CULT OF CHUCKY is in the middle of production now, is a sentence I'm supremely happy to be able to say. The seventh film in the CHILD's PLAY franchise, it will feature the return of CURSE OF CHUCKY star Fiona Dourif, who shared an image from the set today, featuring our first glimpse at the devilish doll himself.
Of course, it would be more exciting if he had a head. But beggars can't be choosers, and it's a delight to see his pudgy little body hanging out backstage, ready to leap into bloody action once more. Check out the image below, which was shared via Fiona Dourif's Twitter with the caption "@RealDonMancini, our charismatic #cultofchucky leader, walks us through a complicated action sequence today."
CULT OF CHUCKY catches up with Nica Pierce (Fiona Dourif) at an asylum for the criminally insane where she has been confined for the past four years and is erroneously convinced that she, not Chucky (Brad Dourif), murdered her entire family. But when Nica's psychiatrist introduces a new therapeutic "tool" to facilitate his patients' group sessions — an all-too-familiar "Good Guy" doll with an innocently smiling face — a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn't crazy after all. Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), Chucky's now-grown-up nemesis from the original Child's Play, races to Nica's aid. But to save her he'll have to get past Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), Chucky's long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter how deadly or depraved, to help her beloved devil doll.
CULT OF CHUCKY was written and is being directed by series veteran Don Mancini, who also features in the image below.