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{{Short description|Horror film written by Tyler Burton Smith and directed by Lars Klevberg}}
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| name = Mark Viduka
| name = Child’s Play
| image = Mark Viduka 2005 WCQ.jpg
| image = Child's Play (2019 film).jpg
| image_size = 200
| border = no
| caption = Viduka playing for [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]] in 2005
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lars Klevberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|10|9}}
| producer = {{ubl|David Katzenberg|[[Seth Grahame-Smith]]}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| screenplay = Tyler Burton Smith
| height = {{height|meters=1.88}}
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]''|[[Don Mancini]]}}
| fullname = Mark Anthony Viduka<ref>{{Hugman|20179|accessdate=12 March 2017}}</ref>
| starring = <!--PER POSTER BILLING.-->{{Plainlist|
| currentclub =
* [[Aubrey Plaza]]
| clubnumber =
* [[Gabriel Bateman]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
* [[Brian Tyree Henry]]
| youthyears1 = 1992–1993
* [[Tim Matheson]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Australian Institute of Sport - Football (soccer)|AIS]]
* Ty Consiglio
| years1 = 1993–1995
* Beatrice Kitsos
| years2 = 1995–1998
* [[Mark Hamill]]
| years3 = 1998–2000
| years4 = 2000–2004
| years5 = 2004–2007
| years6 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = [[Melbourne Knights]]
| clubs2 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]
| clubs3 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| clubs4 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| clubs5 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| clubs6 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps1= 48 | goals1 = 40
| caps2= 84 | goals2 = 40
| caps3= 37 | goals3 = 30
| caps4= 130 | goals4 = 59
| caps5= 72 | goals5 = 26
| caps6= 38 | goals6 = 7
| caps7= 27 | goals7 = 16
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| totalgoals = 202
| nationalyears1 = 1993–1994
| nationalyears2 = 1994–1996
| nationalyears3 = 1994–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-20 soccer team|Australia U20]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia national under-23 soccer team|Australia U23]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]]
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| nationalcaps3 = 43 | nationalgoals3 = 11
| pcupdate = 09:12, 14 August 2009 (BST)
| ntupdate = 12:00, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
}}
}}
| music = [[Bear McCreary]]
| cinematography = [[Brendan Uegama]]
| editing = Tom Elkins<br />[[Julia Wong (film editor)|Julia Wong]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Orion Pictures]]
* [[KatzSmith Productions]]
* [[Bron Studios|BRON Creative]]
}}
| distributor = [[United Artists Releasing]]
| released = {{Film date|2019|6|21|United States}}
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/childs-play-2019 |title=Child's Play |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |accessdate=June 6, 2019}}</ref>
| country = United States<br>Canada
| language = English
| budget = $10 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=childsplay2019.htm|title=Child's Play (2019)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>
| gross = $44.9 million<ref name="BOM"/>}}


'''''Child's Play''''' is a 2019 [[horror film]] written by Tyler Burton Smith and directed by Lars Klevberg, serving as a [[remake]] of the [[Child's Play (1988 film)|1988 film of the same name]] and a [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the [[Child's Play (franchise)|''Child's Play'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Gabriel Bateman]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], [[Brian Tyree Henry]], [[Tim Matheson]], Ty Consiglio, Beatrice Kitsos, and [[Mark Hamill]] as the voice of [[Chucky (character)|Chucky]]. The plot follows a family terrorized by a high-tech doll who becomes self-aware and subsequently murderous.
'''Mark Anthony Viduka''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɪ|ˈ|d|uː|k|ə}} {{respell|vih|DOOK|ə}}; born 9 October 1975)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/england/players/vidukamark.html|title=Mark Viduka|date=14 August 2002|work=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/nov/19/championsleague.sport1|title=Viduka leaves the asylum|date=20 November 2000|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12434332.VIDUKA_from_tantrum_to_talisman__Cartoon_strips__dressing_room_rows_and_a_name_change_______Australia_apos_s_captain_has_come_a_long_way_since_he_walked_out_on_Celtic__Mark_Wilson_reports|title=VIDUKA from tantrum to talisman Cartoon strips, dressing room rows and a name change . . . Australia's captain has come a long way since he walked out on Celtic. Mark Wilson reports|date=5 June 2006|work=Herald Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/scottish_premier/229586.stm|title=Celtic consider Viduka legal move|date=7 December 1998|work=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/sp-hrvatska-reprezentacija/viduka-progovorio-nakon-duge-sutnje-kovac-je-dobar-covjek-igraci-ce-ga-pratiti-943110|title=Viduka progovorio nakon duge šutnje: Kovač je dobar čovjek, igrači će ga pratiti|date=6 June 2014|work=Večernji list|language=Serbo-Croatian}}</ref> is an Australian retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre forward]]. He captained the [[Australia national soccer team|Australia national team]] to the Round of 16 at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] which remains their best ever performance to date. His four goals in the [[UEFA Champions League]] are the most scored by any Australian player.


''Child's Play'' was released in the United States on June 21, 2019, by [[Orion Pictures]] through [[United Artists Releasing]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the dark humor, performances and origin story but found its tone inconsistent and criticized the dolls’ design and movement.<ref name="metacritic" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/toy-story-4-is-certified-fresh/|title=Toy Story 4 is Certified Fresh|last=Fujitani|first=Ryan|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/156257/what-the-critics-are-saying-about-the-childs-play-remake/|title=What the critics are saying about the Child's Play remake|last=Floorwalker|first=Mike|website=Looper.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref> The film grossed over $44.9 million worldwide against a $10 million budget.
==Club career==
{{more citations needed|section|date=January 2018}}


==Plot==
===Melbourne Knights===
The multinational Kaslan Corporation has just launched ''Buddi'', a revolutionary line of [[High tech|high-tech]] dolls designed to be life-long companions to their owners, learning from their surroundings and acting accordingly. ''Buddi'' dolls can also connect to and operate other Kaslan products, quickly becoming a success for children worldwide. At a ''Buddi'' assembly factory in [[Vietnam]], an employee is fired by his supervisor for insufficient work. In retaliation, the employee manipulates the doll that he is assembling by disabling all of its safety protocols, before killing himself. The doll is packed alongside others in preparation for international delivery.
In 1993, Viduka started his professional football career in Australia for Croatian-based club [[Melbourne Knights FC|Melbourne Knights]] (which up until the 1993 season was known as Melbourne Croatia) and became an Australian international in June of the following year. In his two seasons with the Knights, he was top goal scorer in the [[National Soccer League]] (NSL) and was twice awarded the [[Johnny Warren Medal]] for NSL Best Player of the Year<ref>[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/NSLawards.html Player Of The Year Awards – OzFootball], accessed 8 July 2006 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427114512/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/NSLawards.html|date=27 April 2006}}</ref> in [[National Soccer League 1993-94|1993–94]] and [[National Soccer League 1994-95|1994–95]]. His time at Melbourne Knights included one NSL title in the 1994–95 season. The grandstand at [[Mansion Stadium|Knights' Stadium]], home of the Knights, was renamed the ''"Mark Viduka Stand"'' in his honour and paid for with his transfer money.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/former-socceroo-captain-mark-viduka-will-never-forget-his-roots-20150619-ghs5c1.html|title=Former Socceroo captain Mark Viduka will never forget his roots|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2019-06-19|language=en}}</ref>


