BREAKING NEWS: A Martinez will star on CHILD'S PLAY sequel

Are you a sparked fan of the Child's play saga? Is A Martinez your favorite actor? If so, my friend, today is the happiest day of your life (after your child’s birth, your promotion at work .... I left out the marriage not by chance): the sixth installment of the Child’s Play saga, Curse of Chucky, has begun principal photography in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The franchise comes full circle as Toyland's most gruesome serial killer returns in an all-new movie from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Curse of Chucky stars Fiona Dourif (The Master, True Blood), A Martinez (“Longmire,” “Santa Barbara”), Danielle Bisutti (Get Smart, “CSI: Miami”) and Brennan Elliott (Flight 93, Double Jeopardy). Brad Dourif (The Lord of the Rings, Dune) once again returns to provide the voice of Chucky, the pint-sized doll possessed by the spirit of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray, who returns to settle some unfinished business. The film is directed by Don Mancini, the Child's Play franchise creator who has written or co-written each of the previous movies and was the director of Seed of Chucky.  David Kirschner (An American Tail, Hocus Pocus, Bride of Chucky) produces from a screenplay by Mancini.  Tony Gardner returns on FX duties. Here the synopsis:

Nica (Fiona Dourif) is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb (Danielle Bisutti) arrives with her young family in tow to help settle their mother's affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica's plans for the future, Barb's young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking doll named Chucky (voiced again by Brad Dourif) that recently arrived mysteriously in the mail. But as a string of brutal murders begins to terrorize the household, Nica suspects the doll may hold the key to the bloodshed. What she doesn't know is that Chucky has a personal score to settle. He's determined to finish a job he started more than 20 years earlier, and this time he's going to see it through to the bloody and shocking end.

"Since his introduction to audiences in Child's Play almost a quarter-century ago, Chucky has haunted the nightmares of a generation of moviegoers," said Glenn Ross, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Universal 1440 Entertainment. "Returning to his roots in one of the most provocative horror franchises, this new sequel will shock longtime fans of the series and newcomers alike."

I have contacted A Martinez today asking him if that news is confirmed. He replied:

"Yeah. Went to the cast read-through yesterday and then got to spend the evening with the great Brad Dourif (Lord of the Rings, Dune -- and the man who plays the psychopathic human behind Chucky). I had just seen Brad the night before in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," in which his brilliant performance earned him an Oscar nomination. "Curse of Chucky" is a terribly dark story, but it's also very well written and cast, and promises to be a fun ride for those with the stomach for flat-out, nerve-wracking horror."

I only have one recommendation for A Martinez: be careful with that toy, please! We want to see you for a long time.