Movies
First ‘Jack Brooks’ Theatrical Dates, New Poster
We were informed this evening that Anchor Bay Entertainment’s Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (review) has been given its first theatrical dates premiering in Toronto July 17 at the Bloor Cinema with Robert Englund, Trevor Matthews and Director Jon Knautz in attendance. They will also be doing a hometown Premiere in Ottawa July 18 with Robert, Trevor and Jon at the AMC 24 Kanata. Consider yourself lucky if you live near either theater. The film will also play the FanTasia Film Festival on July 5 and open wider in Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto on July 25. Read on for a look at the official theatrical poster.
Don Mancini is hard at work scripting a brand new Chucky movie, which will take the franchise in an unexpected new direction according to the voice behind killer doll Chucky.
Don’t expect the new film to pick up from where the series left off, Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif teased at the Creep I.E. Cinema panel hosted by Bloody Disgusting this weekend.
“If I know Don, I would say what he’s going to do is something completely different that I hadn’t thought of, that nobody had thought of,” the actor tells the audience.
It’s worth noting that the upcoming film is still in early development. So much so that Dourif has heard multiple different ideas for the ninth film in Mancini’s Chucky universe. “There is actually going to be another film made,” Dourif explains. “I’ve heard maybe three pitches —that’s not a detail, and I’m not saying what they are—but they’re all different.”
Emmy nominee Fiona Dourif was on hand to prevent her dad from spoiling any plot details, of course.
As we reported back in April, Don Mancini is aiming to make Chucky scary again in the brand new Chucky movie that will finally bring the (original) killer doll back to the big screen. Mancini’s plan is to return the franchise to the tone of Curse of Chucky as well as the first two original Child’s Play movies, once again dialing back the comedy and hijinks.
Brad Dourif voiced Chucky in all of the original Child’s Play movies as well as more recent installments Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky, and all three seasons of the TV series. And Dourif doesn’t plan on giving the character to anyone else anytime soon. He recently told the crowd at Spooky Empire, “Nobody’s doing Chucky but me.”
Stay tuned for more updates on all things Chucky.