Child’s Play trivia: 45 facts about the new Chucky movie!

Child’s Play is the new Chuckie film. It is, also, a remake and reboot of the 1988 original film!

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about it!

1. Child’s Play is a 2019 American horror film
2. It is directed by Lars Klevberg
3. And written by Tyler Burton Smith
4. It serves as a remake and reboot of the 1988 film of the same title
5. Following a family that is terrorized by a high tech doll that rejects its programming and becomes self aware
6. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky
7. The film was officially announced in July 2018
8. A contemporary version that was in development at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer without the involvement of franchise creator Don Mancini or Brad Dourif
9. Lars Klevberg and writer Tyler Burton Smith signed on as director and screenwriter, respectively
10. Alongside It producers Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg
11. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 21, 2019, by Orion Pictures through the United Artists Releasing joint-venture
12. Making it the first Child’s Play film since Seed of Chucky not to be produced or distributed by Universal Pictures and to receive a theatrical release
13. The film recieved generally positive reviews
14. In 2008, Don Mancini and David Kirschner spoke of a reboot of the franchise
15. Which was originally going to be a “straightforward horror” written and directed by Mancini
16. Brad Dourif was expected return as the voice of Chucky
17. In a subsequent interview, Mancini described the remake as a darker and scarier retelling of the original film
18. But one that, while having new twists and turns, would not stray too far from the original concept
19. At a 2009 horror convention, Dourif confirmed his role in the remake
20. The film was canceled after the negative reception of similar remakes such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th
21. On July 3, 2018, it was announced that a modern-day version of Child’s Play, a reboot, was in development at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
22. With a different creative team than the original film series
23. Lars Klevberg signed on as director, with a script by Tyler Burton Smith
24. It and It Chapter Two collaborative team Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg will serve as producers
25. The same month that the project was announced, Liv Tyler was revealed as having been considered for a role in the film
26. In September 2018, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry and Gabriel Bateman joined the cast
27. In November 2018, Ty Consiglio and Beatrice Kitsos joined the cast
28. In March 2019, actor Mark Hamill announced that he joined the cast to voice Chucky in the film
29. Principal photography began on September 17
30. And wrapped on November 8, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31. Reshoots occurred on December 15-16 and in April 2019
32. MastersFX, a visual effects company, took six weeks to prepare and assemble seven practical animatronic puppets
33. Each with interchangeable arms and heads that performed a variety of required actions on set
34. With some help from Pixomondo, who will be providing the CGI for the film
35. On April 10, 2019, it was announced that Bear McCreary would be composing the score
36. In a statement, McCreary revealed that he was partially creating the film’s music through a “toy orchestra” inspired by “Chucky’s toy-store origins” with toy pianos, hurdy gurdies, accordions, plastic guitars and otamatones
37. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 21, 2019
38. It will be the first film from Orion Pictures to be released through United Artists Releasing
39. In the United States and Canada, Child’s Play was released alongside Toy Story 4 and Anna
40. And is expected to gross $16- 18 million from 3,007 theaters in its opening weekend
41. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 59 reviews
42. With an average rating of 6.03/10
43. The site’s critical consensus reads: “Child’s Play updates an ’80s horror icon for the Internet of Things era, with predictably gruesome — and generally entertaining — results”
44. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 24 critics
45. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”