The Hellraiser project at Hulu has been a long wait, now though, we have our very first look at Jamie Clayton as Pinhead in the project. Entertainment Weekly had the first-look images from the film. Check them out below.
David Bruckner directed the film, which is set to release on Hulu on October 7th. Here’s what he had to say about the film.
This is not a remake. I just didn’t think you could ever remake the original Hellraiser. It’s too much its own thing and it would be, I think, perilous territory for filmmakers, because how do you top that? This is a new story in the Hellraiser universe.
David Bruckner
The film stars Jamie Clayton as Pinhead, Odessa A’zion as Riley, Goran Visnjic, and has a screenplay by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. Bruckner had more to say about Riley, A’zion’s character.
It’s the tale of a young woman, who’s struggling with addiction and compulsive behavior, that comes in contact accidentally with the box and unfortunately begins to dabble with it, And chaos ensues
David Bruckner
Here’s what Bruckner had to say about the casting of Jamie Clayton as Pinhead, and about what he told her not to do as the character.
We felt a kind of anticipation around the fans to reimagine the character. We knew we wanted Pinhead to be a woman. Jamie was just the right person for the role. A person’s identity can be really exciting for a role in many ways, but I have to emphasize that Jamie absolutely killed, that’s how we got there.
What Doug Bradley did with the character is so iconic, We didn’t want to do a Doug Bradley impression, we just didn’t think that’s possible to do. There will be suffering, but you’re going to get a sense of what Pinhead’s desires might be in a way that hits a little different.
David Bruckner
There’s also a new Cenobite that they got a first look image of, simply named, The Mask.
Bruckner also stated that The Mask wouldn’t be the only new Cenobite in the film. Goran Visnjic plays a character in the film who is utterly fascinated with the puzzle box other known as The Lament Configuration. Here’s what Bruckner had to say about him.
His character is what would happen if an elite, one-percenter was also an educated occultist and became obsessed with all the possibilities surrounding the Lament Confguration. He’s educated, he’s sinister, he’s an important human component in the moral fabric of Hellraiser.
Finally, before you ask, yes, Clive Barker was involved with this movie. Bruckner confirmed his involvement in another quote.
Clive’s been very involved, Clive came on before the shoot, when we were in prep, and was really just a wonderful resource for me. He was really generous with his time, and very welcoming of the idea that this was a new group of artists, and that they were going to run with this and land in different places with it. He was very supportive of that.
Hellraiser releases on Hulu exclusively on October 7th, 2022.
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