Hulu’s New Hellraiser Movie Announces Its Pinhead—With a Twist

Fiends, we formally have a brand new Pinhead. And who’ll be taking up the long-lasting horror character is a giant shock.

Stepping into the function Doug Bradley embodied within the cult-beloved Hellraiser movies, beginning with writer-director Clive Barker’s 1987 horror basic, can be Jamie Clayton (Sense8, The L Word: Generation Q). While Pinhead was at all times, let’s consider, a bit androgynous, this marks the primary time the Cenobite chief can be performed by a lady. According to a press launch, the movie—which is being made for Hulu and is directed by David Bruckner (The Night House) from a script by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, and a narrative by David S. Goyer—has simply wrapped manufacturing. The remainder of the forged consists of Odessa A’zion, Brandon Flynn, Goran Visnjic (The Boys), Drew Starkey, Adam Faison, Aoife Hinds, and Hiam Abbass (Blade Runner 2049). Described as a “loyal, yet evolved re-imagining” of the 1987 movie, it counts Barker amongst its producers.

Speaking of Barker, he sounds extremely excited for this new tackle his creation. “Having seen some of the designs from David Bruckner’s new Hellraiser film, they pay homage to what the first film created, but then take it to places it’s never been before,” he mentioned. “This is a Hellraiser on a scale that I simply didn’t expect. David and his team are steeped in the story’s mythology, but what excites me is their desire to honor the original even as they revolutionize it for a new generation.” Bruckner, clearly, is happy to have this stamp of approval. “It’s been such an honor to have Clive onboard to help support and shepherd us through the incredible universe he created so long ago,” the director mentioned. “Combined with a fearless and committed cast, including the amazing Jamie Clayton, who fully embodies the role as the Hell Priest, we’re aiming to create a very special new chapter in the Hellraiser legacy.”

Hellraiser will deliver its puzzle field of terrors to Hulu within the U.S. someday subsequent yr, which fittingly marks the thirty fifth anniversary of the primary movie’s launch.

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