task of protecting Cady a little too seriously, and it won't be...

Whether he's taunting the Caped Crusader ("Batman: The Animated Series") or facing off against the chosen one ("Avatar: The Last Airbender"), Mark Hamill's astonishing line of voiceover work shows just how menacing he can be. The man was born to voice devious villains, so securing him to take over as Chucky in Lars Klevberg's "Child's Play" remake was an ingenious idea. 

Hamill highlighted in an interview with Den of Geek how he initially had the jitters when he realized the kind of weight the role carried, citing original Chucky actor Brad Dourif: 

"I didn't feel that kind of intimidation until it sunk in that...

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Finland has responded to a spike in demand for its content with a slew of new series. As revealed by Laura Kuulasmaa, executive director at Audiovisual Producers Finland (Apfi), over 30 will be released this year alone, a 20% uptick on 2018.

“Compared to eight, ten years ago, when there were maybe only five scripted series per year, the increase has been huge,” she tells Variety ahead of French TV festival Series Mania’s “Focus on Finland” showcase.

The Film in Finland cash rebate has facilitated international investments and growth of the budgets, she notes.

Matti Paunio, head of production at the Finnish Film Foundation, adds:

“I think the biggest trend overall is the diversification of subjects and points of view. Scripts and series are more courageous, they take on different genres more often than ever. Production is booming, but apart from the quantity, we are also providing quality.”

According to Paunio, about 47% of writers,...

“Chucky” franchise star Jennifer Tilly said 2019’s “Child’s Play” movie — which Don Mancini, who wrote all seven “Chucky” films and directed three, had no part in — definitely “threw a crimp” in plans for the long-gestating “Chucky” TV series, which is now finally set to debut.

“Well, this franchise was already in the works long before the remake,” Tilly, who plays Tiffany Valentine, told reporters during a virtual panel for Syfy and USA Network’s “Chucky” show Monday at the Television Critics Association’s press tour.

Tilly says the “Chucky” television series was also “already in the works” before 2019’s “Child’s Play,” “so it did throw a crimp in things a little bit, because we were like, ‘Well now where do we belong in the ‘Chucky’ universe?’ And apparently the film was very good and very well-reviewed.”

She continued: “But the fans, I don’t know. Remember they came out with...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) has announced the imminent shutdown of all businesses across the country after 10 p.m., including restaurants, movie theaters and concert venues, as the country looks to stem a rise in coronavirus cases.

Turkey tallied 2,343 new cases on Tuesday according to national health ministry data released in local media. The figures indicated that the overall count now stands at 382,118 coronavirus infections and more than 10,000 deaths.

Istanbul, which is the hub of the country’s film and TV industries, is among the provinces suffering from a more severe outbreak, according to Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, which quoted Health Minister Fahrettin Koca last week announcing that the city currently hosts 40% of the country’s current coronavirus patients.

Nonetheless, film and TV production in Turkey continues undeterred, sources confirmed.

Netflix last month announced they were ramping up production in Turkey with a slate of 10 new film and television projects.

Exclusive: The Crawl production team of Sam Raimi and Craig Flores have another contained genre feature in development over at Paramount entitled Be My Eyes. Directing Be My Eyes is Child’s Play and Polaroid Norwegian filmmaker Lars Klevberg.

Written by Jud Cremata with rewrites underway by Pet Sematary scribe Jeff Buhler, Be My Eyes follows a law student who volunteers to receive anonymous video calls from blind people through an App to help them “see” and do simple tasks. One night, she is pulled into a race against time when she gets a terrifying call from a blind woman in the midst of an abduction.

Crawl, directed and produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario, was a profitable feature for Paramount last year, grossing $92M WW off a $13.5M production cost. The pic followed a young competitive female swimmer, trapped in a house during a Category 5 Hurricane, who...

