It may just be a two minutes long, but this concept trailer for what could have been Hellraiser: Origins is pretty freaking remarkable – both in its artistic vision and it’s treatment of Pinhead and and his cenobite brethren. This is the sort of Hellraiser film that we deserve – rather than the vapid hershey squirt of cinematic celluloid that was Hellraiser: Revelations – and while I’m excited about Clive Barker’s recent announcement that he’s penning the imminent Hellraiser remake I’d have to be honest in saying that I he hasn’t done anything notable since Candyman whereas Origins feels right.
The concept trailer was produced on a budget of basically nothing, which excuses the CGI effects (still done fairly well), and remains genuinely impressive. Concept artist Paul Gerrard served as Production Designer for the trailer, envisioning Pinhead’s new look among other things, while Mike Le Han directed. I’ve include the trailer and a few images below, but to get a glimpse at Gerrard and Han’s entire vision, definitely check out the Hellraiser: Origins site.
From Paul Gerrard (Wrath Of The Titans, Battle LA, TMNT) and Mike Le Han (Mrs Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room) comes a re-imagining of the Hellraiser world. A teaser was produced to accompany a pitch document which has many more conceptual designs that revision Hellraiser. Paul designed the new look for Pinhead and was production designer on the shoot and Le Han pulled in all of his film resources and directed the teaser on the new Alex 4:3 camera with anamorphic lenses.
