Director: Lars Klevberg
Notable Cast: Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill,
Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, David Lewis, Beatrice Kitsos, Ty Consiglio,
Carlease Burke, Trent Redekop, Marlon Kazadi
Honestly, the Child’s Play series has always been a
favorite of mine. The original terrified me as a kid and growing up with the
series through its ups and downs has been a pleasure to follow. When it hits
its lows (Child’s Play 3) it bottoms out, but the series has always
somehow found a way to reinvent itself in bold and intriguing ways. Enough so
that Mancini’s last two entries, Curse and Cult of Chucky
respectively, have been two of the best of the franchise and downright fascinating
films in their own regards. It’s the love for the franchise and fantastic last
couple of entries that lead me to be completely baffled by Orion’s choice with a remake of the original film. The Chucky series isn’t done and the
upcoming TV show by Mancini is easily on my top list of awesome things that I
am looking forward to in the future. An unnecessary reboot/remake certainly
wasn’t something that was also on that list.