It’s not unusual for actors to play two different roles in the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise. Adam Hurtig played Officer Stanton in Curse of Chucky and Michael in Cult of Chucky. Michael Therriault was Dr. Foley in Cult of Chucky and Mr. Cross in season 1 of the Chucky TV series. Fiona Dourif has played Nica Pierce in Curse, Cult, and the Chucky show, and also played a young Charles Lee Ray on Chucky. Jennifer Tilly has played both Tiffany Valentine and herself. But an actor playing three roles in the franchise is something special, and it’s an achievement Devon Sawa has just unlocked. Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Sawa has been cast in season 2 of Chucky, playing his third character on the show.
In season 1 of Chucky, Sawa played ill-fated twin brothers Logan and Lucas Wheeler. Sawa announced his involvement with Chucky season 2 through a video that you can see at the Entertainment Weekly link. In the video, Sawa reads an email he received from Chucky himself:
I don’t usually make these videos but I just wanted to read this email from my costar, so you can see what I go through. It says, ‘Dear Gavin Sawa, I hope this email finds you well, I just want you to know that the only reason that you’re here is because I allowed it. Have a great season 2. Love, Chucky. P.S. Just kidding, you suck.'”
Sawa re-joins a cast that includes Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany Valentine, Zackary Arthur as Jake Wheeler, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, Christine Elise as Kyle, and Barbara Alyn Woods as Mayor Michelle Cross. And yes, Brad Dourif is once again providing the voice of Chucky.
A follow-up to all of the Child’s Play movies (remake excluded), Chucky picks up where Cult of Chucky left off. Don Mancini, who has written every Child’s Play film (except that remake) and directed a few of them, developed Chucky with producer David Kirschner. Mancini and Kirschner are executive producing Chucky with Harley Peyton, Alex Hedlund, and Nick Antosca. Mancini also directed the first episode. The show’s synopsis:
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster.
Chucky, which aired on the NBCUniveral cable networks Syfy and USA, reached 11.6 million viewers across all platforms during the first season. Season 2 is currently filming and is expected to start airing sometime this fall.
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