‘Child’s Play’ Remake First Look: Meet The New Chucky
TheChild’s Playremake no one wants is happening, so we might as well get used to it. The remake has begun filming, and as production kicks-off, we now have our first look at the new Chucky. He looks…sort of like the old Chucky, but with a facelift. See the fullChild’s Playremake first look below.
Without further adieu, here’s your first look at the new Chucky.
In many respects, this looks like the Chucky we all know and love. He’s got the freckles, he’s got the mop of red hair, he’s got a big knife. But there’s something far too clean about this image; too slick. In short: I hate it. But perhaps I’m biased.Child’s Playis my favorite horror franchise, and the series has continued successfully for decades. CreatorDon Mancinihas remained a constant presence, adapting Chucky throughout the years in new, amusing ways. Mancini has no plans to slow down, and is even planning aChild’s PlayTV show.
And yet, MGM is hell-bent on going forward with this remake, with none of the original creative team involved. Not evenBrad Dourif, who has voiced Chucky since the beginning, is on board. That said, the newChild’s Playhas some things going for it. Well, really, just one: the cast. The film will starAubrey PlazaandBrian Tyree Henry, both wonderful actors in their own right. Their presence alone has me slightly interested, but I remain skeptical.
We’ve heard rumors in the past that the newChild’s Playnixes the original franchises voodoo angle, and substitutes it with killer A.I. In the originalChild’s Play, serial killer Charles Lee Ray used voodoo to put his soul inside the body of a doll. In this new take, the doll is apparently some kind of robot that turns evil through hacking. That sounds very stupid, folks. All that said, the official synopsis being used for the film is identical to the synopsis for the originalChild’s Play:
Child’s Playfollows a mother (Plaza) who gives her son (Gabriel Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
TylerBurton Smith(Kung Fury 2) wrote the script for theChild’s Playremake, withPolaroiddirectorLars Klevberghelming the film. As for originalChild’s Playcreator Don Mancini, he Tweeted out the following in the wake of the image’s release.
THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THAT SUBJECTpic.twitter.com/r2llIGSDWx
— Don Mancini (@RealDonMancini)July 18, 2025
There’s no release date yet for theChild’s Playremake, but the film is likely to arrive sometime in2019.
