Yep, you guessed it, yet another cult remake. Original writer of the 1988 horror classic Don Mancini is back for a second pass at the original film, with not only again writing the new script, but filling the shoes of original Director Tom Holland to have a crack at directing it. Now when I heard this one it was not unlike hearing about the ‘A Nightmare on Elm St’ remake, “WTF? Why the hell can’t they just leave things alone.” I think any dedicated horror fans initial reaction.

Then when I heard it was being re-written and directed by the original ‘Child’s Play’ writer Don Mancini, I felt a slight sense of relief. After doing a little research I found out that Don wants to return to the real roots of Chucky, a scary character, and not some stupid half assed comedy doll that we were subject to in ‘Bride of Chucky’ and ‘Seed of Chucky’, 2 all time major fails in my opinion.

Sure the original 3 films saw some ‘humorous’ calls from the lake shore strangler, especially the 3^rd film, with some of the most memorable quotes such as ‘Don’t fuck with the Chuck!’ and ‘Presto! Ya DEAD!’ But the latest films have been nothing but rubbish, and have in no way captured the spirit of Child’s Play.

Producer for the Child’s Play films David Kirschner had the following to say about the upcoming 2010 remake:

“We’re discussing it with Don Mancini, who has written all of them with us from the beginning. The next one we’re going to do is we’re going back and remaking the first film, and pushing it even further and making a very terrifying version of the original, which is pretty scary as it is.” – Source: Shocktillyoudrop.com

I guess we will have to stay tuned to see wether Chucky will be CGI, or if Brad Dourif will return (rumoured) for another crack at the landmark voice he delivered to the horror industry over 20 years ago. All in all, I am keeping an open mind on this one, and hope they use all the experience that they have gained over the last 20 years to really blow us away as an audience.

Written by ‘Von Gore’ © Copyright 2009 Fright Sniper Entertainment, All Rights Reserved.