It is a reboot of the Hellraiser franchise, the eleventh installment overall, and a second adaptation of the 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, which was adapted into the 1987 film Hellraiser.

Is the new Hellraiser a reboot or a sequel?

Hulu and 20th Century Studios' Hellraiser 2 will be the sequel to David Bruckner's 2022 Hellraiser reboot starring Jamie Clayton as the female Pinhead.

Are the Hellraiser movies connected?

After this, each release in the Hellraiser franchise is technically a stand-alone film (and a direct-to-video movie), so you can watch them in any order. They still take place within the Hellraiser universe, but they don't necessarily follow the story linearly.

Is the new Hellraiser the same as the old one?

Barker made the first Hellraiser movie by transforming his novel into a script that mostly tells the same story. The reboot, however, tries to follow its own path. Fans looking for a faithful adaptation of the original novel might be disappointed.

Do I need to watch the original Hellraiser to watch the new one?

That said, you don't have to watch all the Hellraiser movies in order to understand the most recent one. It's being billed as “a new adaptation” of the 1986 novella, The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, which Barker then made into a movie, the first Hellraiser, in 1987. It is, in other words, a remake.

Hellraiser Reboot Director Confirms It Is Connected To The Original Hellraiser Universe

Is the new Hellraiser standalone?

As a result of the aforementioned differences and honorable moments between Bruckner's film and Clive Barker's original masterpiece, the new Hellraiser can stand on its own away from the franchise. Audiences can watch this film side-by-side with the original and have two different experiences.

Is the new Hellraiser canon?

Hellraiser 2022 plays fast and loose with established Hellraiser canon, but one act by Pinhead in the final reels might have broken a major franchise rule. Though billed as a reboot of the original movie, the 2022 Hellraiser takes that source text, and the franchise as a whole, in some radical new directions.

Why is Pinhead a girl in the new Hellraiser?

The original book that it's based on, The Hellbound Heart, was suggestive of a female Pinhead, and the comic books also explored the idea. There's also plenty of fan art, wonderful works that all theorized the possibility of Pinhead as a woman. So it only felt appropriate to us.

What is the difference between the old and new Cenobites?

Both have received an updated design in the Hellraiser reboot, Bruckner deciding to ditch the original Hellraiser's black leather in favor of an anatomical structure. Much like the film itself, the new Cenobites are the perfect balance between honoring and elevating the original.

Is the female Pinhead Kirsty?

Kirsty reappears in Boom! Studios' Hellraiser comic series, set roughly twenty years after the events of the third film. By issue #8, she becomes a Cenobite, a female Pinhead, as the original Pinhead becomes human again.

Is Freddy Krueger A Cenobite?

Freddy is a member of the Cenobite council and the rival of Laughing Jack. He is also the most feared and dreaded enforcer of Zalgo, even more so than Pinhead. Freddy is played by Robert Englund.

Why was Hellraiser banned?

Hellraiser was initially banned in Ontario by the Ontario Film and Video Review Board. By a 3-2 majority vote, the film was deemed "not approved in its entirety as it contravenes community standards". It was banned because of its "brutal, graphic violence with blood-letting throughout, horror, degradation and torture".

How many Cenobites are there?

Each of the four primary Cenobites from The Hellbound Heart were featured in the film, with appearances based upon their descriptions in the book. The first Cenobite became Butterball, the second Pinhead, the third Chatterer, and the fourth The Female.

Who is the Cenobites God?

They are revealed to be former humans who have been converted into Cenobites by the supernatural power native to their home dimension; the source of that power is shown to be a deity named Leviathan ("the god of flesh and desire"), which appears as a massive, rotating lozenge with patterns of LeMarchand's box on its ...

What is different about Hellraiser reboot?

Though both films are titled Hellraiser, both go completely different routes to reach the same destination. Victims in both films open the box and suffer the consequences, but one presents it through the lens of a monster, while the other is about an addict who wants to improve.

What does Clive Barker think of the new Hellraiser?

David Bruckner: "[Clive] was very understanding and welcoming of the idea that this was a new group of artists, playing in the universe that he had created, and that there would be, as he put it, welcome departures. He's also very excited about where the themes collide.

Who is the strongest Cenobites?

Why are Cenobites deformed?

The Hellraiser franchise revolves around a mysterious puzzle box with the ability to summon a group of extra-dimensional demons known as the Cenobites. These beings are former humans warped by their own ambitions into sadomasochistic abominations that can no longer distinguish between pain and pleasure.

Why are Cenobites disfigured?

All cenobites possess strong wounds and mutilations over their entire body: an outward manifestation of the sadomasochistic nature of these creatures. Interestingly, each member of The Order of the Gash is identified by their unique head scarification and piercings.

Why did Kirsty Cotton become a Cenobite?

However, 20 years after her first encounter with the Cenobites, Kirsty agrees to take Pinhead's place in Hell as the Hell Priest after losing everyone she's ever cared about - becoming a Cenobite crafted based on his original style, and the new favorite of Leviathan.

What is the backstory of the new Pinhead?

Nothing is known of her early life, but since Cenobites were human in their past lives, Pinhead most likely lived a human life before solving the Configuration Box herself, becoming a cenobite and serving the god Leviathan of the Labyrinth, hence no longer remembering her past life as a human.

What gender is Pinhead in Hellraiser?

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".

Is the new Hellraiser bloody?

Storyline. Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual content and brief graphic nudity.

How graphic is the new Hellraiser?

Violence & Gore (8)

The Cenobites mutilations are shown in great detail. Tendons, bones, flayed skin, metal wires and other objects are inserted. A man is attacked by hooked chains that are summoned after solving the puzzle box. The first pierces his leg in bloody detail before being dragged across the floor.

Is the new Hellraiser good?

It's perfectly entertaining, using Barker's inventive tropes to tell a solidly gory nightmare, but it's a pale vanilla shadow of the original.