Hellraiser Judgment: Development and why Doug Bradley was Recast 

Thank you guys so much for doing such an extensive interview. I think it's very important (especially with how reactionary and personal fans get on the net) to shine a light on the more logistical realities of filmmaking within a studio. Judgment was a film I was probably going to ignore after several shitty Hellraiser movies but now I plan to check it out purely from how open Gary has been. Most importantly I can watch it with more insight and appreciation from his angle. I am keen for more interviews like this in the future I hope. Perhaps even Doug can join in.

This series of videos is to me the best stuff you’ve ever put out, and that is saying something as I love everything this channel puts out.

god i wish he was able to make judgement the way he originally wanted. it sounds SO much more interesting than the cop story that came around.. i loved judgement but the cop stuff felt boring compared to the scenes where actual judgements take place. the gruesomeness was so.. interesting and really made it stand out to me.

I found it funny they removed Harvey Weintstein's name from the titles.

I feel like I've enjoyed Midnight's Edge's retrospective of the Hellraiser franchise than I enjoyed the franchise itself!

I enjoyed this interview more than the movie

I absolutely loved the Auditor. Gary J. Tunnicliffe is awesome and should make more Hellraiser movies.

He really loves that lion analogy

To be honest, HellRaiser Judgement needed more time and a bigger budget. It wasn't the worst Hellraiser by far though.

Sadly, Doug Bradley was right.

Nice synth intro my dudes

I have to wonder how Doug viewed their friendship previous to all this, it sounds like Gary felt they were closer than they were, or at least closer than Doug felt they were?

This was an amazing series of videos, thank you so much for this. We really need more content like this in the movie RU-vid scene.

Excellent interview gents! That chap was riveting to listen to. Great insights; thanks all!

OMG! It is out! Gary J. Tunnicliffe seems like such a nice guy.

Anyone else found themselves wishing that Doug would just email Gary back?

Ahhhhgggggg! You guys keep stringing me along! I haven't been the biggest Hellraiser fan, but this whole series of yours has made me want to watch the first two again, and watch all of the sequels!

very good interview. Really nice to see SFX guys getting to direct.

Highly informative and educational look into genre filmmaking. Thanks for this!

Please don't wait too long to release the next part, loving these.

That is one side of the story from one mans perspective. I'm sure Doug Bradley wouldn't act like that without a reason. Maybe hearing it from his perspective and hearing his reasons would further clarify the situation. It may even help the two rectify their friendship.

Auditor is my new favorite Hellraiser character. This is too good!

Dude okay so. I just found out today that judgment was even a thing and I watched it. After that I stumbled across part 2. Watched that. Went back to part 1. Subbed. And now part 3. Fucking wonderful!

it's rare to see someone so enthusiastic about a project. I'm serious. I wish half of Warner Brothers had this much enthusiasm when it comes to Batman

I've never been a Hellraiser fan but this series was very well done. Keep up the good work, guys!

Regardless of the he said/he said and he did/he did between Gary and Doug, it is intriguing to get a behind the scenes account of movie making from someone who is doing it, making movies and in the system. If Midnight’s Edge wants to continue digging it would make sense to see if Doug would be interested to come on for his side in general, good memories and the current situation, but ultimately it’s a bit sad that what seems like a friendship has soured between them. Ultimately RU-vid and social media is not the place to air dirty laundry, but ultimately have Doug and Gary back on the same page in some way would be cool, and if the OG Pinhead was ever back into a film (seems unlikely) many fans would lose their sh$t!!!

Can't say I blame Doug for his reaction. Dimension is basically using Gary Tunnicliffe to retain the rights. They didn't care about his script, they cared about the franchise rights. So yea, why would you help those assholes milk the franchise further. And from what I've seen from Judgement, it is definitely better than revelations, but just not that great.

I'd never even heard of this new Hellraiser film until these videos. Like most, I didn't really care any more after the last few sequels (especially the last one). Having a look behind the curtain as to what goes on and why is really interesting, and made me want to watch this new one, so I did. There are some things I didn't like about it, but what the studio was most afraid of was what made the film interesting. Really liked the addition of the inquisition characters. With about 5 times the budget, this could have really went places. So thanks for this series of videos. I'm really enjoying them and they got me to watch (and appreciate) a film I would not have bothered with otherwise.

