Chucky is getting ready for more chaotic adventures, with a new movie in the works that aims to take the franchise back to its roots.
What do we know about the new Chucky movie?
According to franchise creator Don Mancini (via Bloody Disgusting), a new Chucky movie is in the works. Bloody Disgusting’s report also mentions that they’ve been told the aim is to make the new movie “scary,” and throw it back to some of the earlier films, which remained scary while also retaining Chucky’s playful and funny nature as a horror icon. The report also mentions that the goal is to bring the movie to theaters, and that it won’t be a straight-to-digital release.
The news comes after Chucky mainstay Jennifer Tilly recently teased that a new project in the Chuckyverse was coming. While at Steel City Con this past weekend, Mancini confirmed it, but didn’t go too far into details. To date, there have been eight movies set in the Child’s Play franchise, although the latest film, 2019’s Child’s Play, served more as a potential reboot to the franchise, and did not feature Mancini in any way.
The latest Chucky film that Mancini wrote and directed was 2017’s Cult of Chucky, which released direct-to-video and starred Fiona Dourif, Michael Therriault, Adam Hurtig, Alex Vincent, Jennifer Tilly, and Brad Dourif. The Chucky television show, which ran for three seasons before being canceled in 2024, served as a sequel series to that movie.
Currently, it’s unclear if the upcoming Chucky movie will involve the story of the TV show, but it’s likely to feature many of the mainstays of the Chucky films, as Mancini often works with the same cast for a number of the films.
(Source: Bloody Disgusting)