The Child's Play reboot had to work around some very unique legal issues. 1 / 8
Due to legal issues, director Lars Klevberg couldn't replicate kills from the old movies. 2 / 8
Those murders fall under Univeral's rights, and MGM's reboot had to improvise. 3 / 8
This issue popped up when Chucky killed Andy's father-figure Shane. 4 / 8
The original script had the doll mercilessly behead the man. 5 / 8
However, that was done in previous movies and had to be altered. 6 / 8
Influenced by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Chucky skinned Shane's face instead. 7 / 8
That horror franchise influenced Klevberg heavily and allowed him to conceptualize new kills. 8 / 8