Child’s Play Remake

Chucky-RemakeI became desensitized to standard “horror” movies at a pretty young age. By “standard” I mean the most basic slasher killer films. Jason, Freddy ect. ect. Don’t get me wrong, I still ENJOYED them, but then didn’t scar me anymore or creep me out in the least (a good example of that now is the new film “Hatchet”, which is a lot of fun, but doesn’t scare me for a moment).

But Chucky in Child’s play was a little bit of a different story. The killing didn’t freak me out…. but the fact that the dude was a doll. There is something inherently creepy to me about things that are supposed to represent innocence that then go whacky. Little kids in horror movies like The Grudge (Asian version) still creep me out for that very reason… and so, Chucky (being a doll) did too.

With Rom Zombie’s Halloween making some coin, you knew that it wouldn’t be long before the floodgates of horror remakes got thrown open full tilt… and it looks like Child’s Play may be the next horror remake up to plate. Our friend’s over at FirstShowing give us this:

While talking with David Kirschner this weekend, one of the producers of the upcoming John Cusack film Martian Child, he revealed that they are working on another Child’s Play sequel, but it would instead be a remake of the first Child’s Play.

First things first, David Kirschner is the producer behind all five of the currently released Child’s Play movies. He produced the first one and even the latest one, Seed of Chucky. Secondly, he also said that the same screenwriter who came up with the original Chucky story, Don Mancini, and who wrote all five of them is working on this one as well.

Now I think I’ll probably be in the minority here… but if you’re going to remake a property… I think you might as well bring in fresh blood to do it. I know most people will actually prefer the idea of the original writer doing the script again… but to me it then begs the question about why do it at all. If you’re going to revisit it, then bring in new eyes, a new imagination… someone who will look at it differently enough to warrant a remake. Otherwise just leave it alone as it is.

But what do you think? Would you be up for a Child’s Play remake? Is it odd to remake it when the franchise just had another installment come out like 8 years ago?

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35 thoughts on “Child’s Play Remake

  1. The reason for a remake is the sheer fact that a lot of true Child’s Play fans are upset about the current horror/comedy path that the film has traveled. The fans want to see Chucky scary again, like in the original. So with the first producer and first creater coming together, they plan on not making another sequile but rather re-making the original Child’s Play, scarier. They were even able to get the original voice of Chucky to come back and set the mood, if you will. I, for one, am happy to see this movie come to light. I am a fan of Chucky, Jason, Fredy etc. but am disappointed in all the “new” scary movies that have come out. Also very disappointed in the remakes of Holloween and Freddy. This is why i am glad to see the original cast come back together.

  2. ok after i started looking at everyone’s comments they became alot like movies these days…THEYRE ALL THE SAME! there was 3 or 4 of you who were up for the idea of a Childs Play remake. Now Chucky is a different slasher. Sure he has a backstory like Jason and Freddy. But Freddy and Jason just arent as real. Dolls all have some sort of creepy place in people’s minds. now i cant stand it when everyone says that Bride of Chucky was the beginning of the end, thats a total load of…shit! I like Bride so much cuz it still had a very dark tone and feel to it. the only thing thatppl dont like is that he developed a sense of humor. now childs play 3 was VERY dry! it was so….idk! Bride was only good due to the director. He accomplished what the idiots that made alien vs predator couldnt. he brought 2 great icons to the screen and pitted them against each other andm ade it good. He did the same thing with bride. a remake is a good idea….which is the point i meant to get to long ago!

  3. I think it’s absurd that they would consider remaking this movie. I am 24 yrs old and chucky is my favorite super villian. he scared the s@#$ out of me then and still does now. My opinion is they should focus on a prequel and the guy who became chucky. It could be “THE BIRTH OF CHUCKY”.

  4. To me Chucky doesn’t need a remake and if this will happen Brad Dourif should be the voice cause he’s the master of Chucky’s character i do like Freddy, Jason, and Michael’s remakes but Chucky doesn’t need one it dont make no damn sense they can touch freddy, j, and mike but dont mess with Child’s play i’d rather see a continuation of the Chucky films.

