Earlier this year, it was revealed Child’s Play creator Don Mancini is developing a TV series for Syfy, and now, TV Line has confirmed Brad Dourif will once again be returning to voice the titular doll, Chucky. This may not come as much as a surprise to fans of the franchise as Dourif has provided the voice […]
Check out the Comic-Con@Home 2020 panel for Shudder’s Horror Is Queer
Featuring some of the most well-known names in the queer horror space, the Horror Is Queer panel presented by horror-themed streamer Shudder is a must-see. Join renowned television creator Bryan Fuller as he discusses taking the Hannibal series in an unexpected gay direction. Also, Child’s Play creator and current showrunner for the upcoming USA and […]
Child’s Play TV series Chucky gets a first teaser trailer
USA Network and Syfy have released a teaser trailer for the upcoming horror series Chucky, Don Mancini’s small-screen continuation of his original Child’s Play movie franchise which sees Brad Dourif return to voice the murderous doll; check it out here… After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American […]
Don Mancini says Chucky TV series “will evoke something that’s going on in the zeitgeist today”
The original Child’s Play franchise is gearing up to take the small screen. Hailing from franchise creator Don Mancini and Channel Zero’s Nick Antosca, the Chucky TV series is said to feel like a “fresh take on the franchise” and , chatting with the site Syfy Wire ahead of the upcoming Child’s Play watch party […]
Child’s Play TV series Chucky gets straight-to-series order from Syfy
Syfy is bringing the serial killer doll Chucky back to life – and back to his original pre-remake continuity – with the network giving a straight to series order to the Child’s Play TV series from franchise creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner. Mancini is set to write and showrun the series – titled […]
Movie Review – Child’s Play (2019)
Child’s Play, 2019. Directed by Lars Klevberg. Starring Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Beatrice Kitsos, Ty Consiglio, David Lewis, Marlon Kazadi and Tim Matheson. SYNOPSIS: A teenager bonds with a high-tech doll given to him by his mother, but the doll becomes dangerously attached to him, with fatal consequences. The horror […]
Mark Hamill to voice Chucky in Child’s Play remake
He’s played Luke Skywalker. He’s voiced The Joker. Now Mark Hamill is set to play another iconic role, this time from the horror genre. At the Wondercon panel for the Child’s Play remake, it was revealed through a video from Mark Hamill himself that he has joined the film as the voice of Chucky, the evil Buddi […]
Don Mancini’s Child’s Play TV series Chucky finds a home at Syfy
The Child’s Play franchise may be getting remade for the big screen, but the original story looks set to continue in TV land thanks to Syfy, with the network teaming with creator Don Mancini to develop a sequel series entitled Chucky. Mancini first announced his plans for a TV sequel to the seven Child’s Play […]
Chucky heading to the small screen for Child’s Play TV series
Horror icon Chucky is heading to the small screen, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that franchise creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner are in development on a Child’s Play TV series. “We plan to use Child’s Play in the title,” said Mancini. “We want to definitely signal that we are going dark, darker than everbefore. It’s going to be […]
Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites
Max Landis — son of the legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) — has an intriguing idea for a horror mashup featuring the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, and the Cenobites. Speaking on The Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer, director, and sometimes actor explained his idea which involves a young orphan taking […]