In [[Chicago]], retail clerk Karen Barclay and her 13-year-old hearing-impaired son, [[Andy Barclay|Andy]], have moved into their new apartment, where Karen encourages her son to make new friends while she prepares for his upcoming birthday. In an attempt to cheer Andy up and make up for the unease caused by the relocation and her new boyfriend Shane, Karen blackmails her boss in order to procure a ''Buddi'' doll and introduces it to Andy as an early birthday gift. Once Andy activates the doll, it names itself [[Chucky (character)|Chucky]] and becomes attached to Andy. Over time, Chucky helps Andy befriend two other children in the building - Falyn and Pugg - but also begins to display violent tendencies. He tries to strangle the Barclays' hostile pet cat after it scratches Andy, and one night, while Andy and his friends gleefully watch a horror film, Chucky starts mimicking the violence on the screen and approaches the trio with a kitchen knife before Andy disarms him.
===Dinamo Zagreb===
In 1995, Viduka moved to Croatia to play with [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]] (now Dinamo Zagreb). He spent three-and-a-half seasons with the club, helping it to win three [[Double (association football)|doubles]] in Croatia between 1996 and 1998. He was also part of the Croatia Zagreb team that reached the third round of the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in [[1997–98 UEFA Cup|1997]] and went on to make his [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage debut with the club a year later. He won the Best Foreigner Footballer Award in the [[Croatian First Football League|Croatian League]] in his time at Zagreb.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/mark-viduka-interview | title=Mark Viduka Interview | publisher=Socceroos.com | date=3 May 2000 | accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>


Andy arrives home the next day to find that his cat is dead. Chucky admits to having killed it so that it would not hurt him anymore. Karen locks the doll in a closet, but he escapes and terrorizes Shane, which leads Shane to confront Andy. After overhearing Andy's pleas for Shane to disappear, Chucky follows him home, where it is revealed that Shane has a family and has been having an affair with Karen behind his wife's back. While Shane is outside taking down [[Christmas]] lights, Chucky breaks his leg before activating a [[tiller]] which scalps and kills him. The following day, Chucky delivers Shane's skinned face as a gift to a horrified Andy.
===Celtic===
[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] bought Viduka in December 1998 for [[Pound sterling|£]]3.5&nbsp;million. In the same month as his signing, Celtic announced that Viduka had quit the club without kicking a ball for them, citing stress as his reason.<ref>{{cite news|title=Viduka rejected Celtic|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=10 July 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3882507.stm|accessdate=6 May 2008|quote=Viduka enjoyed a successful spell at Parkhead, despite a rocky start which saw him walk out four days after signing due to stress.}}</ref>


While police detective Mike Norris begins an investigation, Andy, Falyn and Pugg disable Chucky and dispose of him in the garbage. Building [[Voyeurism|voyeur]] and electrician Gabe finds the doll and takes him to the building's basement to prepare him for online sale. Now fully repaired, Chucky tortures and murders Gabe with a [[table saw]]. After making his way back to ground level, Chucky lands in the possession of another kid in the building named Omar, and proceeds to kill Mike's mother Doreen in a controlled car crash. Meanwhile, Andy fails to convince Karen that Chucky has become murderous, and she takes Andy along to her next shift at her shopping mall workplace in order to keep him nearby.
A week later, Croatia Zagreb complained that it had not received the agreed fee for the player. These issues were eventually resolved and Viduka made his first appearance in a Celtic shirt on 16 February 1999, scoring for the under-21 team as an over-age player in a 4–2 victory against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. After making his first team debut against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 27 February 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/celtic/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/99/02/27/SOCCER_Celtic_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=celtic&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=CELTIC&RH=Celtic&PREV_SEASON=1997|title=Celtic 2 Dundee United 1|publisher=Sporting Life|date=27 February 1999|accessdate=21 August 2010}}</ref> his first goals for the club came when he scored a brace against [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]] in the [[Scottish Cup]] on 8 March 1999.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-viduka-goals-send-celtic-cruising-through-1079444.html|title=Viduka goals send Celtic cruising through|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=8 March 1999|accessdate=21 August 2010|location=London, UK|first=David|last=McKinney}}</ref> He was voted [[SPFA Players' Player of the Year|Scottish Player of the Year]] for [[1999–00 in Scottish football|1999–2000]] after scoring 27 goals in his first full season at [[Celtic Park]]. He was regarded as a skilled player, with [[Josip Šimunić]] noting his ability to hold the ball up well and bring other players into the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/12/09/viduka-to-be-honoured-with-alex-tobin-medal/|title=Viduka to be honoured with Alex Tobin medal|date=9 December 2010|website=Theroar.com.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>


Suspecting that Andy is the killer, Mike travels to the mall and apprehends him just as Chucky takes full control of the building. Chaos is unleashed as several employees and customers are brutally killed by rampaging ''Buddi'' dolls while Chucky triggers the mall's lockdown sequence. Mike is wounded amid the massacre, and Andy and his friends manage to reach the exit, only for Andy to be forced to return when Chucky reveals that he is holding Karen hostage with intent to kill her. Andy manages to free his mother while being attacked by Chucky, before overpowering and defeating the doll with help from Karen and Mike. While paramedics tend Karen, Mike and other survivors, Andy and the rest of his friends destroy Chucky's lifeless body in a nearby alleyway.
In February 2000, lower league team [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] defeated Celtic in a shock upset in the third round of the [[Scottish Cup]]. During half time Viduka reportedly threw his boots in the bin and refused to play in the second half after an altercation with assistant coach, [[Eric Black]]. The match ended 3-1 with Celtic fans in uproar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/2000-02-08:+Celtic+1-3+Inverness+Caledonian+Thistle,+Scottish+Cup|title=2000-02-08: Celtic 1-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Scottish Cup - The Celtic Wiki|website=Thecelticwiki.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>


In the aftermath of Chucky's killing spree, Kaslan Corporation CEO Henry Kaslan issues a statement regarding Chucky's programming. As more ''Buddi'' dolls are shown being recalled and placed into storage, one starts malfunctioning inside its box.
In March 2000, Viduka assisted Celtic to win Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition the [[1999-2000 Scottish League Cup]]. He left after his first full season at the club.


===Leeds United===
==Cast==
{{cast listing|<!--PER POSTER BILLING.-->
[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] manager [[David O'Leary]] signed Viduka just before the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01 season]] for £6&nbsp;million. At Leeds, he was expected to line up in a three-pronged attack alongside the previous season's top scorer [[Michael Bridges]] and Australia teammate [[Harry Kewell]], but injuries to those two saw him form a partnership with [[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1980)|Alan Smith]] in Leeds' Champions League matches, while [[Robbie Keane]] – signed on loan from [[Inter Milan]] as cover for Bridges – also benefited in their [[Premier League]] matches together in the second half of the season. In his first season, Viduka scored 22 goals, including all four in a memorable 4–3 win over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Elland Road]]. He signed a five-year deal in the summer of 2001 and would star in both domestic competitions and Europe, with Leeds finishing in the country's top four in 2000–01, and fifth in 2001–02.
* [[Aubrey Plaza]] as Karen Barclay, Andy’s widowed single mother who does not believe her son that Chucky is the killer.
* [[Gabriel Bateman]] as [[Andy Barclay]], Karen's 13-year-old son with a hearing aid who comes into the possession of Chucky, a murderous ''Buddi'' doll.
* [[Brian Tyree Henry]] as Detective Mike Norris, a detective investigating a mysterious string of murders.
* [[Mark Hamill]] as the voice of [[Chucky (character)|Chucky]], a once-harmless ''Buddi'' doll transformed into a bloodthirsty killing machine after being maliciously reprogrammed. Hamill also voices other ''Buddi'' dolls seen in the film, and previously voiced Chucky on an episode of ''[[Robot Chicken]]''.
* [[Tim Matheson]] as Henry Kaslan, founder and CEO of Kaslan Corporation, the company that manufactures the ''Buddi'' dolls.<ref name=teaser>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/childs-play-clip-buddi|title=New Child's Play Clip Promises that Buddi is 'More Than a Toy... He's Your Best Friend'|publisher=Syfy|accessdate=February 4, 2019}}</ref>
* Marlon Kazadi as Omar, a neighbor of Andy and one of his new friends.
* Beatrice Kitsos as Falyn, one of Andy's new friends.
* Ty Consiglio as Pugg, one of Andy's new friends.
* [[David Lewis (Canadian actor)|David Lewis]] as Shane, Karen's married boyfriend who is mean and abusive towards Andy.
* Trent Redekop as Gabe, the voyeurist electrician of the building.
* Carlease Burke as Doreen Norris, Norris' mother and neighbor of the Barclays.
* Nicole Anthony as Detective Willis, Norris' partner.}}


