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Update on the ‘Child’s Play’ Remake
This reminds me of the battle that went on to get the remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH on the big screen. After AICN posted their incredible interview with Child’s Play creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner, we got in touch with Mancini who gave us an update of the actual status of the remake, which will also see the return of Brad Dourif. What will it take for Charles Lee Ray to return as Chucky in theaters? Read on and find out.
“We’ve had several meetings,” Don Mancini tells Bloody-Disgusting, “I pitched my new take to the studio and got their notes. They definitely want to make the movie. But they’re busy with the deal-making process at the moment, which is complicated by the fact that the remake rights are owned jointly by Universal and MGM (where we made the original film). Once the two studios iron out their agreement, and David’s and my deals are finalized, I can start writing the script.”
Mancini, who wrote all five CHILD’S PLAY films, is also slated to direct the remake, which follows a serial killer named Charles Lee Ray who is mortally wounded in a police shootout and uses a voodoo spell to transfer his soul into Chucky, a “Good Guys” doll.
While Mancini waits for the thumbs up, he is still working on his pilot for Sci-Fi Channel.
“In the meantime, I’m still working on my Sci-Fi Channel pilot, KILL/SWITCH, with Howie Mandel.”
You can read more about that project here.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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