Mark Hamill to Voice Chucky in ‘Child’s Play’ Reboot

“Star Wars” star Mark Hamill will voice Chucky within the new “Child’s Play” reboot, Orion Pictures introduced on Saturday.

The actor joins Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman and Brian Tyree Henry in a up to date re-imagining of the 1988 horror traditional that follows Karen (Plaza), a single mom who items her son Andy (Bateman) with a Buddi doll, unaware of its extra sinister nature.

“We feel incredibly lucky to have an icon creating a new take on an iconic character,” producer David Katzenberg mentioned in a press release. “Mark is a gifted actor and celebrated vocal performer, and he’s approached this challenge with incredible energy and commitment.”

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Hamill thinks he’s fairly fortunate, too. “The depraved enjoyable begins when @ChildsPlayFilm is unleashed in theaters: Friday, June 21st 2019. #SoLuckyImChucky,” he tweeted.

“Polaroid” helmer Lars Klevberg directed the remake from a script by Tyler Burton Smith. “It” producers Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith produce underneath their KatzSmith Productions banner, with Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson serving as govt producers on the challenge.

Chucky first appeared within the 1988 movie “Child’s Play,” which was directed by Tom Holland. The franchise spawned six sequels, the newest being “Cult of Chucky” in 2017. In the earlier movies, the kids’s doll turns into possessed by the soul of infamous serial killer Charles Lee Ray — however a trailer launched final month suggests a distinct, extra company origin story for his murderous rampage.

Orion Pictures plans to unleash the “Child’s Play” reboot in theaters on June 21.