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First full look at Chucky from the new “CHILD’S PLAY”

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A reimagined Chucky is stalking into theaters this summer in the new CHILD’S PLAY, and we’ve now been given a good look at him.

Orion Pictures releases the CHILD’S PLAY remake, directed by Lars Klevberg from a script by Tyler Burton Smith, June 21. Aubrey Plaza stars as Karen, the single mother who gives her son (Gabriel Bateman) the doll—part of a higher-tech line called Buddi this time—that turns out to have a murderous bent. Mark Hamill voices Chucky, and Bryan Tyree Henry co-stars as the detective investigating Chucky’s rampage; Todd Masters and MastersFX created Chucky, and THE WALKING DEAD’s Bear McCreary is the composer.

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).