‘Chucky’: New Poster Declares Series A “Coming Of Rage Story”
Today we’ve got our first look at the Chucky one sheet via IGN and USA Network. The sleek new poster declares the incoming horror legacy series a “coming of rage story”. This fits with what we know about the plot giving weight to a young queer lead struggling to find his place in a world he doesn’t belong. Consider us psyched.
Check out the poster now:
Don Mancini teased the themes of the series, including queer visibility via Entertainment Weekly:
The main character is a 14-year-old gay boy who’s bullied and sort of lost after the recent death of his mother. He’s a young artist [making] sculptures with doll parts. He finds Chucky at a yard sale and buys him, but it turns out that he gets much more than he bargained for. One of the things I wanted to do was bring [the franchise] back to its Child’s Play roots and have the protagonists [be] kids.
Subsequently, the new series picks up “after a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster.”
Fresh faces appearing in the Chucky series are Zackary Arthur (Transparent), Lexa Doig (Jason X) and Devon Sawa (Final Destination). In addition, returning franchise favorites include Jennifer Tilly, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, and Brad Dourif (who provides the voice of Chucky).
The new series premieres on SYFY and USA on October 12th and we are counting down the goddamn days.
Lastly, I want to hear how you feel about Chucky getting his own series! Let me know on Twitter via @joshkorngut. I’m always down to talk all things horror! Let’s hear your voice in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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