Director Lars Klevberg actually turned last year's Child's Play remake into a decent companion piece to the original. The film was expected to be D.O.A. by most but the movie earned a surprisingly decent fresh rating of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes and ultimately grossed $44 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. That should be enough to warrant a sequel, especially for horror,…...

Chucky is getting his voice back. Brad Dourif, who voiced the possessed killer doll in all seven “Chucky” films, will return for the TV series being developed for USA and Syfy by the franchise’s creator, Don Mancini.

Mancini, who wrote all seven films (and directed three), will serve as showrunner and direct the first episode. David Kirschner, who produced all of the films alongside Mancini, will executive produce alongside Nick Antosca and Harley Peyton, under Antosca’s Eat the Cat production company. Ucp is set as the studio.

Chucky, who is a children’s doll that becomes possessed by the soul of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray, first appeared in the 1988 film “Child’s Play,” which was directed by Tom Holland. The franchise spawned six sequels, the most recent being “Cult of Chucky” in 2017. A remake of the original 1988 film was released last year, via MGM and Orion, directed...

Last summer, Chucky returned to theaters in a completely different form for the Child’s Play reboot. Instead of a serial killer possessing a toy, the new version depicted him as a doll with defective artificial intelligence that went on a killing spree. It was warmly received, but only had a limited impact at the box office due to coming out the same weekend as Disney’s Toy Story 4. Fans have wondered whether a sequel is on the way from Orion, then, with no official news occurring since its release.

We Got This Covered has now heard, though, that a follow-up to the reboot is in the works. Our sources – the same ones that previously told us a Scream reboot was in development and that National Treasure 3 is happening at Disney, both of which have since been confirmed – have informed us that Child’s Play 2 is definitely moving forward at the studio.

Though last year’s Child’s Play reboot certainly has its defenders, the upcoming Chucky TV show has already earned a more decisive stamp of approval from longtime fans, not least because the series is being written and directed by franchise creator Don Mancini.

Indeed, while the 2019 Child’s Play drew backlash for hitting the reset button on the property without the blessing of Mancini, many fans are touting Chucky’s Syfy series as the true successor to the killer doll’s previous films. And to add legitimacy to this claim, it seems that Tiffany Valentine herself, Jennifer Tilly, is also on board.

Speaking to Page Six, the Bride of Chucky star shared her thoughts on the international fandom that Mancini’s franchise has developed over the years:

“I’m so excited. Chucky is very near and dear to my heart. All over the world, everywhere I go, I step off a...

Syfy has handed out a straight-to-series order for a “Chucky” TV series, based on the possessed doll from the “Child’s Play” film franchise, with the original creators on board.

Don Mancini, who wrote all seven films (and directed three), will serve as showrunner and direct the first episode. David Kirschner, who produced all of the films alongside Mancini, will executive produce alongside Nick Antosca and Harley Peyton, under Antosca’s Eat the Cat production company. Ucp is set as the studio.

Here is the logline for the series from Syfy:

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In the new ‘Chucky’ television series, after a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile,...

2019 was truly a gift for horror fans, as we were inundated with tons of amazing content, both on the big and on the small screen as well. In fact, it was hard to keep up with everything, which is why I’m bummed I still haven’t had a chance to catch up with several films that most likely would have ended up on this list. That being said, after taking in more than 300 movies (both horror and non-genre included) and several television series to boot, here’s my rundown of my favorite genre entertainment from 2019:

Please keep in mind that I only include films that have received an official release during 2019, so films like Vfw, First Love, Something Else/After Midnight, Come to Daddy, The Vast of Night, and Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street will most likely have to hang in there until next year.

Enjoy!

Stephen King has historically minced no words about what horror films he doesn’t like, and which ones he does. (Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of his novel “The Shining” isn’t one of them.)

But the master of literary horror, in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, especially liked director Lars Klevberg’s 2019 remake “Child’s Play,” which released back in June and served as a reimagining of the 1988 cult-horror classic of the same name about the psychotic, murderous doll Chucky.

