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RENAISSANCE MAN

By Antony Teofilo

November 15, 2004

Yep. Here comes Chuckie. The slapstick slasher is on his way back to your moviehouse in a franchise that just. Won't. DIE. I mean, honestly...who would have ever in their wildest imagination, except Chuckie himself, perhaps, imagine that the phrase the fifth Chuckie film could ever have entered the English language? But Chuckie's back, and badder than ever...except for one twist. He's about to become a father.

And so it was last night at LA's The Grove Theater, where fans and friends came out to show their support for a homicidal doll, his nutsoid wife, and his very confused kid.

They Came, They Saw...They Watched A Movie - Horror-meisters James Wan (Writer/Director of SAW) and Eli Roth (Director of CABIN FEVER) spoke of what's next. For Wan, it's a top-secret ghost story he's writing for Universal. Roth will appear in 2001 MANIACS, which stars Robert Englund as the cannibalistic Mayor of a small southern town.

Losing Their Heads - Chuckie and Tiff ready themselves to don their domes before hitting the red carpet with Jennifer Tilly.

Suckin' Doll Face - Chuckie and his bride prove they have no shame as they make out in front of the flashbulbs at the premier of their new flick.

Not Yet A Girl, Not Quite A Britney - Nadia Dina arrives attired as Britney Spears, who she portrays in SEED OF CHUCKY. The makers of the film caused a bit of a stir (and a ton of free publicity) when they revealed that a Britney lookalike gets blown up in their tale. They also apparently tried to use some of Britney's music in the score of the film, but were, surprisingly, turned down.

Worm 'n' Fuzzy - Brad Dourif, perhaps best known to the world as Grima Wormtongue in the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (but best remembered by this writer as Billy Bibbit in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST) voices Chucky in all his films. His current coiffure is the result of his role as Doc Cochran on TV'S DEADWOOD. Asked if he thought young kids should watch the Chucky flicks, he said, "They do, but I don't think they should. It's very mature subject matter. I won't let my kids watch them. I finally let my daughter see one of them, and she was sort of disappointed in me for playing a killer, I think."

Show Us Your Tillys! - Dressed in a gown she might have borrowed from Elvira herself, Jennifer Tilly vamps on the red carpet fashionably last, obviously having fun with her roll as Chuckie's killer queen Tiff.

So, if you decide to catch a flick on November 12th, 2004, make sure you bring protection. That's when the SEED OF CHUCKY comes into theaters.

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