The original Chucky is still the number one true Chucky in my opinion and this is just an interesting fresh take on a true cult film. It begs the question why they didn't make a whole new character and attempt a fresh story idea. This film is a little soulless and I blame the filmmaker decision on this. I thought the decision to reboot was a haste decision and without true merit, considering the devotion I have for the core series. I love the original series and will be re-watching the series for Halloween. The film is quite shocking and it serves up some twisted evil by the new Chucky doll. Chucky just lacks the personality that Dourif has established and Hamill hasn't got the right film to be immersed in to clearly set him apart from the core franchise. Child's Play didn't need a reboot when the original filmmaker is still punching out content for the current series. Fans of the original series will be slightly annoyed here, and justly so. He was just amazing, man.Reboots are in high demand by studios. That’s everything I want from my cast and crew. He’s just a really pleasant guy who shows up and works as best as he can. There’s no ‘star stuff,’ there’s no bad behavior. The director has nothing but praise for Hamill, who collaborated big time on the role of Chucky with Klevberg. “He did that for a couple days, and back to the recording studio he did it.” “Mark was like, ‘Okay, I need to listen to this 20 times a day,’” says Klevberg. The famed Star Wars actor listened to the song on repeat for days before finally recording his performance. McCreary, whose work includes scores for TV shows like Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, and video games like God of War, eventually presented the song to Mark Hamill. Says Klevberg, “Bear McCreary came up with the tune and wrote lines and presented it, and I was blown away by how fast and good he did it.” There was still a matter of writing and recording the song, however, which is heard in full during the film’s credits. “It became a song that meant very much for everyone involved that tells the story of what will be the changing factor for Chucky at the end,” Klevberg says. Klevberg adds that the film opens with the Kaslan-approved “commercial” version in order to “have that payoff” for later, when Chucky sings it to Andy in the middle of the night. “It was in the script since the first draft,” Klevberg says, “But after we worked on it, we started shaping up the story and starting to prep for shooting it, ‘The Buddi Song’ took on a more important part.”Īubrey Plaza and Gabriel Bateman star in 'Child's Play,' featuring the voice of Mark Hamill as "Chucky." Orion Pictures Klevberg says the song had been in the script since the very first draft of the movie, but was one of the last things to get sorted out just before shooting. Although the film has a “happy” ending, the film’s credits contains Mark Hamill - the voice of Chucky - eerily sing a new rendition of “The Buddi Song,” a commercial jingle for the popular mascot of Kaslan Corp. I was blown away.”Īt the end of Child’s Play, 13-year-old Andy (Gabriel Bateman) and his widowed mother, Karen (Aubrey Plaza) finish off Chucky, a killer Buddi Doll whose security measures were switched off by a disgruntled factory employee in Vietnam. “I just think it was so good from both Bear McCreary and Mark Hamill. “It was such a blast,” Klevberg tells Inverse. In an interview with Inverse, director Lars Klevberg reveals how Hamill pulled off his rendition of “The Buddi Song.” While it’s not a “post-credits” scene like a Marvel movie, it’s still a chilling bonus for fans who stick around. Still, there is a little treat during the film’s credits that hints there’s more Buddi left to go around: A chilling, eerie rendition of “The Buddi Song,” written by composer Bear McCreary and performed by a haunting Mark Hamill. The new Child’s Play delivers a definitive ending to Mark Hamill’s “Chucky,” a renegade Buddi Doll whose security measures were left unlocked.
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