==Production==
In the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 campaign]], Viduka scored another 22 goals, including a hat-trick in a 6–1 win at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2895709.stm | work=BBC News | title=Leeds thrash Charlton | date=5 April 2003}}</ref> and the winner in a 3–2 victory at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on the penultimate day of the season that effectively saved United from relegation. His hat-trick in the Charlton game is the most recent hat-trick to date by a Leeds United player in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/feat/edy3/hattrick_heroes_286630/index.shtml|title=Hat-Trick Heroes - LeedsUtdMAD|website=Leedsunited-mad.co.uk|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>
On July 3, 2018, it was announced that a reboot of ''Child's Play'' was in development at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], with a different creative team than the original film series. Lars Klevberg signed on as director, with a script by Tyler Burton Smith (of ''[[Polaroid (film)|Polaroid]]'' and ''[[Quantum Break]]'' fame, respectively). ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]'' and ''[[It Chapter Two]]'' collaborative team [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] and David Katzenberg served as producers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 3, 2018|title='Child's Play' Remake in the Works With 'Polaroid' Director|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/childs-play-remake-works-polaroid-director-1124856|website=hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=July 3, 2018|title=''Child's Play'' Reboot In the Works at MGM From ''It'' Producers|url=http://collider.com/childs-play-reboot-lars-klevberg-mgm-orion-it-producers|website=collider.com|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, [[Gabriel Bateman]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], and [[Brian Tyree Henry]] were set to star.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=September 19, 2018|title=Exclusive: Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry in Talks to Star in ‘Child’s Play’ Reboot|url=http://collider.com/aubrey-plaza-brian-tyree-henry-childs-play-reboot|website=collider.com|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=September 20, 2018|title=Gabriel Bateman To Star As Andy In MGM's 'Child's Play' Remake, Joining Aubrey Plaza & Brian Tyree Henry|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/gabriel-bateman-aubrey-plaza-brian-tyree-henry-childs-play-remake-mgm-1202468306|website=deadline.com|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, Ty Consiglio and Beatrice Kitsos joined the cast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1005271-kitsos-consiglio-childs-play-reboot|title=Beatrice Kitsos & Ty Consiglio Join MGM's Child's Play Reboot|date=2018-11-05|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref>


Principal photography began on September 17 and wrapped on November 8, 2018, in [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gittins|first=Susan|date=November 9, 2018|title=BIG MOVIE: Lars Klevberg’s CHILD’S PLAY Reboot Wraps Filming in Vancouver|url=http://www.hollywoodnorth.buzz/2018/11/big-movie-lars-klevbergs-childs-play-reboot-wraps-filming-in-vancouver.html|website=hollywoodnorth.buzz|access-date=April 14, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Reshoots occurred on December 15–16 and in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gittins|first=Susan|date=December 13, 2018|title=RESHOOTS: Lars Klevberg's CHILD'S PLAY Back For Reshoots in Vancouver on December 15th & 16th.|url=http://hollywoodnorth.buzz/2018/12/reshoots-lars-klevbergs-childs-play-back-for-reshoots-in-vancouver-on-december-15th-16th.html|website=hollywoodnorth.buzz|access-date=April 14, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNRrdiFp2e/|title=Gabriel Michael Bateman on Instagram: "It's been a solid week.💚 #childsplay"|website=Instagram}}</ref> MastersFX, a visual effects company, took six weeks to prepare and assemble seven practical animatronic puppets, each with interchangeable arms and heads that performed a variety of required actions on set,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collis, 2018 |first1=Clark |title='Child's Play' remake teased with behind-the-scenes photo of new Chucky |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/12/19/childs-play-remake-chucky/ |accessdate=February 14, 2019 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 19, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> with some help from [[Pixomondo]], who provided the CGI for the film.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 22, 2019|title=CHILD'S PLAY - The Art of VFX|url=https://www.artofvfx.com/childs-play/|website=www.artofvfx.com}}</ref> [[Bear McCreary]] composed the score through a "toy orchestra" inspired by "Chucky's toy-store origins" with [[toy piano]]s, [[Hurdy-gurdy|hurdy-gurdies]], [[accordion]]s, plastic guitars and [[otamatone]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|title='Child's Play' Remake Score Will Be Composed by Bear McCreary Using a 'Toy Orchestra'|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/childs-play-remake-score/|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=April 10, 2019|accessdate=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
However, the club's financial crisis continued, and resulted in the sale of key players including Harry Kewell and Robbie Keane. In the 2003–04 season, Viduka was again top scorer at Leeds, finishing the season strongly as was the case in the previous season, as interim manager [[Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)|Eddie Gray]] attempted to steer the club away from the Premier League trap door following the departure of [[Peter Reid]] in November after eight months as manager.


In March 2019, actor [[Mark Hamill]] announced that he joined the cast to voice Chucky in the film. Grahame-Smith elaborated on Hamill's casting in an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', saying:
However, during his final appearance in the jersey, Leeds were relegated in a 4–1 loss to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] at [[Reebok Stadium]]. After scoring a penalty, Viduka was sent off following two yellow cards. He was sold to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in the summer of 2004 as United's financial difficulties deepened.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}


{{Quote|We asked, thinking there was no way it would ever happen, and he said, 'Yes.' He was the first choice, a big swing, and it just happened... I mean, first of all, to have an icon reimagining an iconic character is an incredible gift, and to have an actor and a voice performer who is as celebrated as Mark Hamill, and as gifted as he is, I mean it's incredible. He's taking on this challenge with a huge amount of energy and really come at it in a very serious way. And it's really something to watch him create a character, and sort of embody it, and I get to sit there and watch Mark Hamill record. It's just incredible.<ref>{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Clark|title=Mark Hamill was 'first choice' to voice Chucky in Child's Play remake|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/31/mark-hamill-chucky-childs-play/|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 31, 2019|accessdate=April 1, 2019}}</ref>}}
===Middlesbrough===
Viduka's debut season at Middlesbrough was initially impressive, albeit frustrated by injuries. In the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], however, Viduka was in sensational form in all competitions for Middlesbrough, reaching double figures early on in the season. He also played an important part in spearheading Middlesbrough's campaign in the [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]] where the club twice had to score four goals in a game to proceed. Middlesbrough eventually lost in the [[2006 UEFA Cup Final|final]] to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] on 10 May 2006.