In all honesty, if I was in a hellraiser movie, I'd hope Gary would be the director. I love the passion he had for judgement, and hellraiser in general, and I can't wait to see the next one, and I hope it gets the treatment it deserves.

YES! I've been waiting for this. Tunnicliffe seems like a really cool guy.

I love the Honesty and Enthusiasm!!!! Great video

I don't get how there are some comments on this saying how Gary is a "nice guy", lying on your kickstarter, guy should be ashamed. And he does sound full of himself whenever he tries to act humble, I didn't buy his shit for a second.

I have mixed feelings about Judgement but I appreciate the passion and love this guy. Thanks for sharing the interview.

This was amazing, I love movies and although have zero pretensiona to write or create one, it's so fantastic to hear the background and candour of the development of his movies. Really inspiring stuff demonstrating the creative passion and many hurdles that he overcame to create something, I'm now a big fan. Thank you.

It might be more cliche or "more of the same" in terms of horror, but the Hellraiser Into Darkness story sounds like something more casual horror fans would watch. That pitch made sense to me. I can see why the execs liked it. Gotta respect Gary's devotion to his own vision though! Fantastic interview series, guys!

love all these tunnicliffe interviews

To be fair if I was Doug and I got that call I would have responded the same way. I mean can anyone blame him? The movies had become straight to digital crap, that in stark contrast to the high prestige the franchise used to be. After being offered so little for Revelations and how badly that had turned out (and how every movie since perhaps Bloodlines was received) its understandable that he realized Dimension would never push the film to be a good movie, he saw it as just a quick cheap movie so they could keep the rights. I mean sure Gary was writing and directing it but that doesn't mean its gonna be a good movie, especially when its handicapped by the studio as a filler movie. To me i see it as a dilemma, sure an actor likes to act and they like the money but they also don't wanna be involved in a flop or cheap drivel. Doug isn't a very prolific actor, he has been type-cast as Pinhead, so I can see how as the movies have gone on and him seeing the series decline that at a point he doesn't want to contribute to something he believes is tarnishing the series he is best known for. He doesn't wanna be known as "oh that guy played pinhead in that series that had a couple of good movies but then the rest were crap". As far as the NDA goes I think that was just that he assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the lengthy NDA was so long and filled with legalese because of his habit of talking publicly with what he likes and hates about the direction of the series. He was at the standpoint of "Well I am not confident of this series at this point cause Dimension doesn't give one damn about it, sure Gary is doing it and its his script but it was also his script that became Revelations, now they want me to sign a huge legalese filled NDA before I can even read the script... it's gotta be crap and they don't want me going out later and saying how bad it is."

been waiting for this!

I think that Gary might be too much of fanboy. Given the history of Dimension Hellraiser films I think Doug Bradley had the right reaction. Let the rights revert.

man i could listen to this guy all day hope you get to talk to other people like him like real filmmakers willing to talk about there work this is endlessly fascinating

That’s a great interview. I’d have to agree with you my favorite character in this film would be the auditor. Such a breath of Fresh air with this franchise

This has been an awesome series, well done man I found it endlessly entertaining even though I've never seen a single Hellraiser film, although I'm definately going to start now

love the auditor

The Auditor is such a cool character. The best addition to the Hellraiser series in decades.

I'm not into Hellraiser but I thoroughly enjoy these interviews!

I think Judgement was a really good movie which tryed to for me at least do something fresh and bizzare as the original was intended to be, by that its way better then most of the last batch... But to be honest no matter on who is the blame here, i think the worst thing is when two friends had to make decesion around something they love and dont agree, ruining that friendship in the process, i quite get why Bradley did what he did and also i get Tunnicliffe for doing what he needed to do, but honestly this could not last forever anyway and if the franchise will still continue it has to be withou Bradley in some point, for that matter, this was more then good performance from somebody else and thats for sure and new cenobites was a great addition to the film as well, what i liked always about Clive Barker was that he was outright bizzare, this is like Barker more then last movies, even so the first script would be way better from what we heard here, still its full of good ideas...

Hellraiser Judgment was quite good. Fresh, inventive and nothing like Hellraiser Revelations. I have rewatched it today and I can't believe how good this movie looks and feels.