    1. Alright anyone that left a comment agreeing to the remake i love you guys.i see that some of you said there is no point in the child’s play movies. ok dont get me wrong about freddy and jason i love the movies, but but you got a guy in a hockey mask comming back everytime to just kill some teens fucking in his cabins lol. yea yea a counselor killed his mom but jesus there are 40 movies for both freddy and jason. when is that gonna stop, i agree that seed of chucky was shit but they all have great understanding. i was born in 1989 and when i was old enough to watch and remember the original chucky i was scared shitless,could not even sleep alone without thinkin about my buddy doll comming alive lol. so to hear the latest new about this remake brad dourif will return as the voice and charles lee ray himself and jennifer tilly will be in a cameo. a little more history about charles lee ray will be added but nothing like rob zombie’s halloween, just kinda of a extended beginning. the same story will be there you know little andy and karen barclay but from what i heard from don mancini and david kirshner, lets say you know whats comming because you know the original movie, you just got a rug pulled out from under you. the deaths are gonna be different and chucky is gettin a make-over. not just you know gettin rid of the scars but from the chucky we seen in 1,2,3 this one is gonna make you shit your pants. oh and no cg all puppeters will be the comming to life of chucky..like i said the origin of the story is gonna be there just some twist and turns that the audience are gonna love..all this was said to me by mancini and kirshner the script has been written and they are at terms with universal right now and will be out this fall..this movie is gonna be amazing, its really gonna give the toddlers of this generation a taste of what we got when we fisrt seen this hit the seen

  5. I believe that they should make other part of chuckey not a remake there nothing wrong with the first one it was a good movie the last movie they make was seed of chuckey which was a waste of time to watch and we haven’t see nothing else so is chuckey dead for sure or y’all about 2 make a other part of the movie I hate remakes 2 the good movie they mess up everytime just like the remake 2 halloween omg that was tyhe most dumb movie I saw what is going on with these movie makers

  6. I dont think they should keep making sequals to the Bride of Chuckie and the Seed of Chuckie! They are stupid!! They are way off from the original ones!! The remake is a way better idea!!! So they should remake the old ones!!

  7. I think it’s a great idea!! I love the old horror movies but its awsome when they remake them. I like seeing the updated versions of them and how its still the same but different and up to date in our time instead of back in the 70s and 80s. So I say go for it and I cant wait to see it. Heck the new Nightmare on Elm Street looks good for the remake of it!!

  8. also me and my friends want there to be a seaqual to the seed of chucky i mean u cant just leave off at glen getting strangled by his dads arm u know we want to know what happens?????

  9. no plz dont make a remake of the first one im a huge chucky fan and i want to see what happens to glen and glenda also tiffany sssooo pppppppppleeeese dont make a remake!! make sequal of the seed of chucky please?????????????

  10. Ok we can’t base the remake of Child’s Play on the crap that has already been remade. The idea of going back to a scary version of Chucky is way overdue. In my opinion, the first Child’s Play is one of the best horror movies ever made. It had tons of creativity and should never have ventured into the comedy/horror field. Its time to get back to the dark, psychotic, sinister doll that was the things nightmares were made of. This remake could mark the redirection the franchise needs to turn around from the downfall of “Seed Of Chucky”. I’m a fan of the series and I own all the movies, but none are as good as the first, so by going back to the roots they could very well make this a better field to continue from. I would love to see them remake all of the films and keep the dark, sinister chucky because like he said “don’t f**k with the chuck”. As far as casting for this movie Brad Dourif is the only one I can see doing the voice of chucky, you can’t really replace the evil felt in the voice of chucky. To all of you who think this is a bad idea I think you need to rewatch the original and realize the film for the creative masterpiece that it is. I do think it should take place in later years so its more up to date with todays society, because that would give the writers more to play with in terms of surroundings. Anyway like it or not this movie should be made and I’ll be waiting for it.

  11. All of you people who leave comments on here about the franchise can’t think for themselves and just let the articles of wikipedia make up your minds for ya. Child’s Play 3 was way better than the 2nd one and bride and seed for that matter. Chucky was no where near as psychotic in any other ones outside of the first and third films. the 2nd film was way too bright and the doll looked excessively fake and way too glossy just like in bride and seed. Just cause you got a bigger budget sometimes it doesn’t make up for lack of quality. Shit, it’s just like the doll said,”Don’t fuck with the Chuck”.

  12. Well, to say the least i’m happy that child’s play is at least being re-done by 2 of the original creators. The only thing i’m iffy about is that tom holland isn’t directing cause he did a marvelous job on the first movie. Me being born in 84 that movie scared the piss out of me and that aside from the exorcist are the only 2 horror films that have creeped me out. looking forward to feeling that again cause who’s better to do it than a couple of the creators themselves? tis true it’s another remake but at least it’s not being done/produced by michael bay like friday the 13th or the soon to come out nightmare on elm st. that guy only knows how to make romance films with a bunch of other crap going on trying to pass them as action or horror films. kudos to them. and for all you “fans” who didn’t get the end to seed of chucky, it’s called a cheap scare tactic ending. if you all knew what you were talking about then you would welcome the remake in the first place. child’s play is a horror franchise. NOT HORROR COMEDY! They’re going back to BASICS! Is that so hard to understand? Bunch of late fans to the franchise who have no ideas what you’re talking about. The old school needs to come back and once you all realize that the better. Obviously they do and are re working their masterpiece.