==Marketing==
With his contract due to expire at the end of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07 season]], Middlesbrough manager [[Gareth Southgate]] expressed his interest in retaining Viduka. In August 2006, he was awarded the number 9 shirt at Middlesbrough, his preferred number at all his previous clubs. Following another successful season in which he scored 19 goals, Viduka attracted interest from other clubs who were hoping to sign him on a free transfer as he became out-of-contract. Southgate reiterated his wish to retain Viduka's services and revealed he would offer him a new contract. Viduka joined [[North East England|north-east]] rivals [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 7 June 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6729863.stm|title=Viduka makes switch to Newcastle|accessdate=17 January 2018|date=7 June 2007|publisher=bbc.co.uk|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>
The first official image of [[Chucky (character)|Chucky]] was released on September 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=September 21, 2018|title=See the first look photo of new Chucky in Child's Play remake|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/21/chucky-childs-play-remake/|website=ew.com|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> The teaser poster was released on November 12, 2018, revealing that for the film's adaptation the ''Good Guys'' dolls would be called ''Buddi'', referencing the [[My Buddy (doll)|''My Buddy'']] doll that influenced the original character's design.<ref name=sr>{{cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/childs-play-reboot-release-date-poster-2019/ |title=Child's Play Reboot Gets Summer 2019 Release Date & Poster |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=2018-11-12 |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> A [[WiFi]] symbol over the "i" in "Buddi" teases the character's [[High tech|hi-tech]] functions, being similar to robot toys, such as [[Furby]] and [[RoboSapien]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Santangelo |first=Nick |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/12/childs-play-new-poster-release-date-revealed-for-chucky-reboot |title=Child's Play: New Poster, Release Date Revealed for Chucky Reboot |publisher=IGN |date=2018-11-12 |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> [[Orion Pictures]] launched a [[film promotion|marketing]] website for the fictional Kaslan Corporation, ahead of the film's release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbr.com/childs-play-buddi-doll-website/ |title=Child's Play Reboot Website Gives Chucky Some Modern Upgrades |publisher=Cbr.com |date=2018-11-26 |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> The first trailer premiered on February 8, 2019, with the release of ''[[The Prodigy (film)|The Prodigy]]''.<ref name=teaser/>


The film's theatrical poster was released on April 17, 2019 and the second trailer on April 18, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ChildsPlayMovie/status/1118140761504145409|title=Meet the new CHUCKY. Full trailer coming Thursday. #ChildsPlayMovie pic.twitter.com/m2Jivm3FxW|first=Child's Play|last=Movie|date=April 16, 2019}}</ref> On May 16, 2019, a behind-the-scenes video was uploaded to Orion Pictures' [[YouTube]] channel, which shows how Chucky was brought to life for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKlA11kLB8|title=CHILD'S PLAY - Behind the Scenes: "Bringing Chucky to Life"|date=May 16, 2019|website=YouTube|publisher=Orion Pictures|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/childs-play-chucky-creation-video/|title=Child's Play BTS Video Shows How the New Chucky Was Created|author=Christopher Fiduccia|date=May 18, 2019|website=ScreenRant|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Beginning April 2019, several posters alluding to ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' were released, featuring Chucky brutally killing characters of the [[Toy Story (franchise)|animated franchise]], using the ''Toy Story 4'''s teaser posters' background. Both films were June 21, 2019 releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3558717/new-childs-play-poster-little-fun-shared-toy-story-4-release-date/|title=New ‘Child’s Play’ Poster Has a Little Fun With the Shared 'Toy Story 4' Release Date|author=John Squires|date=April 30, 2019|work=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/new-childs-play-poster-trolls-upcoming-toy-story-4-movie|title=New 'Child's Play' poster trolls upcoming 'Toy Story 4' movie|author=Kathleen Joyce|date=May 1, 2019|work=Fox News|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/childs-play-chucky-leaves-toy-story-4-woody-bloody-new-poster/|title=Child's Play Trolls Toy Story 4 with Bloody New Poster|author=Ale Russian|date=May 1, 2019|work=People|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/05/21/childs-play-toy-story-chucky/|title=Chucky barbecues a beloved Toy Story character in new Child's Play image|author=Clark Collis|date=May 21, 2019|work=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> On June 24, a poster was unveiled to coincide with the impending release of ''[[Annabelle Comes Home]]'', altering one of that film's posters to imply Chucky's attack on the [[Annabelle (doll)|Annabelle]] doll.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3568979/doll-wars-new-childs-play-poster-takes-shot-annabelle-comes-home/ |title=Doll Wars: New 'Child's Play' Poster Takes a Stab at 'Annabelle Comes Home' |first=John |last=Squires |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=June 24, 2019 |accessdate=June 25, 2019}}</ref>
===Newcastle United===
[[File:Mark Viduka in pink scarf.JPG|thumb|170px|Viduka warming up for Newcastle]]
In signing for Newcastle, Viduka became manager [[Sam Allardyce]]'s first signing at the club. His contract was for two years, with the option of a third year. He made his Newcastle debut in a Premier League match at Bolton on 11 August and scored his first goal on 26 August against his former club Middlesbrough.


==Release==
On 23 September, he scored a further two goals against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] to bring his tally up to three for Newcastle. On 23 December, he again scored two goals against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]. After an injury lay off over the new year, Viduka was brought back into the side by new manager [[Kevin Keegan]], where he played as part of a 4–3–3 formation along with [[Michael Owen]] and [[Obafemi Martins]]. This new formation brought about a change of fortune for Newcastle as the three strikers rescued them from a relegation battle, with Viduka scoring two more goals over the rest of the season and setting up others for Martins and Owen before picking up an [[Achilles' heel]] injury before the last game of the season.
The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Child's Play teaser: 'I think Chucky did something...' |url=https://www.full2info.com/2019/04/childs-play-teaser-i-think-chucky-did.html |website=FULLINFORMATION |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=sr/> It is the first film from Orion Pictures to be released through [[United Artists Releasing]].<ref name="bizjournals1">{{cite news |last1=Ellingson |first1=Annlee |title=MGM, Annapurna revive United Artists for joint distribution venture |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2019/02/05/mgm-annapurna-revive-united-artists.html |accessdate=February 14, 2019 |work=L.A. Biz |publisher=American City Business Journals |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>


The film was released digitally on September 10, 2019 and on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] on September 24, 2019 by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Child’s Play’ Remake Brings Your New Best Buddi Home in September |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3578300/childs-play-remake-brings-new-best-buddi-home-september |website=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
Viduka made his return to the first team after six months out injured at former club Middlesbrough, coming on for Martins as a substitute on 29 November 2008. This was a great relief for manager [[Joe Kinnear]], who stated that he had previously feared the Australian's career might have been prematurely ended by his injury woes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4596801,00.html|title=Kinnear feared for Viduka|website=Skysports.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Later, Kinnear suggested to reporters that Viduka might call time on his career at the end of the [[2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season|2008–09 season]]. Viduka, however, later expressed his desire to continue playing past this season after acquiring a groin injury in late December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4682429,00.html|title=Viduka aims to play on|website=Skysports.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> After returning from injury, he was immediately used by newly appointed coach [[Alan Shearer]] in an attempt to prevent the team's relegation. After playing a [[man of the match]] performance in the 3–1 victory against his former team Middlesbrough, Mark appeared to have scored his first goal of the season against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. Match referee [[Howard Webb]], however, ruled that [[Kevin Nolan]] impeded goalkeeper [[Mark Schwarzer]] disallowing the goal. He was released following Newcastle's relegation.


