Don Mancini on Child’s Play sequel ideas, wants to do Chucky vs. Freddy

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

After the fun we had with last year's CURSE OF CHUCKY we're most definitely down for more fun with the maniacal killer doll, and it seems that Don Mancini doesn't have a shortage of creative ideas when it comes to bringing Chucky back to play once again. While we know that Mancini is working on a follow-up to CURSE OF CHUCKY for Universal, he recently shared some fun ideas while recording a new commentary track for Richard Attenborough’s classic killer doll movie MAGIC with Crave Online.

During the commentary Mancini shared the plot of an unproduced CHILD'S PLAY sequel that is set on a train. Says Mancini…

“One of the ideas that I once had… I just have a whole file of different Chucky scenarios. I probably shouldn’t give this away because who knows, I might end up doing it somewhere, but why not?” Mancini said, continuing with: “The notion of Chucky on a train… I thought it would be interesting to do something where you’ve got this archetypal or certainly stereotypical notion of the kid who says, ‘The doll is alive and he’s doing this,’ but the kid befriends an old lady who’s also on the train. Like the old lady is the only one who will listen to this kid, and she’s like, ‘Okay, tell me what you’re thinking. I believe that you believe it and let’s investigate it.’ As the story goes on it turns out that the old lady… and also the old lady has early onset Alzheimers. There’s just something, another reason [why] other people aren’t listening to her either. But she turns out [to be] a charmed confidant of Chucky.”

Chucky on a Train? Sounds like it could be a hell of a lot more fun than SNAKES ON A TRAIN, right? Perhaps Mancini will get the opportunity to see this story realized onscreen in the future. It certainly has promise.

Mancini also shared a pitch for a fun mash-up: FREDDY VS. CHUCKY. Sure, there would be a lot of negotiations and discussions to make this film happen, but it's fun to hear what Mancini would do with the characters if given the chance.

“I would like to do Freddy and Chucky, just because I think they would be a fun double act. I’m more really interested in the characters. My pitch for Freddy vs. Chucky is Child’s Play on Elm Street. Chucky ends up in some kid’s house on Elm Street, and Chucky and Freddy inevitably meet in the dreamscape. Chucky sleeps. Why not? Chucky sleeps, Chucky dreams. And they have this admiration for each other. But they realize quickly that Elm Street isn’t big enough for the two of them, so in a riff on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels they have a contest: who can kill the most teenagers before the sun comes up?”

While we may not see either of these scenarios play out onscreen, we can still look forward to Mancini's next CHUCKY film. We still don't know when we can expect it to begin production but we'll keep you updated as we hear it.

So hit us with your thoughts below. What direction would you like to see future CHUCKY films go?