“I didn’t go see it in the theaters, because I thought, ‘Well, this is just another warmed-over sequel,’” King told EW’s Clark Collis. “Mark Hamill does the voice of Chucky and I just f—ing loved that movie. I laughed and I cried at the things in there. Everybody who’s in the movie does a terrific job. It’s a smart script and it’s just a load of fun.

To celebrate the digital, DVD and Blu-ray release of Child’s Play we are offering you the chance to win a copy on Blu-ray.

Chucky – the classic killer doll and horror icon – gets a 21st century upgrade in this critically acclaimed, razor sharp horror-comedy. Gruesome, creepy, and with a great cast – including Mark Hamill as the voice of the Buddi doll Chucky – Child’s Play is bloody good fun and charged with electric, retro cool. It’s a film that critics have called “Gory, ridiculously inventive and very, very funny”

For fans of old school slasher horror, Child’s Play is like a knife plunged straight into the nostalgic pleasure zones. But the all-new Child’s Play is wickedly smart too. Chucky gets an upgrade in every way possible. He’s hardwired with plenty of heart, and he’s fully smart and WiFi-ready, which takes the horror – and hilarity – into new tech-savvy territory.

The Child’s Play remake slashed its way into theaters this past summer, and star Mark Hamill – who voiced the deranged doll Chucky in the new movie – has already got a pitch for the sequel. In response to a viral tweet of a dog in an adorable Chucky costume, the actor replied: “If this is what they’re planning for a #ChildsPlay sequel… I’M In!!!”

If this is what they're planning for a @ChildsPlayMovie sequel… I'm In!!! https://t.co/eb63KdPGNr

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) September 20, 2019

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The new film definitely left the window open for a Child’s Play 2, as after Andy (Gabriel Bateman), his mother Karen (Aubrey Plaza) and detective Mike Norris (Brian Tyree Henry) finally destroyed Chucky, his consciousness was shown to have...

Say what you will about Lars Klevberg’s retro-techno supernatural thriller Polaroid, but there’s no denying it’s got the perfect title. Polaroid. It’s not just about a haunted Polaroid Sx-70 camera, it’s also so underdeveloped you’ll want to shake it. Polaroid stars Kathryn Prescott (The Son) as Bird Fitcher, a teenage photography enthusiast who works part […]...

A good friend, suffering from an incurable case of acute cinephilia, recently informed me that we are “living in a golden age of horror,” citing breakout hits like Jordan Peele’s doppelgänger-dependent Us and Ari-Aster’s bucolically-tinged relationship drama Midsommar. But for every horror film remade (“reimagined”) to inspired results (Lars Klevberg’s Child’s Play), a muddled, paint-by-numbers redo isn’t far behind (Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary). For every step forward the ever-growing Conjuring Universe took, it’s always as a result of first taking two steps back (the Nixon era period pieces The Curse of La Llorona and, to a lesser […]...

A good friend, suffering from an incurable case of acute cinephilia, recently informed me that we are “living in a golden age of horror,” citing breakout hits like Jordan Peele’s doppelgänger-dependent Us and Ari-Aster’s bucolically-tinged relationship drama Midsommar. But for every horror film remade (“reimagined”) to inspired results (Lars Klevberg’s Child’s Play), a muddled, paint-by-numbers redo isn’t far behind (Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary). For every step forward the ever-growing Conjuring Universe took, it’s always as a result of first taking two steps back (the Nixon era period pieces The Curse of La Llorona and, to a lesser […]...

