The American platform Hulu has released the first teaser of the reboot of the classic horror franchise “Hellraiser”. The short preview quickly introduces the visual preview, logo and production date of the demonic monster Pinhead.
Who lives Pinhead in the new version is actress Jamie Clayton, who appeared in “Sense8” and is currently in the series “The L Word: Generation Q”. She is the first transgender actress to play the leader of the Cenobites, who had previously been played by Doug Bradley in eight films, as well as Stephan Smith Collins and Paul T. Taylor in the two most recent productions. In Clive Barker’s book, the character has no defined gender.
Conceived as a reboot of the franchise that began in 1987, the production also stars Odessa A’zion (“Grand Army”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Goran Visnjic (“Timeless”), Drew Starkey ( “Outer Banks”), Adam Faison (“Everything Will Be Alright”), Aoife Hinds (“Normal People”), Selina Lo (“Boss Level”) and Hiam Abbass (“Blade Runner 2049”).
Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski are writing the script, while David Bruckner is directing. The trio is the same responsible for the horror “The Dark House” (2020), with Rebecca Hall.
The plot is based on the book “The Hellbound Heart”, by Clive Barker, which was adapted by the same screenwriter in the first film of the franchise, “Hellraiser – Reborn from Hell”, in 1987.
The original story was about a sinister cube, which promised transcendent pleasures but actually opened the gates of hell, condemning souls to an eternity of suffering at the hands of the terrifying cenobites. One of these victims was a man named Frank, who in search of forbidden pleasures finds the artifact capable of accessing another dimension and his body is torn apart by the angels of hell. From there, his mistress Julia goes to great lengths to free him from hell, practicing sinister rituals without his family suspecting his plans. Until his niece Kirsty finds the cursed artifact and unwittingly ends up summoning the Cenobites.
The release of “Hellraiser” made a huge impact with its blend of sadomasochism, demonic pacts, cursed artifacts, gory ultraviolence and nightmarish creatures – including the terrifying Pinhead, a cenobite whose entire head is covered in pins. He has become one of the horror landmarks of the 1980s.
The film won an official sequel in 1988, based on an idea by Barker himself, but the success ended up taking the franchise out of the hands of its creator, resulting in productions that were increasingly weak and far from the original mood – just like Jason, from “Friday”. Fair 13 “, Pinhead also ended up on a spaceship!
In all, ten films have been released, but the last six have come straight to DVD, including “Hellraiser: Inferno” (2000), directed by Scott Derrickson, who later became better known as the director of “Doctor Strange” .
The latest version of the franchise took place in 2018, but a remake project of the original was conceived by the Weinstein brothers’ production company, Dimension. With the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal, Dimension collapsed and the rights were acquired by Spyglass, which last year hired screenwriter David S. Goyer (from “Batman: The Dark Knight”) to create a premise, which director David Bruckner (“The Ritual”) “) taken as a starting point to realize the function.
The first is scheduled for October 7th.
Source: Terra
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