  13. I am quite a massive fan into horror and I do think also that it is just about time that they should try and cook it up again for the better for a nice delicious and overall remake of the child’s play horror franchise. I haven’t seen Seed of Chucky yet but only brief parts of it and then the likes of Revenge of Chucky ready to begin after that. Those first three chucky movies were quite good during that whole time just for the basis of the creativity of it but they also pretty much obscene also during the times of my own youth whenever I was only about 9 or 10 having to forcefully watch them throughout the company of my dad and it even nearly and forcefully affected my childhood-a-like lifestyle for the better. That dreadful ending of Child’s Play 2 with the hose scene was quite a bit much to start and boy I didn’t think there was any need for that also or either so. The effects were quite underdone during the time prior to the CGI and then it wasn’t until Bride of Chucky did all the better whenever it came to great story-telling and so on after making up for last one of the flop of Child’s Play 3 seven years before whenever it pretty much became a quite a priority for itself and so on. I get sick of watching the same things happen to many films nowadays just been hollied about by big-budget style special effects and so on in reminscent of Spiderman, Indy 4 and etc (Yawn!) It’s such a true waste for such great ideas been very much adapted way too heavily from other parcular ones also such as comic books and video games (Batman and Superman was a great example of that) The rest is all history … Tomb Raider was quite a no-no too on that premise just for the sake of seeing Angelina Jolie show off her own fault average curves and so on and then went on to do another quite juvilinile a-like comic book adapted old yarn called Wanted just like the same vein of the quite acclaimed ones like The Matrix and Sin City. Child’s Play was a whole lot different from that, it wasn’t based on a comic book based idea nor was it based on anything else more related to that. It was just a true pure genius of a great idea much compared to all the rest I think. Just cant wait to see the brand new chucky remake whenever it comes out by 2010 – I hope it even knocks off that last and true overrated topper to date called ‘Titanic’ from 1997. Dont fuck with the chuck!

  14. Child’s Play is a classic horror film. As a boy born in 1989 i know the feeling of trying to sleep alone at night when your an eight year old kid, after just seeing childs play 1 for the first time. This movie instilled fear into the minds of millions of kids born in the Y generation. While fictional and highly improbable, the movie is a classic and paved the way for directors to use dolls as a secondary murderer where nobody believes the true sightedness. In other words, the doll is killing everyone and nobody believes the person who knows. That it the ultimate plot to this movie and the sequels. The horror of the first three films were perfect without the comedic output of chucky in the bride and the seed. Bride of chucky in my opinion was far superior to the seed of chucky which i think sucked. Childs play 2, my personal favorite, closed with a scenic chase through the toy store which chucky was created. This was a great context for the ending. So no matter who hates, or how may people hate. Chucky was the hot tempered, voodoo using, throat strangling, knife stabbing, slasher of the 80s and ninties, and all the naysayers can hold their breath. History has already been written.

