While Don Mancini and Universal continue the original Child’s Play franchise with a television series and potentially more films, MGM has taken it upon themselves to entirely remake the franchise, with a brand new Child’s Play on the way from director Lars Klevberg.
At this time, we don’t know if the killer doll in the remake will even be named Chucky, but it seems it’ll be a very different doll. Early plot details referred to it as a “robot doll,” reportedly a doll that gets hacked by a factory worker to remove its limitations and make it a killer.
Collider reports today that Aubrey Plaza (Life After Beth) and Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”) are now in talks to lead the cast. The site notes, “Sources say Plaza will play the mother, while Henry is likely playing the detective, though the latter’s role remains unconfirmed at this time.”
Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fyry 2) wrote the script.
Last we heard, filming is set to begin soon on Klevberg’s film, wherein Andy, a twelve-year-old boy, and his friends face off against a robot doll on a killing spree.
