Doug Bradley, who originated the role of the Hell Priest/Lead Cenobite/Pinhead, had this to say about Jamie Clayton's take in a Twitter post, "I'm a bit blown away by this!

Who is the new actress for Pinhead in Hellraiser?

Pinhead the Twitter emoji is just sinfully adorable. David Bruckner, director of the new “Hellraiser” (streaming now on Hulu), was the first to tell star Jamie Clayton – the newest Hell Priest – about her cartoon counterpart on Twitter.

Who plays the Cenobites in the new Hellraiser?

The sheer variety and abundance of cenobites in Hellraiser have rightly allowed the franchise to endure from Doug Bradley's Pinhead arrived in 1987 until Jamie Clayton portrayed the female cenobite leader decades later in the 2022 Hellraiser remake.

Is the new 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 the new Hellraiser Pinhead a woman?

In 2022, David Bruckner's Hellraiser reboot gained attention for its casting of actress Jamie Clayton in the iconic role of Pinhead, the leader of the cenobites. Now, Bruckner has revealed how the original Hellraiser book inspired him to cast Pinhead as a woman.

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Why is Pinhead now a woman?

On the decision to cast Clayton, a trans woman, as the character, the film's director, David Bruckner, explained: "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.

Why did they make the new Pinhead a woman?

We always knew that [a female Pinhead] made sense given the history of the franchise and the kinds of fans that have embraced it,” Bruckner says. “It was also a way for us to not replicate Doug Bradley's incredible, iconic performance. There had been a lot of precedent in the franchise.

How does Kirsty 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.

Does Kirsty become a Cenobite in the movies?

Kirsty Cotton (played by Ashley Laurence) battled Pinhead in the first two Hellraiser movies, but in the comics, she later became a Cenobite herself. Kirsty Cotton (played by Ashley Laurence) battled Pinhead in the first two Hellraiser movies, but in the comics, she later became a Cenobite herself.

Why didn t Frank become a Cenobite?

Because Frank didn't actually understand and desire all that Hell was offering. Frank thought he was going to get endless pleasure on his terms. Frank was an amateur, a tourist, a dabbler.

Is Freddy Krueger A Cenobite?

Freddy Krueger is the main antagonist of Nightmare on Elm Street and a major antagonist in the Gray Chronicles. 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.

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".

Who is the strongest Cenobite?

Who is the blonde girl in Hellraiser 2?

Imogen May Pratt Boorman (born 13 May 1971) is an English film and television actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany in the horror film Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Lorina in Dreamchild, Clothhide in May to December and Hannah Preston in Westbeach.

Is Drew Starkey in the new Hellraiser?

Hellraiser (2022) - Drew Starkey as Trevor - IMDb.

Who is Serena in Hellraiser?

Hiam Abbass plays Serena Menaker, Voight's lawyer in Hellraiser.

Who is God of the Cenobites?

The Cenobites are a monastic order in service to their god Leviathan. Leviathan rules an extra-dimensional realm called The Labyrinth. In the movie it is depicted as a giant living Lament Configuration, but presumably a god can take many forms.

Can anyone become a Cenobite?

In the mythos, only those who are so obsessed with solving a puzzle that can open a gateway (or 'Schism') can be considered. Those who have a taste for the outermost reaches of human experience and have no moral limitations for what they will do to achieve those desires would even be considered to become a Cenobite.

Did Nora become a Cenobite?

While taking Nora to the hospital in Trevor's van later to treat her injury, Nora is abruptly pulled into The Labyrinth where Pinhead mutilates her with her hook-chains and taunts her when she prays to god only to flay her and turn her into a cenobite.

Was Pinhead in love with Kirsty?

But the love, or unrequited love I see even more special is that of Kirsty Cotton and Pinhead. From their first meeting it was obvious that Pinhead had a soft spot for her, by making a deal with her to leave her alone for her Uncle who escaped Pinhead and his Cenobites.

Can Cenobites fall in love?

Merkova is one of few cenobites to have a lover, Pinhead, others being Female Cenobite who was also with Pinhead, Alastor and Chalkis and Sculptress and "My Sweet".

Does Rowan become a Cenobite?

In Hell, Voight awakens, nude and hairless, save for the hair on his eyelids, held in place on an altar of sorts, where he undergoes a brutal transformation into a new Cenobite, receiving his true desire.

Who is the god in Hellraiser?

According to Hellraiser lore, the Leviathan is a god who is responsible for creating Pinhead and his pain-loving colleagues. It is likely this deity who is responsible for Voight's transformation and it is also likely that they are turning him into a new Cenobite.

Why does Hellraiser have nails in his head?

The use of nails and pins evolved out of one of Barker's short stories called The Forbidden, which featured a board hammered with nails at specific intersections of laid out squares. This aesthetic would resurface for the Pinhead character years later.

Was Pinhead once a human?

Pinhead is one of the leaders of the Cenobites, formerly humans but transformed into creatures which reside in an extradimensional realm, who travel to Earth through a puzzle box called the Lament Configuration in order to harvest human souls.