  15. I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS NEW GENERATION. EVERYONE BITCHES ABOUT HOW BAD MOVIES ARE TODAY, AND HOW GOOD THEY WERE IN THE 90’S BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EVERYONE’S JUST FLOWING WITH THE TREND. IN MY PERSONAL OPINION I THINK THEY SHOULD REMAKE THE WHOLE CHUCKY SERIES AGAIN, BUT WITH NEW DIRECTORS AND CAST(ALL EXCEPT BRAD DOURIF), YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL VOICE. THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE CHUCKY SO UNIQUE. BRAD DOURIF’S VOICE IS AS UNIQUE AS JENNIFER TILLY’S VOICE. AND AS GREAT AS IT WOULD BE TO CAST HER IN THE ROLE, I JUST DON’T THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE IT IN THAT DIRECTION YET. IN MY PERSONAL OPINION YOU COULD PROBABLY MAKE ABOUT 5 CHUCKY FILMS, BEFORE BRINGING IN A NEW BRIDE OF CHUCKY. IF THEY DECIDE TO TAKE IT THAT WAY. I THINK 5 GOOD FILMS THAT FOCUS ON CHUCKY(THE ORIGINAL GOOD GUY DOLL, NOT WITH THE STITCHES) WITH A WHOLE NEW STORY LINE. NO REMAKE. THE DIRECTOR, THE WRITER, WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF WRITING THE STORY STARTS WITH A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER AND WRITES HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE MANY ADVENTURES OF CHUCKY. I THINK THE MOVIE NEEDS TO GIVE YOU THE FEEL OF A CLASSIC 90’S MOVIE BUT WITH THE HELP OF COMPUTER ANIMATION JUST ENOUGH TO HELP DEAL WITH TRICKY MANEUVERS THAT THE DOLLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM. NOTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT STUPID FIGHTING SEEN AT THE END OF SEED OF CHUCKY. THE MOVIE NEEDS TO BE DARK LIKE PET SEMENTARY, OR CARIE, OR EVEN THE EXORCIST. YOU KNOW, MAKE IT REAL SCARY. AND IF THERE’S ANY HUMOR, IT’S ONLY FOR COMIC RELIEF. THEY ALSO NEED TO GET MORE IN DEPTH WITH ALL THE VODOO CHUCKY LEARNED AND OTHER CRAZY SPELLS HE KNOWS AND SHIT. WELL AS YOU GUYS COULD TELL, I’VE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS, BUT WHAT CAN I SAY. I’M A BIG CHUCKY FAN, AND I JUST DON’T WANT HIM TO GET GAY LIKE LEPERCHAUN IN THE HOOD, JASON IN SPACE, HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION, FREDDY VS JASON. POINT PROVEN. I’LL SHUT UP NOW.

  16. I think it’s just about time there should be a new chucky remake instead of trying to maintain the whole franchise of the chucky series with ‘Revenge of Chucky’ as predicted to be Child’s Play 6. And I also do think also that this brand new chucky remake as cleverly predicted will make a lot more better substantiality of money and taste to this brand new awakening of the return of an old great indicating that Don Mancini does have the better and overall right to write as well as direct this new cover-up to the rather original he could of at least done better as director than the old likes of Tom Holland who prefer should of kept to something of his better remark such as the likes of the much more superior previous on-going of ‘Fright Night’ which probably at least had a better sense of irony and chills and spills than that of 1988 with Child’s Play. But I do agree now that Don Macini will probably at least make a much more finer job of this new sense of chill coming back to the silver with better style and effort than what Tom Holland did some 20 years ago previously. The only Child’s Play film in my own opinion that I did like so far was ‘Bride of Chucky’ as the best one to date so far than any of the other rest included. “Don’t f**k with the chuck!”

  17. I found the notes Don sent in to the studio. I read them and he decided for the remake that the Good Guy Doll and Chucky will have a all new look hair, clothes, shoes, shape, and form. The movie will also take place in 2010.

  18. I would be up and down on this subject.

    I mean it would be cool to see a scarier one. As long as they followed the same storyline of the first one. And they use Brad Dourif’s voice.
    The down side is that it could totally screw up with a classic and bad will only come from it.

    As a fan if it comes out, I must see it. But I do kind of understand where they might be coming from. You see, since the movie came out in 1988 the technology and FX back then weren’t as cool as they are now. They might be remaking it cause now what they had fully envisioned can actually work not.

    I mean watching the first movie, if you slow down the movie at one part when they all come back to the apartment, Chucky attacks and then runs off…if you slow it down to a pause you see that the chucky running is actually a little person in a Chucky outfit with pointy teeth. So I mean, the might not be remaking it for money or for the hell of remaking a classic. But to show what they actually wanted to show off in the first place but didn’t have the proper technology or FX.

  19. Remake is a bad idea it will just ruin the chucky movies (which the 2nd last ones already did) they wont have the same characters! like the mom,police,kid, and everybody eles! i think the movies’ THEY have 2 remake is the 4th and 5th and then make a 6th! but y mess with the 1st one its a classic horror movie….. im not really happy that i read that they are making a remake of this movie…I love the 20 year old 1st chucky movie… Not the one that they r gonna remake! leave CLASSIC HORROR MOVIES’ ALONE!! oh by the way Like sherri said “You never know if it will work. And if it doesn’t, there’s always the original to watch.” Yep Orginal r better but if the remake is good u can watch it 2!

