In Predator, Billy was just one of the men on the team. Trachtenberg explains, “ I wanted to shift the focus to someone who would normally be a sidekick.
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“ That image captured my imagination,” Trachtenberg continues, with Empire Magazine noting that the image subsequently served as the basis for his own movie all these years later. I vividly remember them saying there was this character, Billy, a Native American scout who fights the Predator on the bridge over a waterfall.” “In third grade, I was on the way to a karate tournament with these who had seen, and over the entire trip they described the whole movie. Klevberg directed from Tyler Burton Smith’s ( Kung Fury) screenplay.Ĭhild’s Play slashes its way to theaters on June 21, 2019.Ģ0th Century Studios brings Dan Trachtenberg‘s ( 10 Cloverfield Lane) Prey exclusively to Hulu on August 5, a brand new take on the Predator franchise that focuses on all new characters.īut one character from the original 1987 movie actually did inspire the entire approach to Prey, Trachtenberg reveals in a new interview with Empire Magazine (via AvP Galaxy). The cast also includes Beatrice Kitsos, Ty Consiglio and Brian Tyree Henry. In Klevberg’s modern take on the horror classic, a mother ( Aubrey Plaza) gives her son ( Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. 2) Tag your photo with 3) Use the hashtags: #ChildsPlayBuddiSweeps, #ChildsPlayMovie and #Sweepstakes.1) Snap a photo of yourself in the box.
If you find one, here’s all you have to do: Yes, the standee recreates the iconic yellow toy box, allowing you to literally step inside it. We can only assume this means we’ll be getting the first trailer for the upcoming reboot.Ĭhild’s Play hits theaters June 21, 2019, and you can check out the teaser below.The latest horror film to get a really cool movie theater standee is Orion and director Lars Klevberg’s new take on Child’s Play, which is giving away a life-size Chucky doll to one fan who dares to step inside the Buddi box at their local theater and post a photo on social media. Now, Buddi’s creators Kaslan Corporation are teasing the big reveal, aka “global launch” for this Friday, Feb. So, we apparently won’t be seeing a new and improved Chucky after all, rather, a Buddi doll that represents all the new concepts for this forthcoming reboot. Per the report, the studio describes the doll as “a contemporary version of the iconic Good Guys doll” and with this new concept of the franchise, that “is not a remake or retelling but a completely new style and concept,” it has led them to “believe that BUDDI fits with this vision perfectly.” In fact, it seems to be quite the opposite. According to a press release that was sent to Bloody-Disgusting, MastersFX, the studio that is responsible for bringing this new killer doll to life, has explained what their approach to Chucky’s iconic look has been.Īs the release notes, trying to reimagine any beloved horror icon would be difficult for anyone, but with this new and unique vision that the Lars Klevberg-directed film has going for it, recreating the classic character hasn’t been as difficult as one would imagine. It will be a contemporary reboot, which involves a group of kids and “a technologically-advanced doll that enters their world.”įollowing the obscured teaser poster in November, we got a hint of what the doll might look like in December. Karen gives Andy a toy doll for his birthday and is unaware of its sinister nature.Īccording to Collider, there’s not a lot of information on movie yet, but there are some hints about the plot. Lars Klevberg will direct the film and Tyler Burton Smith will write the script.Īubrey Plaza ( Parks And Recreation) and Gabriel Bateman ( Lights Out) portray mother and son Karen and Andy Barclay respectively. It producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith are set to produce the movie.
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