In August it was announced that there would be a new Hellraiser movie set for 2011 release. It’s supposed to be an entirely new story and Pinhead’s in it, well, sort of. Here’s an excerpt of a letter Doug Bradley, the original actor who played Pinhead, released to Dread Central at that time:
“…I have been approached just in this last week regarding a proposed new Hellraiser film. This is not the ‘remake’ which has been endlessly discussed for the last three years: with the working title Hellraiser: Revelations, it will be the ninth film in the series. I would stress that I have had no contact from, or negotiations with, anyone from Dimension Films: rather these contacts have been by way of private discussion with individuals involved with this project.
Following these discussions, and after reading the script and giving it due consideration, I have decided not to participate…”
So according to IMDB, an actor named Jay Gillespie will be playing a character called “Nico/Pseudo Pinhead” but to be honest, I don’t recognize anyone in the cast. It’s another straight to video type deal. So there’s that.
On a lighter note, the Hellraiser reboot Hellbound Heart is in the works, for real this time. Collider reports that Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer, the guys who brought us My Bloody Valentine 3D and Drive Angry 3D with Nicholas Cage, will be fleshing this thing out, so to speak. Lussier is probably better known for editing the Scream movies. No word yet on whether the original Pinhead Doug Bradley plans to do this one but rumor has it Amber Heard of Drive Angry and Zombieland might be in it.
Amber Heard
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