Polaroid, the feature debut of Child’s Play remake director Lars Klevberg, was originally supposed to terrify audiences in 2017. But the release date kept being pushed back, and eventually, Polaroid was yanked from the release schedule entirely. Now the film will finally see the light of day, and there’s a new trailer to prove it. The story involves […]

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At a recent press junket for Orion’s Child’s Play remake, I couldn’t help but ask the film’s director, Lars Klevberg, what was up with his last movie, Polaroid (a supernatural horror movie that was shelved in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal). “I have no idea [if we’ll ever see it],” he stated bluntly. […]

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"I think you're all in danger." Vertical Entertainment has released a brand new trailer for the horror film Polaroid, director by Norwegian filmmaker Lars Klevberg. This was originally set to open in August of 2017, but the film got caught up in all the Weinstein chaos, and never got a release. Now it's set to open this year all around the world, finally a chance for it to hit theaters. The story is about a high schooler who finds an old Polaroid camera, and anyone who gets their picture taken by it will die in a "violent and tragic death." That creepy creature thing / dude that shows up looks terrifying. The film stars Kathryn Prescott, Mitch Pileggi, Grace Zabriskie, Tyler Young, Keenan Tracey, Samantha Logan, Priscilla Quintana, Madelaine Petsch and Javier Botet. This is based on the horror short Polaroid also from director Lars Klevberg. The new trailer is still mostly unsettling,...

While horror movies are typically associated with October and Halloween, 2019 is looking to buck that trend entirely. So far this year, we’ve been treated to Jordan Peele’s sophomoric effort Us, another adaptation of a Stephen King novel, and a slasher flick that isn’t afraid to poke fun at genre conventions.

And of course, who could forget Child’s Play, the remake/reboot of the long-running series that originally kicked off all the way back in 1988. 30 years after its debut, it seems the idea of killer dolls can resonate with audiences, even if the new incarnation of Chucky is decidedly more high-tech. The latest from director Lars Klevberg did fairly well at the box office (raking in roughly $40 million globally), and he’s already teased a few ideas for a potential sequel.

If you didn’t get the chance to check out Child’s Play when it was in theaters though,...

In the wake of scaring up $30 million earlier this year, Orion and director Lars Klevberg’s remake of Child’s Play is now headed home just in time for the Halloween season. Child’s Play will be available on Digital September 10 and Blu-ray/DVD September 24. Bonus features include: The Making of Child’s Play Bringing Child’s Play’s Chucky […]...

Stars: Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, Marlon Kazadi, Ty Consiglio, Beatrice Kitsos, David Lewis, Anantjot S. Aneja | Written by Tyler Burton Smith | Directed by Lars Klevberg

Child’s Play, directed by Lars Klevberg, is the long-awaited remake/reimagining to the 1988 film of the same name directed by Tom Holland. Klevberg film has caused quite the stir within the internal fan base of the Chucky franchise as original director Holland and stars of the series Alex Vincent and Jennifer Tilly who have publicly voiced criticism and frustration at this 2019 rendition due to the original franchise still a living breathing property, with a brand new TV series on the horizon.

Klevberg’s reimagined feature of the cult classic is a dumb and laughably bad horror and an otherwise bland and completely forgettable remake. The stand out is, of course, the performance of Aubrey Plaza who brings...

Child’s Play arrived over the weekend, unleashing the rebooted version of Chucky onto the world. As the franchise has been around for 30 years and counting, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this revamped take on the homicidal doll got a sequel. But where would that go? Well, director Lars Klevberg already has some ideas.

Bloody Disgusting caught up with the filmmaker for a spoiler-y chat on where things could go next for Andy (Gabriel Bateman), Karen (Aubrey Plaza) and Mark Hamill’s techno-toy killer. Klevberg revealed that he’d like to do more with the idea of the Buddi Bears that are briefly touched on in the movie’s climax.

“For me, this was just trying to make this the best movie possible. Like, never foreshadowing any detailed plan of where you want to go as a franchise. But yeah, for me I think I love the Buddi Bear concept.

This weekend, Orion Pictures unleashed a new Child’s Play into theaters everywhere, along with a brand new version of the Buddy doll (now known as Buddi) to terrorize a new batch of victims (and a few other surprises to boot). Behind the more AI-centric redesign of Chucky and all the glorious kills in Child’s Play (2019) are legendary effects artist Todd Masters and his brilliant team at MastersFX, who worked endlessly to give fans a super fun slasher but also a bold new version of a horror icon as well.

