The series will launch worldwide on Netflix on March 20th, 2020. The show is aimed at the early pre-school audience and is set in a beautifully designed, sensory world of imagination and exploration. Keith Chapman, of Paw Patrol, Bob the Builder and Fifi & the Flowertots fame, has turned his attention to the world of early pre-school for the first time by joining forces with Unanico Studios and series creator, Jason Jameson, to collaborate on Netflix’s new animated preschool Buddi. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson will executive produce.Ĭollaborating with Klevberg is a creative team led by Director of Photography Brendan Uegama (CW’s Riverdale, Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), production designer Dan Hermansen (Star Trek: Beyond, Godzilla), editor Tom Elkins (Annabelle, Inferno), costume designer Jori Woodman (The Boy, Final Destination 5), and special effects supervisor Dan Keeler (Fox’s The X Files, Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle).Ĭhild’s Play, the 1988 film, went on to gross $44 million worldwide on a $9 million budget and spawned one of the most recognizable and successful horror characters of all time with its psychotic killer doll, Chucky.īateman is represented by Coast to Coast Talent Group and HG5 Entertainment Plaza is represented by CAA and MGMT Entertainment Henry is represented by CAA, JWS Entertainment.A consumer products programme is in development and will be introduced to potential licensees over the coming months. The duo produced last year’s smash hit remake of It, the highest grossing horror film of all time bringing in $700 million at the global box office. Rising filmmaker Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) will direct from Tyler Burton Smith’s (Kung Fury, Quantum Break video game) screenplay based on the original motion picture.Ĭhild’s Play follows a mother (Plaza) who gives her son (Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.ĭavid Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith will produce under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Starring Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West, Legion, Parks and Recreation) as Karen, Emmy and Tony nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Widows, If Beale Street Could Talk) as Mike and Gabriel Bateman (Lights Out, American Gothic) as Andy, principal photography commenced in Vancouver. Press Release: Septem– Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) will produce a contemporary version of the iconic horror classic Child’s Play for Orion Pictures it was announced today by Jonathan Glickman, MGM’s President, Motion Picture Group and John Hegeman, President, Orion Pictures. In case you missed it, you can check out the official press release below (via Geek Vibes Nation): At this time, it does not look like the remake will be connected to the detailed timeline of Mancini's movies. The original Child's Play was directed by Tom Holland ( Fright Night) and co-written by Don Mancini, who has kept the franchise alive by writing six sequels and directing the three most recent installments, and he's also developing a Child's Play TV series. Lars Klevberg ( Polaroid) is directing the new Child's Play movie from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith ( Kung Fury), with David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith on board as producers. The Child's Play remake will feature Aubrey Plaza ( Ingrid Goes West, Parks and Recreation) playing the role of Karen, Brian Tyree Henry ( Atlanta, Hotel Artemis) as Mike, and Gabriel Bateman ( Lights Out, Annabelle) as Andy. It's not yet known if the doll in the new movie will be named Chucky, nor has it been announced who will voice him (Brad Dourif has given life to the iconic character in all seven movies thus far), but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are divulged. Your best friend hits theaters nationwide on June 21, 2019."ĭespite the different name, the killer doll still looks very similar to the Good Guys doll named Chucky from the previous seven installments in the franchise. The new poster was unveiled on the official Child's Play Facebook page (see below) with the caption, "The fun is just getting started. he's your best friend." While the Child's Play franchise featured the terrors of a corrupted Good Guys doll, the remake will focus on the horrors of a malevolent "Buddi" doll, as evidenced by the film's new poster, which also reveals the movie's 2019 release date.
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