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First “CHILD’S PLAY” remake trailer teases a higher-tech deadly doll

Friday, February 8, 2019 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The tiny terror in the new version of CHILD’S PLAY has gotten an upgrade, as seen in the new trailer you can view after the jump.

The CHILD’S PLAY reboot hits theaters June 21 from Orion Pictures. Lars Klevberg directed from a script by Tyler Burton Smith; the cast is headed by Aubrey Plaza (LIFE AFTER BETH) as the mother who buys the malevolent toy for her son (Gabriel Bateman), with Brian Tyree Henry as detective Mike Norris and Tim Matheson as Henry Kaslan, head of the corporation that manufactures the doll (Chucky’s voice actor still has yet to be revealed). Todd Masters and his MastersFX company oversaw the doll and makeup effects.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).