[Spoiler Warning: The following contains some spoilers about specific plot points in Child’s Play (2019), so if you haven’t seen the film yet, and don’t want to have the experience spoiled, be sure to come back to this interview once you’ve seen the remake.]

While there is always that innate pressure that comes with taking on an established and iconic horror character, Masters instead saw the new design of the Buddi doll in the remake as his way of paying tribute to one of his compatriots as well as taking the character in a new direction that was more befitting of this new Child’s Play story.

‘Toy Story 4’ (Photo credit: Disney/Pixar).

The fourth installment in the Disney/Pixar Toy Story franchise has smashed the opening weekend record for an animated title worldwide, ending a run of sequels and reboots which audiences showed they did not want or need.

Directed by Josh Cooley, Toy Story 4 grabbed $244.5 million, beating Incredibles 2‘s $235.8 million, although the $120.9 million domestic debut was only the fourth biggest for the genre, trailing Incredibles 2 ($182 million), Finding Dory ($135 million) and Shrek the Third ($121 million).

It was a buoyant weekend in Oz as Toy Story 4 and Universal/Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets sequel drew kids and families and fans of Indian cinema turned out for Kabir Singh and Shadaa.

However Child’s Play, the remake of the 1988 horror movie about a ghastly voodoo doll named Chucky, found few takers for Roadshow. Among the specialty releases, Sony’s Never Look Away...

Chicago – There are some fears in this world that seem irrational to us. Like a fear of clowns or the fear of using an elevator. Horror films are at the core of some of these fears, with the truly great ones creating new things to fear. The “Child’s Play” franchise may have had its roots in psychopathic soul transfers, but the update focuses on the ghost in the machine.

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There is nothing that can ever or will ever come close to replacing Don Mancini’s iconic “Child’s Play” saga, and luckily this reboot doesn’t even consider trying. Even the worst of the films were absolute products of their time. The poorly-aged humor and very early-2000s narrative aesthetic clearly mark each of them, like a cinematic brand etched into each installment. For better or worse, this cinematic universe has reached cult status, especially in its own mind.

[This story includes spoilers for 2019's Child's Play]

Lars Klevberg's remake of the classic '80s horror film Child's Play was always going to have to reckon with the legacy of the original whilst subtly updating it. So when it was revealed in early trailers for the film that Chucky was no longer a doll possessed by the spirit of a serial killer, but rather an artificially intelligent robot who due to reasons unknown becomes utterly evil, the fact that the film was presenting a new take on the lore wasn't a complete surprise.

Now that Child's Play has ...

[This story includes spoilers for 2019's Child's Play]

Lars Klevberg's remake of the classic '80s horror film Child's Play was always going to have to reckon with the legacy of the original whilst subtly updating it. So when it was revealed in early trailers for the film that Chucky was no longer a doll possessed by the spirit of a serial killer, but rather an artificially intelligent robot who due to reasons unknown becomes utterly evil, the fact that the film was presenting a new take on the lore wasn't a complete surprise.

Now that Child's Play has ...

This weekend sees the release of director Lars Klevberg’s Child’s Play remake, which gives a new tech twist – and Mark Hamill’s sinister voice – to the devilish doll. However, if you long for Don Mancini’s original, more supernatural take on the Good Guy toy, Amazon has the deal for you.

The original Child’s Play franchise is a horror staple at this point, comprised of seven movies from the 1988 original to 2017’s Cult of Chucky. If you don’t happen to own any of them on Blu-ray (or if you want to expand on the one or two you do have), Amazon is currently selling Chucky: The Complete 7-Movie Collection for $19.99. Not only is that 50% off of the list price, but it rounds out to a little under three bucks a movie. I can guarantee there’s not a single entry in this set that isn’t...