==Reception==
==International career==
===Box office===
Viduka began his international career in a friendly series against [[South Africa]] at the age of 18 in June 1994. The first game was played in Adelaide and the second game was played in Sydney. Australia won both games 1-0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/feature/how-dukes-made-his-mark-255929/page4|title=How Dukes Made His Mark|website=FourFourTwo.com.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> He scored his first international goal in October 1997 in the 23rd minute of a friendly game against [[Tunisia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/tunisia-v-australia-01-october-1997-264477/|title=Tunisia v Australia, 01 October 1997|website=11v11.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>
''Child's Play'' has grossed $29.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $44.9 million, against a production budget of $10 million.<ref name="BOM"/>


In the United States and Canada, ''Child's Play'' was released alongside ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' and ''[[Anna (2019 film)|Anna]]'', and was projected to gross $16–18 million from 3,007 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/toy-story-4-will-cure-summer-sequelitis-with-260m-global-infinity-and-beyond-1202634412/|title=‘Toy Story 4’ Will Cure Summer Sequelitis With $260M Global Infinity-And-Beyond Bow|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|date=June 18, 2019|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref> It made $6.1 million on its first day, including $1.65 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $14.1 million, and finishing second, behind ''Toy Story 4''.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/toy-story-4-opening-weekend-box-office-childs-play-1202635964/|title='Toy Story 4' Eyeing 3rd Best Animated Pic Opening Of All-Time With $123M+, But Did Disney Leave Money On The Table?|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|date=June 23, 2019|accessdate=June 23, 2019}}</ref> The film dropped 68.6% in its second weekend to $4.4 million, falling to eighth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/toy-story-4-yesterday-annabelle-comes-home-weekend-box-office-1202639398/ |title='Toy Story 4' Holds Down No. 1 With $58M+ Before 'Spider-Man' Swoops In, 'Annabelle 3' Stabs 31M+ 5-Day, 'Yesterday' $17M+ – Sunday Update|last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 30, 2019 |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
In 1996, Viduka joined the [[Olyroos]] as they competed in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]. In Australia's first group game they lost to France 2-0. In their second group match they defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1. Viduka scored Australia's second goal in the 63rd minute with a clever back flick past the goalkeeper. In Australia's final group game Viduka made a contribution early in the game with an assist to [[Aurelio Vidmar]] in the 3rd minute. Despite Australia's early 0-2 lead, Spain made a spirited comeback and won 3-2. Due to the losses to France and Spain the Olyroos did not progress further in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/1996.html|title=Olyroos 1996 Matches|website=Ozfootball.net|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>


===Critical response===
Viduka featured in the two World Cup qualifiers against Iran in 1997. Australia failed to qualify.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/989739/rewind-iran-stun-australia-to-reach-1998-world-cup|title=Socceroos suffer a shock|website=Espnfc.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Viduka was also a part of the [[Australia national soccer team]] that competed in the 1997 [[Confederations Cup]]. He scored Australia's opening goal in a 3-1 win over [[Mexico]] in Australia's first group game. However, in the final against [[Brazil]] he was sent off in the 24th minute after receiving a red card. Australia went on to lose the encounter 6-0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/saudiarabia1997/teams/team=43976/index.html|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997 - Teams - Australia - FIFA.com|first=|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 192 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Child's Play'' updates an '80s horror icon for the [[Internet of Things]] era, with predictably gruesome – and generally entertaining – results."<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play_2019/ |title= Child's Play (2019) |website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher= [[Fandango Media]] |access-date= October 24, 2019 }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/childs-play-2019|title=Child's Play (2019) Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=July 7, 2019}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C +" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest score of the series.<ref name="opening" />


Nick Allen of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave the film three out of four stars, calling it "nastier, more playful, and just as good if not better than the original film."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/childs-play-2019|title=Child's Play Movie Review & Film Summary (2019)|last=Allen|first=Nick|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|language=en|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> Peter Bradshaw from [[The Guardian]] gave the film a positive review, with 4/5 stars, calling it a "Chilrazor-sharp and exquisitely gruesome toy story".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/20/childs-play-review|title=Child's Play review – a razor-sharp and exquisitely gruesome toy story|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=June 20, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Jeremy Dick from [[MovieWeb]] also liked the film, writing "''Child's Play'' is the perfect horror movie remake and should now serve as a prime example of what others should do. It's highly entertaining and tons of fun, and I say that as a huge fan of the original."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/childs-play-2019-why-perfect-horror-movie-remake/|title=Why ‘Child's Play’ Is the Perfect Horror Movie Remake|date=June 24, 2019|website=Movieweb}}</ref>
In 1999, Viduka featured in a friendly against Brazil. The game was played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] and concluded with a 2-2 draw. Viduka assisted [[Paul Agostino]] with the first goal of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/news-photo/australias-mark-viduka-sets-up-the-socceroos-first-goal-news-photo/540002421?#australias-mark-viduka-sets-up-the-socceroos-first-goal-against-17-picture-id540002421|title=Australia's Mark Viduka sets up the Socceroos' first goal against Brazil, 17 Nov|publisher=[[Getty Images]]|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> He also appeared in friendly matches against [[Hungary]] and [[Czech Republic]] in 2000. Defeating Hungary 3-0 and losing to Czech Republic 3-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2000A.html|title=Socceroo 2000 Matches|website=Ozfootball.net|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> That same here Viduka once again joined the Olyroos in the [[2000 Olympic Games]] in his home country of Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4772173/Leeds-look-for-Olympic-flame-from-Viduka.html|title=Leeds look for Olympic flame from Viduka|first=John|last=Ley|date=24 September 2000|accessdate=17 January 2018|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> In 2001, he played alongside Australia as they competed against [[Uruguay]] in a two leg World Cup Qualifier. Australia lost on aggregate 3-1. This meant Viduka and Australia spent another World Cup on the sidelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2001A.html|title=Socceroo 2001 Matches|website=Ozfootball.net|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>


[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "MIA is the original's perverse originality... in a misguided satire of the digital era and [[millennial generation|millennial]] consumerism".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/childs-play-movie-reboot-aubrey-plaza-850750/|title='Child's Play': Even Aubrey Plaza Can't Save This Botched Reboot|last=Travers|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Travers|date=June 21, 2019|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Peter Debruge was also negative, stating, "This is the new normal for horror movies: The screenplays have to seem hipper than the premise they represent, which puts ''Child's Play'' in the weird position of pointing out and poking fun at all the ways it fails to make sense."<ref name="variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/childs-play-review-1203248744/|title=Film Review: 'Child's Play'|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=June 20, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
In 2003, Viduka scored his third international goal in a friendly against Ireland. Australia would go on to lose the match 2-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-australia-19-august-2003-251747/|title=Republic of Ireland v Australia, 19 August 2003|website=11v11.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>


==Future==
Viduka began captaining the [[Australia national soccer team|Australia national team]] in September 2005 in place of the injured [[Craig Moore]], the regular captain. His first game as captain was in a [[World Cup Qualifier]] against [[Solomon Islands]] in Sydney, in which Australia won 7-0. He scored 2 goals on the occasion including a spectacular bicycle-kick goal. Viduka would go on to score a third goal only to be denied a hat-trick after being ruled offside. It was his first time playing against a team from the Oceana region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-03/viduka-stars-in-easy-win-for-socceroos/2096106|title=Viduka stars in easy win for Socceroos|date=3 September 2005|website=Abc.net.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> In October 2005, he continued his captaincy when he led Australia to a 5-0 crushing of [[Jamaica]] at Craven Cottage in a friendly game. In the 47th minute of the game [[Archie Thompson]] crossed to Viduka, who controlled the ball, thought about appealing for handball but then had time to crash the ball into the net.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/australia-crushes-jamaica/2005/10/10/1128796413238.html|title=Australia crushes Jamaica - Soccer - Sport|website=Theage.com.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>
At [[WonderCon]], Grahame-Smith said that if the film does well, they would love to make more sequels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3553691/wondercon-2019-childs-play-panel-opens-toy-chest-big-reveals-intriguing-new-questions/|title=[WonderCon 2019] 'Child's Play' Panel Opens the Toy Chest with Big Reveals and Some Intriguing New Questions|first=Matt|last=Konopka|date=April 1, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]}}</ref> Director Lars Klevberg discussed his ideas for a possible sequel: "For me, this was just trying to make this the best movie possible. Like, never foreshadowing any detailed plan of where you want to go as a franchise. But yeah, for me I think I love the ''Buddi'' bear concept."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/childs-play-2-remake-sequel-buddi-bears-story/|title=Child's Play Remake Director Talks Possible Sequel Storyline|first=Kevin|last=Burwick|date=June 23, 2019|website=MovieWeb}}</ref>

