Entertainment Weekly - October 20, 2017

ROUND 1

PABST BLUE RIBBON

Cult of Chuckyissetinamental

institution. Do you think you

might benefit from therapy?

I can’t think of anything I’ve ever

done that would make me need

therapy.

How do you explain the longevity

of theChild’s Playfranchise?

What’s the special sauce?

I’m gonna go out on a limb here

and say it’s on account ofme.

What can I say? Chicks dig me.

How do you think you’ve evolved

as a performer over the course of

the franchise? Do you feel like

you’ve grown? (No pun intended.)

I’ve gotten really into improv.

Comedians come up with the

funniest s--- when you pull out

a knife on stage. But yes, I’ve

evolved. I’d like to take onKing

Learone day. AndNewsies.

What did you spend your first big

movie-star paycheck on?

Bail. And a fitted tuxedo.

In that order.

How do you relax?

A little light stalking. Maybe a

simple strangulation. And

some weed.Notnecessarily

in that order.

Are you a good cook? What’s

your go-to dish for entertaining?

Hamburger Helper, but instead

of hamburger, I use people.

No, seriously. I rarely entertain.

What’s the best and worst thing

about being famous?

The best thing? Meeting the fans.

The worst thing? Getting rid of

their corpses.

What’s the most embarrassing

thing you’ve done while drunk?

Hooking up withKatherine Heigl.

What do people say to you

when they recognize you in

the street?

“Hey, Chucky, what ever happened

to Katherine Heigl?”

DOLLS TO DIE FOR Ranking the scariesttoys in cinema ChuckyChild’s Play

1988

01 Fats

Magic

1978

02 Annabelle

The Conjuring

2013

03

ith his distinctive blue overalls, ginger

hair, and maniacal stare, Chucky is hard

to miss as he walks through the door of

L.A.’s Black bar to hoist three rounds

with EW—at least, he’s hard to miss

once you remember to look down. Not

that the only-needs-one-name movie

megastar has any regrets about his

lack of stature preventing him from, say, fully enjoying amusement parks. “I don’t

like roller coasters,” he says. “It’s hard to flee the scene of the crime when you’re

strapped into it.” Chucky’s not joking. In 1988’sChild’s Play, the “Good Guys” doll

was possessed by the spirit of a serial killer and embarked on a murder spree. That

cavalcade of carnage has continued through six sequels, including 1998’s Kather-

ine Heigl-costarringBride of Chuckyand the just-released, Don Mancini-directed

Cult of Chucky (now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms), which fea-

tures franchise veterans Fiona Dourif, her father Brad, Alex Vincent, and actress–

turned–poker-tournament regular Jennifer Tilly. In person, Chucky is doll—sorry,

droll—company, but rumors of a short fuse prove true. The star becomes increas-

ingly irritated by the presence of photographer Jeff Minton—apparently,

Chucky’s publicist neglected to mention a snapper would be present—and turns

positively terrifying after EW asks what it is like to work with Tilly. “The woman’s

a genius,” says Chucky. “But she doesn’t want it getting out. For poker. Crap,

now I’m gonna have to kill you.Seriously.” Oof, let’s hope he’s agood drunk.

ROUND 2

BLOODY MARY

As you don’t have a birth certifi-

cate,areyoueverworriedabout

being deported?

Not really. It would give me a

chance to experiment. I’ve always

wanted to kill on an international

scale. I’m so famous here in the

States. Sometimes I miss the

anonymity, you know? The simple

things, like being able to roll out

of bed and kill someone on the

way to Starbucks.

While we’re on that subject:

How old are you exactly?

(My editor made me ask.)

Let me put it this way... I take a baby

aspirin every day. Gotta stay smart

about heart health, you know?

Do you ever wish you were a

different doll?

Sometimes I wish I was a Ken doll.

HEIGL: GABE GINSBERG/WIREIMAGE