Attention all current and little boys who had a thing for dolls…or slasher movies: the trailer for the new Child’s Play series has arrived, and it’s totes gay.
Chucky, the new SyFy/USA series that continues the popular horror franchise of the 80s and 90s, will center on Jake Weber (Zachary Arthur), a 14-year-old gay boy struggling to come out of the closet in his rural town. An avid artist and doll enthusiast, Jake discovers a mysterious vintage Chucky doll at a yard sale. Of course, the doll in question turns out to be cursed with the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif, reprising his role), which brings death and destruction to Jake’s life. But is that always a bad thing?
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In addition to Dourif, Child’s Play series vets Jennifer Tilly, Alex Vincent, and Christine Elis will also appear on the show.
Series creator Don Mancini also assured fans that the series won’t shy away from Jake’s gayness. “There are a lot of great scenes between Zach Arthur as Jake and his friend and crush Devon Evans [played by Bjorgvin Arnarson],” he said during a special virtual presentation of Comic-Con 2021.
The original Child’s Play debuted on movie screens in 1988 and spawned six sequels as well as a reboot in 2019. The franchise attracted a devout cult following who lauded the series for its horror–and camp–elements.
Chucky rips into TV screens this October. Have a look at the trailer and try not to wish you had a serial killer doll around to defend you from homophobic bullies.
Cam
Unless he’s played by a gay actor, the entire series should be banned from TV and the actors boycotted. And there better be full frontal Chucky, too.
Cam
Right wing troll account still trying to steal my screename.
And NOTHING outrages the troll account more than out of the closet LGBTQ people being public and getting work. Well nothing except trans people and Black people living their lives.
I LOVE the fact that you’re so obsessed with me, you’ve been forgetting to comment on these threads and instead just trying to steal my screename or attack me.
Putin can’t afford the good trolls anymore I guess.
cam cam
OMG. Bitch stole my look
Openminded
Would the real Cam please stand up. (Only you old queens will understand)
Bosch
What a shock that a rightwinger resorts to lying and deceiving.
Cam
@ cam cam , @openminded
Please, by all means, keep exposing all of your right wing troll screeenames.
Sweetie you keep thinking if you steal my screenname I’ll get irritated and stop calling you out as others have. Nope, the fact that it has enraged you so much is delicious.
Now back to why LGBTQ representation on a mainstream series upsets you so much, you bigot.
Your troll game is sad and weak.
Anita02
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Cam
As for this new series. Anything that shows representation is good. It’s a shame it has taken Hollywood so long to normalize LGBTQ representation, but it’s great it’s happening.
Troyfight
…less is more….extremely over-cooked than it needs to be. But I guess that’s what folks want to see.
wikidBSTN
SPOILER – Chucky the doll turns out to be queer too – he humps the sh** out of Stretch Armstrong.
Invader7
Go Chucky Go !!!
Hank31
Wow. I give props to SyFy for this. Jake is not just a major character who is gay. He’s the lead character. That’s a big deal.
It’s also important to note that, contrary to the impression that the author of this piece tries to convey, Jake does not play with dolls. From the trailer, it appears that he collects and sells various “retro” artifacts. The Chucky doll is just one such purchase. Jake seems like a regular teenage guy, not some cringe stereotype. So its definitely worth a watch!
jayceecook
Gosh I wish one of your friends or relatives would have had a real Chucky when you were a kid.
cuteguy
Looks good