Viduka thrived under [[Guus Hiddink]]'s tenure as coach of the national squad and led Australia as it qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany over a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off CONMEBOL-OFC)|two-leg qualifier against Uruguay]]. In the second leg, during the first half a swift flick kick from Viduka found [[Harry Kewell]] inside the box. Kewell scuffed his shot but the ball bounced kindly to [[Mark Bresciano]] who went on to score the goal that forced the Qualifier to go to a penalty shoot out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/greatest-socceroos-moments-in-australia---bresciano-stuns/9byuxj8gwgrh11c7cdz0gqye7|title=Greatest Socceroos moments in Australia – Bresciano stuns Uruguay|website=Socceroos|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Viduka would go on to miss his penalty, however Australia went on to win the shootout anyway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-11-16/socceroos-qualify-for-world-cup/742402|title=Socceroos qualify for World Cup|date=16 November 2005|website=Abc.net.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>

It was the first time in 32 years that Australia qualified to participate in the World Cup. On 21 May 2006, he was named as the Australian captain for the World Cup.<ref>
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In a lead up to the World Cup, Viduka captained Australia to friendly matches against the [[Netherlands]] and [[Greece]]. The Greece game was played at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. Australia won 1-0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2006/05/25/1148524822682.html|title=Australia v Greece - World Cup 2006 - Sport|website=Smh.com.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Australia's game with the Netherlands ended with a 1-1 draw. After trailing 1-0 Australia earned a penalty in the second half. Viduka took the spot kick, only to hit the top bar. However [[Tim Cahill]] scored of the rebound.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/australia-has-never-lost-to-netherlands-before-in-three-previous-meetings/news-story/8f672c43c9a243eb2d2c5f252a5daf23|title=History says: Socceroos 3, Holland 0|date=17 June 2014|website=Foxsports.com.au|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Viduka also led Australia's national team to their first World Cup finals victory with a 3–1 win over [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in June 2006, as well as guiding them through an encounter with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], losing 2–0, and a controversial bout with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], ending with a 2–2 draw. He then led Australia into the second round, where they lost their round of 16 match to [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. Although a regular scorer in the Premier League, Viduka has struggled to score any significant goals for the ''Socceroos'', and the 2006 World Cup was no different.

Viduka considered retiring from international competition after the 2006 World Cup, citing increasing family commitments as the primary reason. In September 2006, however, he confirmed that he would continue playing for Australia and intended to compete in the 2007 [[Asian Cup]].<ref>
{{cite news
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| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]]
| author = AAP | date = 26 September 2006
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Socceroos-squad-named-for-Paraguay-clash/2006/09/26/1159036522043.html
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}}</ref> In a [[friendly match|friendly]] against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]], a week before the start of the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]], Viduka scored two headed goals in a 3–0 victory for Australia; former Leeds teammate Harry Kewell scored the third. It was the second time he scored two goals in an international match, having previously done so against the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] in 2005.

On Australia's first ever Asian Cup participation, Viduka captained the side and he scored their solitary goal against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], a game which they ultimately lost 1–3. In the next match, he scored two goals against co-host team [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]], defeating them 4–0; other goals scored by [[Michael Beauchamp]] and Harry Kewell and making them fall out of the remaining competition. At one stage, he led the goalscoring at the Asian Cup tournament, although his team was eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout against Japan. Subsequent to that loss, question marks hang over whether Viduka will continue his international career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6910619.stm|title=Viduka faces Australia decision|date=22 July 2007|website=News.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=17 January 2018|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>"Viduka mulls over Australia decision", Australian Broadcasting Corporation news website, 23 July 2007; [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/23/1985099.htm?section=sport]</ref> Two years on from the 2007 Asian Cup, he was still yet to return for the ''Socceroos'', either stating he had injuries or club commitments. He missed World Cup Qualifiers against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] and Japan, even though fully fit and asked to play by ''Socceroo'' manager [[Pim Verbeek]]. Questions were raised over his commitment to the national team, even by other members of the squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25660120-5014539,00.html|title=FOX SPORTS - Live Sports Scores - NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores|website=FOX SPORTS|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> Viduka was not selected in the final squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], having retired from football a year previously.

==Honours==
===Club===
'''[[Melbourne Knights FC|Melbourne Knights]]'''
*[[National Soccer League]] (1): [[1994–95 National Soccer League|1994–95]]
'''[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]'''
*[[Prva HNL|Croatian First Football League]] (3): [[1995–96 Prva HNL|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Prva HNL|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Prva HNL|1997–98]]
*[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]] (3): [[1995–96 Croatian Football Cup|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Croatian Football Cup|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Croatian Football Cup|1997–98]]
'''[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'''
*[[Scottish League Cup]] (1): [[1999–2000 Scottish League Cup|1999–00]]

===International===
'''[[Australia national under-20 soccer team|Australia U20]]'''
*[[OFC U-20 Championship]]: [[1994 OFC U-20 Championship|1994]]

'''[[Australia national under-23 soccer team|Australia U23]]'''
*[[OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|OFC U-23 Championship]]: [[1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|1996]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/1996.html | title=Olyroos Matches for 1996 | publisher=Oz Football | accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref>

===Individual===
*[[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 2000
*[[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]]: 2000
*NSL Top Goalscorer: 1993–94, 1994–95
*NSL U21 Player of the Year: 1993–94, 1994–95
*[[Johnny Warren Medal]]: 1993–94, 1994–95
*SPL Top Goalscorer: 1999–00
* [[Australian Institute of Sport]] 'Best of the Best':<ref>[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117224704/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best |date=17 November 2012 }} </</ref> 2001.
*[[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards#Alex Tobin OAM Medal|Alex Tobin OAM Medal]]: 2011

==Personal life==
Viduka and his wife Ivana have three sons together: Joseph (born November 2002), Lucas (born September 2006) and Oliver (born May 2008).<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Viduka leaving his mark
|url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/viduka-leaving-his-mark/story-e6frf9if-1226000563274
| publisher = [[News Limited]]
| work = [[Herald Sun]]
| date = 5 February 2011
| accessdate = 3 June 2012
}}</ref> His father Joe was from Croatia, from where he immigrated to Australia in the 1960s. [[Croatia|Croatian]] footballer and [[Ballon d'Or]] winner [[Luka Modrić]] is his cousin.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BLNg_4jTzrwC&pg=PA46&dq=bask+gradjanski&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ei=vqJ7T7P3GYrd8gP0tZTeCA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bask%20gradjanski&f=false The Away Game] by Matthew Hall, pag. 45</ref>

Viduka had a song written about him by English singer/songwriter and Middlesbrough fan [[Alistair Griffin]] (who also previously co-wrote the football song recorded by [[Terry Venables]]). The song lyrics were written to the tune of [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]".<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Hallelujah Mark Viduka
|url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/hallelujah-mark-viduka/2007/02/27/1172338595066.html-name_page.html?
| publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| date = 27 February 2007
| accessdate = 24 April 2007
}}</ref> Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate embraced the tune as a way of raising money for his chosen charity, [[Macmillan Cancer Support]]. Leonard Cohen gave permission for the song to be released as a charity download single.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alistair Griffin produces song for Middlesbrough star |url=http://www.broadbandtvchannel.co.uk/clip.asp?clipid=93 |publisher=Broadband TV channel |date=1 March 2007 |accessdate=7 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824060449/http://www.broadbandtvchannel.co.uk/clip.asp?clipid=93 |archivedate=24 August 2007 }}</ref>
Viduka has been a member of [[Melbourne City FC]] since its inaugural season.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} He is affectionately referred to by his nicknames "V-Bomber"<ref>
{{cite news
| title = V-Bomber
| url = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/articles/viduka.html
| publisher = OzFootball Webzine
}}</ref> and "Big Dukes"<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Mark Viduka Player Profile for Newcastle United
|url = http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/mark-viduka-not-yet-known_2241082_5732
|publisher = [[Newcastle United]]
}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in Australia.