“E.T. on acid” is how director Lars Klevberg initially imagined his Child’s Play remake. Klevberg, known for his short film Polaroid and its unreleased feature-length adaptation, wanted to bring a healthy dose of Spielberg and Amblin to his horror remake. The influence shows, most noticeably when Andy (Gabriel Bateman) and Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) are on their own. Klevberg is […]

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There wasn't just one Chucky on the big screen this week... there was an entire theater full of them thanks to an advance Chucky cosplayer Child's Play screening set up by Fons PR at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, and if you've ever wondered what a full theater of Buddi dolls looks like, we've been provided with photos from the screening to share with Daily Dead readers.

Check out photos from the Chucky cosplay screening of Child's Play below, and go here to catch up on our previous coverage of the film, including interviews with the cast and crew!

Directed by Lars Klevberg, written by Tyler Burton Smith, and produced by Seth Graham-Smith and David Katzenberg, Child's Play stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. Orion Pictures will release Child's Play in theaters on June 21st.

Synopsis: "A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic,...

Title: ‘Child’s Play’ Director: Lars Klevberg (‘Polaroid’) Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky Creating a stunning and powerful masterpiece can be an equally jolting and rewarding experiencing. The behind-the-scenes production of new technology can often lead to the success-or failure-of the project, no matter how […]

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It’s not every day we see a remake of a currently running franchise, but now there is Child’s Play. While original screenwriter Don Mancini continues to advance the escapades of his version’s murderous doll possessed by a serial killer’s soul (most recently in 2017’s Cult of Chucky with a SyFy television show arriving in 2020), MGM and United Artists decided to flex their legal retention of ownership by branching off anew. After Mancini unsurprisingly declined to provide them his seal of approval—brand confusion is definitely not something he’d willingly condone—the project moved forward under the stewardship of writer Tyler Burton Smith and director Lars Klevberg. Thankfully, they knew to make it their own.

Whether a result of needing to stick solely to what was kept in the divorce or an actual desire to cut a fresh path, the only similarity between Mancini’s horror...

“Toy Story 4,” Disney-Pixar’s highly anticipated sequel in the animated “Toy Story” franchise and the first entry in nine years, earned $12 million at the Thursday box office making it the second highest preview total for an animated film ever.

“Toy Story 4” fell short of the animation preview record set by the previous Pixar installment, last year’s “Incredibles 2.” That film earned a massive $18.2 million in Thursday previews when the previous record holder was Pixar’s “Finding Dory” at just $9.2 million.

“Incredibles 2” went on to make a truly incredible $182.6 million, placing it on the list of the Top 10 opening weekends of all time and the highest of any animated film, and it also became the fastest animated film to top $1 billion globally, doing so in just 47 days.

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Chucky lives! At least until the numbing script of this Child’s Play reboot puts the screws to him. Remember the 1988 original that spawned six sequels of killer doll mayhem? Despite the uneven quality of the series, creator Don Mancini livened things up with tacky fun and scares to make you jump. Brad Dourif played the dead murderer whose spirit inhabited Chucky and spoke for him with chilling creepiness.

Mancini and Dourif are nowhere to found in the new Child’s Play, a botch job from director Lars Klevberg and screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith.

The animated title is opening in 668 venues.

Disney’s latest franchise instalment Toy Story 4 is looking to excite UK audiences this weekend, opening in 668 sites and a strong bet for the number one spot.

With Inside Out co-writer Josh Cooley directing, the film sees Woody, Buzz and the gang joined by a new toy called Forky, as they go on a road trip with owner Bonnie and her family.

The previous film in the series, 2010’s Toy Story 3, had a three-day opening weekend of £11.5m, although it had opened on Monday and made £21.2m in total on that first week.

