“Sarah Sherman having played Chucky in that skit from a couple of seasons ago with Jake Gyllenhaal hilarious, and that's when I first got in touch with her,” recalls Mancini of how the actress wound up playing an eccentric White House nanny.Īnd then there’s Kenan Thompson who showed up as a New York City cabbie. Chucky’s cameos are a wee more gruesome – but just as entertaining. It’s all in good fun, of course, reminiscent of the ’60s Batman TV series where stars champed at the bit for a chance to stick their head out a skyscraper window and crack-wise with the dynamic duo. Other familiar faces don’t survive for very long, but brutally killing off celebrities in surprising cameos has become a beloved tradition for fans of the series. … It's fun to do that, to just think like, ‘Oh, what new can I give this performer to do that they've never done before?’ And I think that keeps all of us on our toes, and I think hopefully the viewers as well.” Killing Celebrities And even with Brad last year, giving him variations to play on the Chucky persona with Good Chucky and Colonel Chucky, etc. It's Tiffany pretending to be Jennifer, pretending to be. “Because Jennifer in Seed played Tiffany and Jennifer, and she continues that throughout the franchise, including the TV series. “We've done it starting with Jennifer Tilly,” says Mancini. After seven movies and three seasons of a TV show, even the main players get an opportunity to experiment within the show’s twisted sensibility. Brad Dourif is still the iconic voice of Chucky, Alex Vincent is his arch-nemesis Andy, and Jennifer Tilly is still Tiffany… Except when she’s pretending to be Jennifer Tilly. President of all time, but some roles are a little more set in stone. Lara Jean Chorostecki played the evil nun Sister Ruth in Season 2, and this year she's playing the First Lady.Īn actor like Devon Sawa can play a set of twins, a doomed priest, and even the most Canadian U.S. ![]() He went on to play Lexy's dad in Season 1 of the show, and now he's back in Season 3 as the Vice President. Michael Therriault’s first appearance in the series was in Cult of Chucky as Nica's evil psychiatrist. “But one of the reasons I like to do that is that it's fun to write roles for actors that you know, because then when you get to know them as performers, as well as people and friends, it is just more fun. It's just something that's a lot of fun to do,” says Mancini. “The repertory company of actors, that's something I've been doing for a while. And just like the famed director of filth, Mancini has similarly cultivated a tight-knit cast of talented actors to serve as the doll’s companions and cannon fodder – and sometimes both. Throughout Chucky’s existence, the series evolved a defiant, self-aware and kitschy sensibility a la the works of John Waters. And old Chucky is very disturbing, very disturbing.” Chucky: Home Is Where the (Bloody) Heart IsĪging is never easy, but friends, family, and familiar faces can make the inexorable march of time that much more bearable. … His decrepitude does advance as we continue on in the back half of the season. 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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