== Career statistics ==

===Club career===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=3 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! App
! Gls
! App
! Gls
! App
! Gls
! App
! Gls
! App
! Gls
|-
| [[National Soccer League 1992-93|1992–93]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Melbourne Knights FC|Melbourne Knights]]
| rowspan=3 | [[National Soccer League|NSL]]
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 4
! 2
|-
| [[National Soccer League 1993-94|1993–94]]
| 20
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 22
! 18
|-
| [[National Soccer League 1994-95|1994–95]]
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 27
! 27
|-
| [[1995–96 Prva HNL|1995–96]]
| rowspan=4 | [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Prva HNL]]
| 27
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 29
! 12
|-
| [[1996–97 Prva HNL|1996–97]]
| 25
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
! 30
! 23
|-
| [[1997–98 Prva HNL|1997–98]]
| 25
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
! 31
! 16
|-
| [[1998–99 Prva HNL|1998–99]]
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
! 9
! 4
|-
| [[1998–99 Scottish Premier League|1998–99]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]]
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 11
! 8
|-
| [[1999–2000 Scottish Premier League|1999–00]]
| 28
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 1
! 37
! 27
|-
| [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| rowspan=9 | [[Premier League]]
| 34
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 4
! 53
! 22
|-
| [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]
| 33
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
! 42
! 16
|-
| [[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]
| 33
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
! 40
! 22
|-
| [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]
| 30
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 31
! 12
|-
| [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| 16
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
! 21
! 7
|-
| [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]]
| 27
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 6
! 43
! 16
|-
| [[2006–07 FA Premier League|2006–07]]
| 29
| 14
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 37
! 19
|-
| [[2007–08 FA Premier League|2007–08]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| 26
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 28
! 7
|-
| [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]]
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
! 12
! 0
|-
! colspan=3 | Career Totals
! 409
! 202
! 37
! 26
! 11
! 3
! 50
! 27
! 507
! 258
|}

===International career===

<ref>{{NFT player|id=421|accessdate=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Australia national football team|Australia national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|1994||2||0
|-
|1995||0||0
|-
|1996||0||0
|-
|1997||10||2
|-
|1998||2||0
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|2000||2||0
|-
|2001||3||0
|-
|2002||0||0
|-
|2003||3||1
|-
|2004||2||0
|-
|2005||7||3
|-
|2006||6||0
|-
|2007||6||5
|-
!Total||43||11
|}

'''International goals'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 1 October 1997 || [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|Tunisia}} || 0–'''2''' || 0–'''3''' || Friendly
|-
| 2 || 12 December 1997 || [[King Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|Mexico}} || '''1'''–0 || '''3'''–1 || [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| 3 || 19 August 2003 || [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland]] || {{fb|Republic of Ireland}} || 0–'''1''' || 2–'''1''' || Friendly
|-
| 4 || rowspan="2"| 3 September 2005 || rowspan="2"| [[Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] || rowspan="2"| {{fb|Solomon Islands}} || '''2'''–0 || rowspan="2"| '''7'''–0 || rowspan="2"| [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5 || '''3'''–0
|-
| 6 || 9 October 2005 || [[Craven Cottage]], [[London]], [[England]] || {{fb|Jamaica}} || '''3'''–0 || '''5'''–0 || Friendly
|-
| 7 || rowspan="2"| 30 June 2007 || rowspan="2"| [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], Singapore City, [[Singapore]] || rowspan="2"| {{fb|Singapore}} || 0–'''1''' || rowspan="2"|0–'''3''' || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| 8 || 0–'''3'''
|-
| 9 || 13 July 2007 || [[Rajamangala National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] || {{fb|Iraq|2004}} || '''1'''–1 || '''1'''–3 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 10 || rowspan="2"| 21 July 2007 || rowspan="2"| [[Rajamangala National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] || rowspan="2"| {{fb|Thailand}} || 0–'''2''' || rowspan="2"| 0–'''4''' || rowspan="2"| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 11 ||0–'''3'''
|}


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Child’s Play
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLars Klevberg
Screenplay byTyler Burton Smith
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrendan Uegama
Edited byTom Elkins
Julia Wong
Music byBear McCreary
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists Releasing
Release date
  • June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$44.9 million[2]

Child's Play is a 2019 horror film written by Tyler Burton Smith and directed by Lars Klevberg, serving as a remake of the 1988 film of the same name and a reboot of the Child's Play franchise. The film stars Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, Ty Consiglio, Beatrice Kitsos, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. The plot follows a family terrorized by a high-tech doll who becomes self-aware and subsequently murderous.

Child's Play was released in the United States on June 21, 2019, by Orion Pictures through United Artists Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the dark humor, performances and origin story but found its tone inconsistent and criticized the dolls’ design and movement.[3][4][5] The film grossed over $44.9 million worldwide against a $10 million budget.

Plot

The multinational Kaslan Corporation has just launched Buddi, a revolutionary line of high-tech dolls designed to be life-long companions to their owners, learning from their surroundings and acting accordingly. Buddi dolls can also connect to and operate other Kaslan products, quickly becoming a success for children worldwide. At a Buddi assembly factory in Vietnam, an employee is fired by his supervisor for insufficient work. In retaliation, the employee manipulates the doll that he is assembling by disabling all of its safety protocols, before killing himself. The doll is packed alongside others in preparation for international delivery.

In Chicago, retail clerk Karen Barclay and her 13-year-old hearing-impaired son, Andy, have moved into their new apartment, where Karen encourages her son to make new friends while she prepares for his upcoming birthday. In an attempt to cheer Andy up and make up for the unease caused by the relocation and her new boyfriend Shane, Karen blackmails her boss in order to procure a Buddi doll and introduces it to Andy as an early birthday gift. Once Andy activates the doll, it names itself Chucky and becomes attached to Andy. Over time, Chucky helps Andy befriend two other children in the building - Falyn and Pugg - but also begins to display violent tendencies. He tries to strangle the Barclays' hostile pet cat after it scratches Andy, and one night, while Andy and his friends gleefully watch a horror film, Chucky starts mimicking the violence on the screen and approaches the trio with a kitchen knife before Andy disarms him.

Andy arrives home the next day to find that his cat is dead. Chucky admits to having killed it so that it would not hurt him anymore. Karen locks the doll in a closet, but he escapes and terrorizes Shane, which leads Shane to confront Andy. After overhearing Andy's pleas for Shane to disappear, Chucky follows him home, where it is revealed that Shane has a family and has been having an affair with Karen behind his wife's back. While Shane is outside taking down Christmas lights, Chucky breaks his leg before activating a tiller which scalps and kills him. The following day, Chucky delivers Shane's skinned face as a gift to a horrified Andy.

