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

Mark Hamill To Voice Chucky in 'Child's Play' Reboot

Star Wars Mark Hamill, 67, has landed another iconic gig, but this time he will voice Chucky in the upcoming ‘Child’s Play’ reboot.

Read on to get more details on Mark Hamill to be the voice of Chucky in the upcoming ‘Child’s Play’ reboot

Mark Hamill To Voice Chucky in 'Child's Play' RebootCelebNMovies247.com reports that the iconic horror character Chucky in the Orion Pictures revival film gets a new voice for Charles Lee Ray.

The upcoming Childs Play film star Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, and David Lewis.

During an interview at WonderCon, Mark Hamill announced:

If you’re wondering whose going to play Chucky in the new Child’s Play, you’re looking at him.

Producer David Katzenberg went on to hail the ‘Star Wars’ actor as “a gifted and celebrated vocal performer” and insisted the ‘Kingsman: Secret Service’ actor has shown “incredible energy and commitment” towards the project.

Katzenberg adds this to Hamill’s announcement:

We feel incredibly lucky to have an icon creating a new take on an iconic character, Mark is a gifted actor and celebrated vocal performer, and he’s approached this challenge with incredible energy and commitment.

The forthcoming film will use the same plot as the original 1988 film – in which “Good Guys” doll aka Chucky was voiced by Brad Dourif – and star Aubrey, 34, as Karen Barclay a mother who unwittingly gives her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a toy doll that hides the soul of a serial killer.

Mark Hamill To Voice Chucky in 'Child's Play' Reboot

The changeup in the remake is that Buddi is an ”Artificial Intelligence human companion” manufactured by the Kaslan Corp, the world’s leading developer of interactive tech products for home and lifestyle.

This time around the Buddi doll aka Chucky will be helmed by Lars Klevberg and penned by Tyler Burton Smith.

‘Child’s Play’ is set to be released in the US on June 21.