3/10/2024 0 Comments Chucky is my buddy![]() So why not use it in the show? Gives it some resonance. Yes, absolutely, I think thoughts of aging, mortality, creeping irrelevance, all of that comes to haunt one. “I turned 60 this year, and it's an ugly number. “I had a big birthday this year,” laughs Mancini. Now, 35 years after his creation, Chucky is starting to get old. As the series progressed, Mancini began exploring queer themes that reflected the alienation he felt growing up as a gay kid facing abuse from his father. In 1988, he was a reflection of his creator’s disdain for commercialized kids toys like Cabbage Patch Kids and My Buddy dolls. It can't just be a doll saying ‘Fuck’ and knifing people because that would get old.” “You have to ground this stuff in something identifiable,” Mancini tells IGN. He wrote or co-wrote all seven films in the franchise and spearheaded his current cable outing, all the while using Chucky as an expression of his inner feelings. Check out the IGN's Festival of Fear schedule for the full rundown on everything that's going on in the countdown to Halloween!ĭon Mancini is the rare horror auteur who has stuck with his creation throughout the decades. ![]() We're celebrating the spookiest season in style this year with over 20 articles, videos and more. ![]() The truncated run of four episodes was cut short due to the double whammy of writers and actors strikes that put the kibosh on production, so as we await the back half of episodes, we spoke with Chucky creator Don Mancini about the doll’s dealings in the White House, the cast of victims new and old, the shocking celebrity cameos and, of course, the kills. Season 3 of Syfy’s Chucky series is in the bag.
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