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China Continues to Save the Hollywood Blockbuster

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Whether it’s Terminator: Genisys, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, or it’s own production, The Great Wall, China continues to save the various Hollywood blockbusters from financial devastation.

I’ve been keeping a close eye on Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island for two reasons; because it’s a massive franchise that could be affected by box office numbers, and because it was fucking awesome.

It wasn’t looking so good for the King, which appears to be on route for roughly $150 million here in the States. At a production budget reported around $185 million, the movie would need to pull in an estimated $600 million to even approach break-even. Thankfully, according to THR, Skull Island pulled in $74 million in China over the weekend. This pushed the worldwide box office into the $500 million range, slowly closing in on the target number.

While this doesn’t bode well for studio confidence, the good news is that it’s building a brand and global awareness, which  could only help the box office numbers when Godzilla 2 arrives on March 22, 2019, and Godzilla vs. Kong on May 29, 2020. Although, Warner Bros. didn’t exactly break the bank with the poorly reviewed Batman V. Superman

[Related] Yes, There Was an Intentional (and Brutal) ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Tribute in ‘Kong: Skull Island’

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Don Mancini in the “Early Stages” of Working On a New “Chucky” Movie!

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Everyone’s favorite killer doll is headed back to the small screen with “Chucky” Season 3: Part 2 on April 10, but are any further movies being planned at this time?

Created by Don Mancini, the “Chucky” television series remarkably plays around with existing elements from all previous films without disregarding ANYTHING from the past. From the original Child’s Play to sequels including Child’s Play 2, Bride of Chucky and even Seed of Chucky, it’s all one cohesive timeline that Mancini remains deeply committed to.

Of course, the most recent film in the Child’s Play franchise was the 2019 remake, to date the only movie in the saga that’s NOT part of Mancini’s vision. Is Mancini’s original incarnation going to spend his final days on TV, while another Chucky will be featured in the movies? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves for the last few years, and we may now have an answer.

Speaking with the Scream Dreams Podcast this week, Mancini revealed that he’s in the early stages of development on a potential new installment in the original Chucky film franchise!

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CHUCKY — “Jennifer’s Body” Episode 303 — Pictured in this screengrab: Chucky — (Photo by: SYFY)

“Like anyone in this business, I want to do more things. At this point though if it’s only Chucky I’m totally cool with that,” Mancini explains. “I have other things I want to do. I’m working on a new pilot. I’m also, actually, in the early stages of working on a new Chucky movie.”

Mancini adds, “At this point, my goal is just to keep working.”

Outside of the aforementioned Child’s Play remake, there are to date seven installments in the franchise, with Cult of Chucky (2017) being the original franchise’s most recent film.

For now, Chucky remains a small screen icon. Don’t miss the premiere of Season 3: Part 2 on both USA and SYFY on April 10, with new episodes hitting Peacock the day after they air.

You can watch Don Mancini’s full chat with Scream Dreams below.

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