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This Week’s Season Finale of “Chucky” Will Be a Super-Sized 90 Minutes!
The debut season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series comes to an end this Tuesday, November 30, with Chucky’s master plan finally being revealed in “An Affair to Dismember.”
In the Season Finale, “Scores old and new will be settled, and sparks will fly, as Chucky’s diabolical plan comes to fruition at a particularly dangerous–and public–venue.”
Actress Fiona Dourif told Bloody Disgusting that we’re not ready for the show’s bonkers finale, teasing that the episode “gets so crazy and goes places that I wasn’t expecting.”
We’ve learned this afternoon that tomorrow night’s season finale of “Chucky” will be a super-sized 90 minutes long, so have no fear about any of the storylines getting short-changed!
It seems *multiple* Chucky dolls will be in play for this week’s season finale, with Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) assembling an army of dolls that are each inhabited by the evil spirit of Charles Lee Ray. Our young heroes are out to put an end to Chucky’s reign of terror once and for all, while Nica Pierce’s (Dourif) personality has been split between her own and Charles Lee Ray’s.
As for original Child’s Play characters Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) and Kyle (Christine Elise), they’re on their way to Hackensack for another fight. Well, Andy is, at least…
Preview “An Affair to Dismember” below, which will air on USA and SYFY.
For a deeper dive into the new series, join BD writers Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman, who are covering the series on Horror Queers. Stream their first recap below.
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‘God of War’ – Ryan Hurst Suffers On-Set Injury and Will Be Replaced as Kratos in Prime Video Series
After four episodes have already been shot of Prime Video’s hotly anticipated “God of War” television series, we’ve learned that an on-set injury will send the team back to square one.
Deadline reports that actor Ryan Hurst, who had been cast to play Kratos in the series, tore his bicep during a stunt-gone-wrong on set, and rather than wait until Hurst has healed up and can get back into action, the streaming series will instead recast the role of Kratos.
Additionally, all four episodes they’ve already shot will have to be fully re-shot with the new actor they bring in to play Kratos. At this time, no replacement actor has been announced.
Deadline notes that the decision was made by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, the producers of the upcoming Prime Video adaptation of the video game franchise.
Hurst tore his bicep while doing a stunt on set back in late June. “This is a heartbreaking development for Hurst who underwent a physical transformation after getting the role, putting on 40 lbs of muscle, and worked hard for months on the Vancouver set filming the physically demanding role until getting hurt performing his duties,” Deadline notes in their report.
The outlet explains, “Hurst’s recovery time is unclear but for a serious bicep tear requiring surgery, it is typically 4-6 months, with a return to full strength taking up to a year. Given the physicality of the role, it will likely not have been safe for Hurst to resume filming until 2027. According to sources, while Hurst’s full recovery is a priority, the period required was longer than the production shooting schedule could accommodate, leading to the difficult decision.”
The “God of War” production is currently on hiatus. Stay tuned for more.
Callum Vinson (“Crystal Lake”) is playing Atreus in Prime Video’s “God of War.”
The live-action adaptation of PlayStation’s massively popular ancient mythology-themed video game franchise has received a two-season order from the streamer.
The tale follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human.
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