While police detective Mike Norris begins an investigation, Andy, Falyn and Pugg disable Chucky and dispose of him in the garbage. Building voyeur and electrician Gabe finds the doll and takes him to the building's basement to prepare him for online sale. Now fully repaired, Chucky tortures and murders Gabe with a table saw. After making his way back to ground level, Chucky lands in the possession of another kid in the building named Omar, and proceeds to kill Mike's mother Doreen in a controlled car crash. Meanwhile, Andy fails to convince Karen that Chucky has become murderous, and she takes Andy along to her next shift at her shopping mall workplace in order to keep him nearby.

Suspecting that Andy is the killer, Mike travels to the mall and apprehends him just as Chucky takes full control of the building. Chaos is unleashed as several employees and customers are brutally killed by rampaging Buddi dolls while Chucky triggers the mall's lockdown sequence. Mike is wounded amid the massacre, and Andy and his friends manage to reach the exit, only for Andy to be forced to return when Chucky reveals that he is holding Karen hostage with intent to kill her. Andy manages to free his mother while being attacked by Chucky, before overpowering and defeating the doll with help from Karen and Mike. While paramedics tend Karen, Mike and other survivors, Andy and the rest of his friends destroy Chucky's lifeless body in a nearby alleyway.

In the aftermath of Chucky's killing spree, Kaslan Corporation CEO Henry Kaslan issues a statement regarding Chucky's programming. As more Buddi dolls are shown being recalled and placed into storage, one starts malfunctioning inside its box.

Cast

  • Aubrey Plaza as Karen Barclay, Andy’s widowed single mother who does not believe her son that Chucky is the killer.
  • Gabriel Bateman as Andy Barclay, Karen's 13-year-old son with a hearing aid who comes into the possession of Chucky, a murderous Buddi doll.
  • Brian Tyree Henry as Detective Mike Norris, a detective investigating a mysterious string of murders.
  • Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky, a once-harmless Buddi doll transformed into a bloodthirsty killing machine after being maliciously reprogrammed. Hamill also voices other Buddi dolls seen in the film, and previously voiced Chucky on an episode of Robot Chicken.
  • Tim Matheson as Henry Kaslan, founder and CEO of Kaslan Corporation, the company that manufactures the Buddi dolls.[6]
  • Marlon Kazadi as Omar, a neighbor of Andy and one of his new friends.
  • Beatrice Kitsos as Falyn, one of Andy's new friends.
  • Ty Consiglio as Pugg, one of Andy's new friends.
  • David Lewis as Shane, Karen's married boyfriend who is mean and abusive towards Andy.
  • Trent Redekop as Gabe, the voyeurist electrician of the building.
  • Carlease Burke as Doreen Norris, Norris' mother and neighbor of the Barclays.
  • Nicole Anthony as Detective Willis, Norris' partner.

Production

On July 3, 2018, it was announced that a reboot of Child's Play was in development at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a different creative team than the original film series. Lars Klevberg signed on as director, with a script by Tyler Burton Smith (of Polaroid and Quantum Break fame, respectively). It and It Chapter Two collaborative team Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg served as producers.[7][8] In September 2018, Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, and Brian Tyree Henry were set to star.[9][10] In November 2018, Ty Consiglio and Beatrice Kitsos joined the cast.[11]

Principal photography began on September 17 and wrapped on November 8, 2018, in Vancouver, Canada.[12] Reshoots occurred on December 15–16 and in April 2019.[13][14] MastersFX, a visual effects company, took six weeks to prepare and assemble seven practical animatronic puppets, each with interchangeable arms and heads that performed a variety of required actions on set,[15] with some help from Pixomondo, who provided the CGI for the film.[16] Bear McCreary composed the score through a "toy orchestra" inspired by "Chucky's toy-store origins" with toy pianos, hurdy-gurdies, accordions, plastic guitars and otamatones.[17]

In March 2019, actor Mark Hamill announced that he joined the cast to voice Chucky in the film. Grahame-Smith elaborated on Hamill's casting in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying:

We asked, thinking there was no way it would ever happen, and he said, 'Yes.' He was the first choice, a big swing, and it just happened... I mean, first of all, to have an icon reimagining an iconic character is an incredible gift, and to have an actor and a voice performer who is as celebrated as Mark Hamill, and as gifted as he is, I mean it's incredible. He's taking on this challenge with a huge amount of energy and really come at it in a very serious way. And it's really something to watch him create a character, and sort of embody it, and I get to sit there and watch Mark Hamill record. It's just incredible.[18]

Marketing

The first official image of Chucky was released on September 21, 2018.[19] The teaser poster was released on November 12, 2018, revealing that for the film's adaptation the Good Guys dolls would be called Buddi, referencing the My Buddy doll that influenced the original character's design.[20] A WiFi symbol over the "i" in "Buddi" teases the character's hi-tech functions, being similar to robot toys, such as Furby and RoboSapien.[21] Orion Pictures launched a marketing website for the fictional Kaslan Corporation, ahead of the film's release.[22] The first trailer premiered on February 8, 2019, with the release of The Prodigy.[6]

The film's theatrical poster was released on April 17, 2019 and the second trailer on April 18, 2019.[23] On May 16, 2019, a behind-the-scenes video was uploaded to Orion Pictures' YouTube channel, which shows how Chucky was brought to life for the film.[24][25] Beginning April 2019, several posters alluding to Toy Story 4 were released, featuring Chucky brutally killing characters of the animated franchise, using the Toy Story 4's teaser posters' background. Both films were June 21, 2019 releases.[26][27][28][29] On June 24, a poster was unveiled to coincide with the impending release of Annabelle Comes Home, altering one of that film's posters to imply Chucky's attack on the Annabelle doll.[30]

Release

The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2019.[31][20] It is the first film from Orion Pictures to be released through United Artists Releasing.[32]

The film was released digitally on September 10, 2019 and on Blu-ray and DVD on September 24, 2019 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[33]

Reception

Box office

Child's Play has grossed $29.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $44.9 million, against a production budget of $10 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, Child's Play was released alongside Toy Story 4 and Anna, and was projected to gross $16–18 million from 3,007 theaters in its opening weekend.[34] It made $6.1 million on its first day, including $1.65 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $14.1 million, and finishing second, behind Toy Story 4.[35] The film dropped 68.6% in its second weekend to $4.4 million, falling to eighth.[36]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 192 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Child's Play updates an '80s horror icon for the Internet of Things era, with predictably gruesome – and generally entertaining – results."[37] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C +" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest score of the series.[35]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars, calling it "nastier, more playful, and just as good if not better than the original film."[38] Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film a positive review, with 4/5 stars, calling it a "Chilrazor-sharp and exquisitely gruesome toy story".[39] Jeremy Dick from MovieWeb also liked the film, writing "Child's Play is the perfect horror movie remake and should now serve as a prime example of what others should do. It's highly entertaining and tons of fun, and I say that as a huge fan of the original."[40]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "MIA is the original's perverse originality... in a misguided satire of the digital era and millennial consumerism".[41] Variety's Peter Debruge was also negative, stating, "This is the new normal for horror movies: The screenplays have to seem hipper than the premise they represent, which puts Child's Play in the weird position of pointing out and poking fun at all the ways it fails to make sense."[42]

Future

At WonderCon, Grahame-Smith said that if the film does well, they would love to make more sequels.[43] Director Lars Klevberg discussed his ideas for a possible sequel: "For me, this was just trying to make this the best movie possible. Like, never foreshadowing any detailed plan of where you want to go as a franchise. But yeah, for me I think I love the Buddi bear concept."[44]

References

  1. ^ "Child's Play". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Child's Play (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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