In the upcoming Child's Play remake, the Buddi doll Chucky is "more than just a toy, he's your best friend," and at WonderCon in Anaheim, it was announced that Mark Hamill will voice Chucky in the new movie.
The news of Hamill voicing Chucky was revealed at WonderCon in a new video featuring Mark Hamill, which has now been releaed online (see below) on the remake's official Twitter account.
In addition to playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Hamill has an extensive career in voice acting, with one of his most memorable roles being The Joker in multiple Batman projects, including Batman: The Animated Series.
In all previous films in the Child's Play franchise, Chucky was voiced by Brad Dourif, who also played Charles Lee Ray, a serial killer who possesses a "Good Guys" doll in his dying moments and goes on a killing rampage through seven movies.
The news of Hamill voicing Chucky was revealed at WonderCon in a new video featuring Mark Hamill, which has now been releaed online (see below) on the remake's official Twitter account.
In addition to playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Hamill has an extensive career in voice acting, with one of his most memorable roles being The Joker in multiple Batman projects, including Batman: The Animated Series.
In all previous films in the Child's Play franchise, Chucky was voiced by Brad Dourif, who also played Charles Lee Ray, a serial killer who possesses a "Good Guys" doll in his dying moments and goes on a killing rampage through seven movies.
- 3/31/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As promised in the fictional Kaslan Corp's announcement video for their "Artificial Intelligence human companion" Buddi, the first trailer for the Child's Play remake premiered before screenings of The Prodigy, and now it's been released online for everyone to see.
Starring Aubrey Plaza as Karen, Brian Tyree Henry as Mike, and Gabriel Bateman as Andy, the Child's Play remake was directed by Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury).
The new Child's Play is a reimagining of the 1988 film of the same name directed by Tom Holland from a screenplay he co-wrote along with Don Mancini and John Lafia.
While the previous entries in the Child's Play franchise featured a killer "Good Guys" doll possessed by the serial killer Charles Lee Ray, the remake will take the tech-centric route with the AI-enhanced "Buddi" doll.
Mancini is looking to continue the storyline of the previous movies...
Starring Aubrey Plaza as Karen, Brian Tyree Henry as Mike, and Gabriel Bateman as Andy, the Child's Play remake was directed by Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury).
The new Child's Play is a reimagining of the 1988 film of the same name directed by Tom Holland from a screenplay he co-wrote along with Don Mancini and John Lafia.
While the previous entries in the Child's Play franchise featured a killer "Good Guys" doll possessed by the serial killer Charles Lee Ray, the remake will take the tech-centric route with the AI-enhanced "Buddi" doll.
Mancini is looking to continue the storyline of the previous movies...
- 2/8/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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