    -Irene

  20. remaking child’s play is a great idea, and I disagree with needing ‘new eyes’ and old story teller can still reinvent. Child’s Play ‘revenge’ is the revenge of remembering that chucky was once scary sh**, let’s again embrace the scares, let’s get back on the right foot we first started stepping in the right direction ( ;

  21. I love, love, love horror movies. I grew up watching Jason, Freddy, Michael and Chucky. I much preferred scary movies over the chick flicks. I actually don’t mind the remakes. People get so upset about ruining classics, but the way I see it is that there’s still the option to watch the original. I prefer the original “Halloween” over the remake. I think Zombie’s version would’ve been a tad better had he skipped the beginning. The whole white trash beginning was not what Michael was about, in my opinion. While I prefer the original, I still enjoy watching the remake because it’s entertaining. I don’t understand why we can’t just wait and see what the remake is like before we go and tear it apart. Sure maybe it won’t be as good as the original, but it’ll be entertaining.

    On another note, I think that they should try CGI. I think it would be interesting to see what Chucky looks like. If it looks like crap during the trial test, then they can change their minds. If it’s to be a remake, then why not remake it. With CGI, they can do a lot more scenes with a full-bodied Chucky. I think that would be cool to watch. I think that they should have the Good Guy given to a new kid (no Andy and his mom) and have a new family concept. You can’t be afraid of change. You never know if it will work. And if it doesn’t, there’s always the original to watch.

  22. Normally I’d like to see remakes of my faveroite movies but Child’s PLay isnt even that old. They should not remake it but just have another sequal. Besides like many of you have said. A killer doll just wouldnt shock anyone anymore [which is why they probably havnt made any more sequals let alone remakes] I dont know. I really wouldnt want to see the old chucky thrown out and a new one start. Michael Myers to me was okay to be messed with, even though i like him. Same with Jason and Freddy but for some odd reason I would hate for someone to mess with Chucky. I think its just because hes not that old. All the ohter slashers i’ve mentioned we like in the 70’s 80’s and kinda died in the 90’s but chucky is still practicly new. BTW If they do try to make a remake or sequal, they can make it funny but kindof scary too. Thats why people went to see Child’s Play in ’88. To get scared. They should have him be scary and kinda scary in the next one. oh and if its a remake they should have the smae director any other director would make it annoying.

  23. I think they should make a remake of chucky. The reason why is its diffrent from all the horrors out. When i watch and see elm street and jason its good but it will never be good as childs play. the chucky films i think have got a story line and horror in it. But the rest havent they might be sussesfull but not has much as chucky. And how do you know they will bring a good guy doll and even if they do its the whole part of chucky. boy buying doll. So come on bring it all back fresh

  24. Well i think if we follow the rules that John made for movie remakes then Childs Play doesnt qualify. But personally I still like the 1st and 2nd Childs Play but after that I see that the movies were getting stale. If the wanna remake the first Fine go ahead but if you remeber at the time the first film came out we had Cabbage Patch dolls, My Buddy dolls, Teddy Ruxbin etc etc. So my point is that the success of the film came from the time in the world we lived in. I think hardly the idea of a killer doll wouldnt scare anyone because of the change in the culture.

  25. I’m…going…to…say…

    make a new film that ignores the last two films. Chucky meets Andy 20 years later or something.

    I understand the reasoning behind ‘a remake’. Chucky isn’t so much as scary now, it is more of a dark humored farce. But if a remake is done, I’d like to see the same ballpark budget as the original. Practical FX. (In fact, I think they don’t want Chucky to be CGI, if I recall the recent discussions abut it)

    But aside from the scribe, they also are considering Brad Dourif’s return as Chucky’s voice. So I can’t really see…how it is a remake.

    Except for one small area, and it’s a flimsy theory. Very flimsy.

    It is a remake in the sense of the original Child’s Play story, but it is really an ‘unofficial’ sequel. In other words, The Good Guy doll makes a comeback, Chucky re-emerges all new, terrorizing a new family and a new cop (while the last two films are barely mentioned, and the first two sequels are only hinted at).

    But like I said…that’s flimsy.

  26. stupid stupid stupid. that’s not a remake, that’s just a new movie. get different people. these guys that have been attached to this cool concept of a killer doll for years on end now, SUCK. The fuckin SUCK SUCK SUCK and they need to be booted so somebody with some real talent can take over or maybe just somebody else. Just please somebody ELSE do it. Just watching the TRAILERS for these ridiculous movies is hard.

  27. Seed of Chucky was only 3 years ago. I think a remake is a bad idea. You can’t really reinvent Chucky, and you can’t go back to the serious Chucky of the first one after the brilliance of wacky Chucky in Bride and Seed. I would much rather they continue the absurd series that started with Bride.

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