Don Mancini, the writer of all the preceding Chucky movies, has written the script, which had been delayed so far due to rights matters now resolved between MGM and Universal.
The remake had been in development for quite a few years, with a script already written by Don Mancini, who also wrote all the prior sequels in the Chucky franchise. MGM has the rights to the 1988 killer-doll horror flick Child's Play, whilst Universal held rights to the latter sequels. It seems that a decision has been made between the two studios.
For those unacquainted with the Child's Play franchise, the stories were about a doll named Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) who was obsessed by the evil spirit of a serial killer. The red-headed rogue would return for four sequels, Part II, Part III, Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky.
The endeavor is to make the movie less funny and more creepy, with Mancini telling MovieWeb in a previous interview:
That's really our goal with this next movie, bottom-line, was to make it scary again. After having, I think, rather successfully mined the horror-comedy aspects of this concept over the course of Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky, the fans are really telling us that they want it to be scary again. Doing the remake just provides us with a really good opportunity to bring it home, so to speak.”
Production is scheduled to begin later this year, with Brad Dourif returning to voice Chucky.
In my opinion it sounds a little worthless, doesn't it? What with all the reboots circling around at the moment, it's not easy at all to refresh a series with the same talent that has been involved in the five earlier installments.
Despite my criticisms, I'd still recommend checking this trailer out.
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Source: MovieWeb
