Klevberg signed on as director from a script by Burton Smith, saying in an interview he drew inspiration from the 1982 science fiction film, E.T.
By 2018, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced a remake with a different creative team than the original film series. However, it was turned down and the project entered development hell.
Plans for a Child's Play remake began in the early 2010s, with original Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif set to reprise the role. It follows a family terrorized by a high-tech doll who develops self-awareness and becomes subsequently hostile and murderous. Serving both as a remake of the 1988 eponymous film and a reboot of the Child's Play franchise, the film stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. Child's Play is a 2019 horror film directed by Lars Klevberg from a screenplay written by Tyler Burton Smith.
