LouCipherr
19-Oct-2011, 04:32 PM
Did anyone know this was coming out? I didn't, until I noticed this article (see below). I'm not quite sure what to think of this:
Source: Doug Bradley speaks out on Hellraiser Revelations (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39274/hellraiser-revelations-doug-bradley-speaks-out-will-not-be-returning)
Text from source:
Every since the ninth film in the Hellraiser franchise, Hellraiser: Revelations, was announced, there's been one question on everyone's mind - Will Doug Bradley be returning to play Pinhead? Can you really even imagine a Hellraisier movie without him? We went straight to the man himself for an answer and got his official statement.
"I know that many of you will have caught up with the sudden burst of Internet chatter about a new Hellraiser film going into production, and will be keen to know whether I’ve been approached to play Pinhead again, so here’s the deal ..." says Bradley.
"I have been approached just in this last week (w/b 16 August) 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."
Bradley continues, "Following these discussions, and after reading the script and giving it due consideration, I have decided not to participate. The ink is barely dry on the script, and it is scheduled to be in front of the cameras in two weeks time and in the can by the middle of next month (September 2010). The miniscule shooting schedule is more than matched by the budget."
"Whether or not this means that somebody else will be stepping up to play Pinhead, I have no idea. I guess we can watch this space together ..."
"One way or another, this does not seem to me to represent a serious attempt to revive the Hellraiser franchise. However, I wish everyone who will be directly involved in the making of this film, good luck with it."
So, instead of Bradley, we get this bloated bozo:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/LouCipherr/newpinhead.jpg
Remind you of another screwup like this from the recent past?
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/LouCipherr/newfreddy.jpg
Even Clive Barker is pissed off that his twitter followers are mistaking it for a film made by him. He recently posted this:
“Hello, my friends. I want to put on record that the flick out there using the word Hellraiser IS NO FUCKIN’ CHILD OF MINE! I have NOTHING to do with the fuckin’ thing. If they claim its from the mind of Clive Barker, it’s a lie. It’s not even from my butt-hole.”
Víctor García is directing, and has directed such films as Return to House on Haunted Hill and Mirrors 2.
<sarcasm>
Oh yeah, this will be a stellar production!
</sarcasm>
All this being said, I'm not sure how much of a Hellraiser fan I am. When I was younger, I dug the first and 2nd one (watched again recently, hasn't aged that well), but all the sequels after that completely lost my interest. Regardless, replacing Bradley as Pinhead is a MAJOR mistake.
Some additional info in case you feel like reading about the backlash a missing Bradley has caused:
Hellraiser Revelations Trailer & Additional Info (http://www.yellmagazine.com/hellraiser-revelations-trailer-youtube/18540/)
Source: Doug Bradley speaks out on Hellraiser Revelations (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/39274/hellraiser-revelations-doug-bradley-speaks-out-will-not-be-returning)
Text from source:
Every since the ninth film in the Hellraiser franchise, Hellraiser: Revelations, was announced, there's been one question on everyone's mind - Will Doug Bradley be returning to play Pinhead? Can you really even imagine a Hellraisier movie without him? We went straight to the man himself for an answer and got his official statement.
"I know that many of you will have caught up with the sudden burst of Internet chatter about a new Hellraiser film going into production, and will be keen to know whether I’ve been approached to play Pinhead again, so here’s the deal ..." says Bradley.
"I have been approached just in this last week (w/b 16 August) 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."
Bradley continues, "Following these discussions, and after reading the script and giving it due consideration, I have decided not to participate. The ink is barely dry on the script, and it is scheduled to be in front of the cameras in two weeks time and in the can by the middle of next month (September 2010). The miniscule shooting schedule is more than matched by the budget."
"Whether or not this means that somebody else will be stepping up to play Pinhead, I have no idea. I guess we can watch this space together ..."
"One way or another, this does not seem to me to represent a serious attempt to revive the Hellraiser franchise. However, I wish everyone who will be directly involved in the making of this film, good luck with it."
So, instead of Bradley, we get this bloated bozo:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/LouCipherr/newpinhead.jpg
Remind you of another screwup like this from the recent past?
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/LouCipherr/newfreddy.jpg
Even Clive Barker is pissed off that his twitter followers are mistaking it for a film made by him. He recently posted this:
“Hello, my friends. I want to put on record that the flick out there using the word Hellraiser IS NO FUCKIN’ CHILD OF MINE! I have NOTHING to do with the fuckin’ thing. If they claim its from the mind of Clive Barker, it’s a lie. It’s not even from my butt-hole.”
Víctor García is directing, and has directed such films as Return to House on Haunted Hill and Mirrors 2.
<sarcasm>
Oh yeah, this will be a stellar production!
</sarcasm>
All this being said, I'm not sure how much of a Hellraiser fan I am. When I was younger, I dug the first and 2nd one (watched again recently, hasn't aged that well), but all the sequels after that completely lost my interest. Regardless, replacing Bradley as Pinhead is a MAJOR mistake.
Some additional info in case you feel like reading about the backlash a missing Bradley has caused:
Hellraiser Revelations Trailer & Additional Info (http://www.yellmagazine.com/hellraiser-revelations-trailer-youtube/18540/)