Very nice interview, looking forward to the last part. I stopped watching Hellraiser movies after the 4th one when it came out. The kinda sad thing is hearing all the fuss going on between those directors, producers, fx guys, actors, fans etc... when Hellraiser was actually just one mans vision : Clives. I guess

No social media. I like this guy. I suspect that's the only way to stay sane as a reasonable person in hollywood.

This movie really was a surprise to me. After the bad taste left in my mouth from Revelations, I wasn't expecting much. Instantly from the intro of the film, I knew I was in for ride. The quality and griminess was so gorgeously shot. I actually said "this is like Se7en meets Hellraiser" than I heard the director say it! Good job Gary.

I keep hearing him describe his concept of the film and I can totally understand why execs eyes glaze over and then I hear the bit where he admits lying in his Kickstarter and I wonder "what is this guy on?" I don't think he's quite in touch with reality.

I get the feeling Gary is just digging himself deeper with Doug, by talking about it on RU-vid.

I really liked the new hellraiser, despite doug bradley missing. I'm really glad he was able to make the movie pretty close to his original vision. I really loved the auditor scenes, and hellraiser going ape on the angel.

Tunnicliffe reminds me of those chef's you see on Kitchen Nightmares after Ramsey says the food is shit. First they talk about how many people love the food and then they blame everything and everyone else for the restaurant being empty. He sounds just like them.

I really liked Judgement quite a bit. It was refreshing to get a new spin on the mythology and it had a great grimy feel to it. This may be hard to hear but it was so good to see this version of Pinhead. Paul Taylor did this role just right and I would love to see more from him. Doug's Pinhead is classic and cannot be replaced but we've seen that version 8 times and with the series in dire need of life, it needs to move away from ties to the original series. While the script could have been a bit more 'fleshed out' (sorry), I enjoyed this and will gladly rewatch again.

Gotta say, it was very nice to hear Tunnicliffe's side of the story that's been going on, and I actually appreciate and applaud him for the risks he was willing to take to make a _Hellraiser_ film, especially him having stuck to his guns in making _Judgment,_ and the _Into Darkness_ plot sounds intriguing too, I would also like to see that one made too, two birds one stone. I am happy to hear of a loving fan having the chance to make a movie to a franchise he loves, unlike most other filmmakers who simply don't care about the franchise they're making, only the money. The Dimension execs are such idiots, always trying to find the cheapest route to make a film. And as much as I am a loving _Scream_ fan (specifically the Sidney Prescott character), I am deeply sorry, Gary, for whatever trouble _Scream_ may have caused to _Hellraiser._ I'm sorry. ;(

Found Judgement to be terrible. The plot logic was inconsistent, the Inquisition seems incompatible with the Gash group yet Pinhead is also their boss, the cops overreact to a fellow cop who walks in with a visible badge on her belt, the idea Pinhead could be banished from Hell and his masochism contradicts 2 & 3 establishing Elliot Spencer and “Pinhead” as two separate entities with one the host and the other the embodiment, and the shameful callbacks to the original were cringey. For a film deliberately a Hellraiser film, it had less than most of the other sequels to do with it. 13 Ghosts could have more easily felt a Hellraiser film given the minor beats this had to hit to qualify. Was the franchise supposed to be about facing your sins or about carnal temptations and the blur of arousing experiences?

I liked the movie, I'd rank it in the top four.

Super interesting, thanks!

Well, after hearing the backstory, I'm glad the Auditor came through.

Were can I watch this movie

Definitely need Doug to come back and play the role he does so well

I watched the new one Judgement and do you know what I think of it, I fucking loved it it's so awesome and I really do think Paul T. Taylor a brilliant substitute of playing the role of Pinhead but despite what Doug Bradley has said or done I still think he should come back for the new sequels and now I have seen the Auditor I have to say I want to see more of him too. I am so for another new Hellraiser, perhaps even make a movie that stars Pinhead but to actually tell the story of captain Elliot Spencer from birth to childhood and growing up to being the captain of an army which then leads him to becoming Pinhead, i know the story has been kinda told in the first 2 movies. The next movie should be called Hellraiser: The Rise Of Pinhead or Hellraiser: Origins Doug Bradley is Pinhead and so no other actor should really play the role of Elliot Spencer/Pinhead than Doug Bradley

Is the interviewer auditioning for doug's part too?

