Hellraiser: Judgment – Paul T. Taylor Talks Playing Pinhead
Steve Barton
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We have some faith in the upcoming Hellraiser: Judgment movie. After the last one, that’s no easy task. But something tells us this one just might turn out okay. Of course the 400-lb. gorilla in the room is the absence of Doug Bradley as Pinhead, and lord knows those are some mighty big shoes to try to fill.
Recently the Dallas Observer caught up with the new Pinhead, Paul T. Taylor, to discuss trying to do just that.
“It was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life,” said Taylor. “Being on that set was the coolest thing I’ve ever done. [Pinhead] was always my favorite horror icon because he was the most twisted and intelligent in my mind. And I love the fetish wear, and it’s just wrong. He’s just so wrong. Chains on hooks? That’s so gruesome and grotesque. Clive Barker’s mind is just so twisted.”
“I had a couple of months to work on it before we shot, and I stayed home as much as possible with very few lights on while I was learning the lines. I live in South Oak Cliff in kind of a bad neighborhood, and I would just walk around like a badass basically. [I knew] that I needed to honor the Pinhead that everyone loved already, the Doug Bradley Pinhead.”
Taylor continues, “It is a little daunting. I’ve read some comments from the fans who are gonna hate me as Pinhead no matter what, but many of them are smart enough and cool enough to say, ‘I’m not gonna judge until I see Paul T. Taylor play Pinhead,’ and, ‘He’s not Doug Bradley but I’m gonna give him a chance.’”
Last we heard the movie was supposed to be out March 28, 2017, though things have been silent since that announcement was made.
Hellraiser: Judgment stars Damon Carney, John Gulagher, Diane Goldner, Mike Jay Regan, Andi Powers, Jeff Fenter, Heather Langenkamp, and Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead.
Synopsis:
Detectives Sean and David Carter are on the case to find a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the city. Joining forces with Detective Christine Egerton, they dig deeper into a spiraling maze of horror that may not be of this world. Could the judgement awaiting the killer’s victims also be waiting for Sean?
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