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Horror icon Devon Sawa joins Chucky TV series

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Not only is the upcoming Chucky series looking to course-correct after the recent reboot, but it’s also looking to make a splash of its own. Collider reports that Devon Sawa, the actor from hit horror-related films like Casper, Idle Hands, Final Destination, and the recent Hunter Hunter, will join the USA/Syfy series’ growing cast. Jeff […]

Chucky TV series delays production until 2021

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Earlier this year, it was confirmed Child’s Play creator Don Mancini is developing a TV series for Syfy, and now, its been reported the production start date has been pushed back until next year. According to Deadline, the series was originally planned to begin shooting at the end of this year in Toronto but due […]

Brad Dourif confirmed to return as Chucky in upcoming TV series

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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 […]

Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites

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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 […]

Movie Review – Child’s Play (2019)

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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 […]