Disney made box office history in April with “Avengers: Endgame,” and the studio is going after another record this weekend. With critical acclaim behind it, Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” will take aim at the all-time animated film opening weekend record set last year by “Incredibles 2,” continuing a 2019 defined by Disney domination.

Since the review embargo dropped, critics have praised director Josh Cooley’s addition to Pixar’s flagship franchise, saying that while it doesn’t reach the poignant heights of the Best Picture-nominated “Toy Story 3,” it is a hilarious and worthy addition to the series. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 98% “Fresh” score, matching its predecessor’s critical performance.

Disney is keeping its projections relatively conservative at $140 million, which would still rank as the third-highest opening weekend of the year so far behind fellow studio releases “Avengers: Endgame” and “Captain Marvel.” But analysts who spoke to...

Don Kaye Jun 20, 2019

The cast of Child’s Play discuss how the new movie puts a modern spin on the franchise.

In the classic 1988 horror film Child’s Play, a single mom named Karen gives her son Andy a doll as a present, with both unaware that the doll -- named Chucky -- is possessed by the spirit of a dead serial killer. The movie was a hit and Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) became an instant horror icon and star of six more sequels.

Now in 2019, Hollywood craves reboots and Child’s Play is getting its turn, albeit without the involvement of Dourif or creator Don Mancini. In the new version, directed by Lars Klevberg from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith, the set-up is the same: Karen (Aubrey Plaza) gives Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a “Buddi” doll, nicknamed Chucky (and now voiced by Mark Hamill). But the doll is not possessed; instead,...

This modern reboot captures some of the original franchise’s manic dark energy but fails to transfer it into a worthy movie.

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Every time Mark Hamill’s Chucky asks “Are we having fun now?” in the new Child’s Play, it’s a guaranteed chortler. The voice actor is clearly having a ball, adding another potential franchised cadence to his already impressive roster. And the quasi-catchphrase comes at points of increasingly absurd juxtaposition, as this earnest doll asks for friendship while gripping a butcher’s knife. In moments like these, it’s fun. But worth sitting through a whole movie? You might want to look into the lifetime warranty on this thing.

A little over 30 years after the original Chucky terrorized his owner and millions of children, the long-running Child’s Play series is getting a redesign—most notably without franchise creator Don Mancini and voice-of-Chucky Brad Dourif.

No movie monster has bounced back more heartily than Chucky. The string of outlandish sequels released since 1988’s “Child’s Play” have found a half-dozen ways for the possessed doll to return for more evil pursuits. The new “Child’s Play” reboot finds one more, with a bigger budget and more audacious satire, but rarely has a movie begged to shed the baggage of its past more than this one. Rather than paying tribute to the original concept, director Lars Klevberg and screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith scribble over Don Mancini’s franchise by turning Chucky into a robot menace — think Hal 9000 with a knife — which raises the question of why they needed to mess with a series that has maintained its own zany rhythms for 30 years.

Say what you will about the “Chucky” movies, but as recently as 2017’s “Cult of Chucky,” Mancini maintained a consistent B-movie inspiration that kept...

The original Child’s Play came out 31 years ago, and was about a doll named Chucky who was imbued with the soul of a twisted serial killer. Now it’s 2019 and the doll is back in a new reboot, but as director Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) told me a few months ago, “This is a different […]

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It’s been 31 years since audiences first met Chucky, an adorable doll who has been possessed by the soul of a serial killer, and kids have been having nightmares ever since. It’s been a strange journey for Chucky through all the “Child’s Play” movies. He’s gone on road trips, gone to mental institutions, gone to Hollywood, and even gone to military school. And with Chucky going to an all-new franchise — even while the original series remains active — it’s time to take another look at all of the “Child’s Play” movies and see how they rank.

8. Child’s Play 3 (1991)

The worst “Child’s Play” movie (so far) has an idea so arbitrary it barely makes sense: What if a killer doll was at a teen military academy? That’s not much to work with, and although some of the kills are noteworthy — especially the paintball game...