10 Actors Who Will Ruin 2019 Films

3. Aubrey Plaza - Child's Play

Legion Aubrey Plaza
FX

In the upcoming remake nobody asked for of the classic horror film Child's Play, Aubrey Plaza will play young Andy Barclay's (Gabriel Bateman) mother Karen.

It's a puzzling casting choice for many reasons, namely that Plaza is the last actress in the world you should hire to play a loving, concerned mother.

And as talented as she proven herself to be in the dramatic likes of Legion and Ingrid Goes West, she just feels like a totally off fit for a role like this.

Sure, it's possible the new movie will strike a more surreal tone and reinvent Karen as a more sarcastic, quippy mother to Andy, but still, didn't her dour shtick start to feel tired years ago?

The biggest frustration with Plaza's involvement, ultimately, is that she would've been a far more interesting fit to actually voice Chucky himself - or in this case, herself.

Given that competing with Brad Dourif's portrayal of the killer doll is a thankless task anyway, why not go in a totally new direction and make Chucky a woman?

Now that is something Plaza would be perfect for. As the mother, though? Tough to picture it working.

Advertisement
In this post: 
Aladdin
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of Martin Scorsese as possible (against the missus' wishes). General video game, TV and film nut. Occasional sports fan. Full time loon.