Gary is amazing!!

imo no disrespect but unless Clive and Doug are involved these spin offs are doomed.

These videos are great. Worth sitting through all the shitty Hellraisers just for the context of this.

This videos need more views.

I loved Judgement and loved the Auditer! Great fit for new Hellraiser for a new generation!

Well done Gary mate, the film, script and your role as the auditor was bang on. In my opinion the film was just as good as the first 2, which let's me honest are the only quality Hellraiser films. The 3rd was ok but the rest, well let's say no more. Sorry, the one in space at the start with the different generations was ok. Doug has obviously got sour grapes, and the interviewer on this channel was right up Doug's up. Well done again Gary.

I like this new Pinhead. He is a good Follow up.

These interviews make me want to give the Hellraiser series another try.

Into darkness does sound way better then Judgement. The Auditor is a great character but the Assessor , jury etc i found way too disgustingly stupid to have. Well the Process of it all.

Well having watched the movie, Doug Bradley was right, listening to this piss poor director defend Dimension against Bradley is sickening, Dimension was an offshoot of the Miramax and run by Harvey Weinstien's bother Bob, often characterized as the Machiavellian, nasty Weinstien when compared to Harvey, who could have bad word to say about a company run like somebody like that? Peter Biskind's book Down and Dirty pictures about 90's Cinema and Miramax tells you everything you need to know about Dimension. It seems pretty clear that the only reason Bob's not on the chopping block that Harvey is right now is that he seemed more interested in fucking over creative people then actually fucking them.

even if I think all hellraiser movies since part 3 are a crime against humanity and should be emidiatly burned, I enjoyed all three parts of your special. the FX/writer/director seams to be a nice guy and I totaly understand his motivation. Even if I hate the last hellraiser abominations to death, I dont blame the people who just did their jobs or took the chance to be in a movie. It comes all down to the producers, which made the calls and didn`t respect the fans.

Into Darkness sounds really similar to the plot of hellraiser 2 hellbound

I gotta say Gary has a clear passion for this and I do admire that. However he seems to not be able to separate the personal feelings about Doug Bradley and his own script. Not sure if it's exaggeration or not, however a million dollar liability for anyone's script is absurd. Doug's reaction doesn't come off as being unreasonable even if unkind.

All the scenes in the house are great for what they were. The worst parts were easily the proceptor plot, or anything outside of hell. Everything set in the house felt like a total arthouse production of a hellraiser film, which I'm sure Clive Barker would've loved to do. I would love to see a hellraiser movie where it's all about the cenobites and from their perspective without spelling out exposition or revealing too much about the order of the gash, or anything in hell, since the mystery, other than the disturbing gore, is the factor that keeps the fanatic following glued to the franchise like Gary J. Tuncliffe was and probably still is after the kerfuffle of the horrible sequels( which is a majority of the series).

The first video I've ever watched on RU-vid where someone defended Alex Kurtzman.

Into darkness (while it sounds like a off brand hellraiser 2) conceptually sounds better than what judgement turned out to be. Judgment isn’t the worst, but it’s not that great either.

Hearing the drama about the original actor for Hellraiser reminds me of those dudes from the 70's who only live for the video game records they set on Donkey Kong when they were kids. Move on man. Either you want to be a part of the show or not.

Pinhead needs to be used like the shark in Jaws.

He sounds like Rhys darby.

I don't really agree with the consistent angle of "we shouldn't keep rehashing the same thing". Not a single Hellraiser movie has really been the same as the first and second, not even close. I feel that's kind of the problem. No one, not even Gary, seem capable of capturing the same mood.

I feel bad for Gary in regards to how Doug allegedly treated him after all the years of work they've done together... Judgement is the best movie since Bloodline.

Lost me at Angel comes down lol. The whole court jury thing is ridiculous. Why cant it just be a demon killing folks?

Hellraiser vs Ghostbusters: Pinhead is a great villain

Gees as much as i respect DB and what he has done for the franchise he does sound like he has he's OAP primadonna moment's 😂

wow, this concept is much better than Judgement was ... even though Judgement is decent. I think it would have been awesome if it stayed like this.

Ill always see Doug Bradley as the true pinhead But the movie wasnt bad i thought it was an interesting spin on it

Never have nor will find pinhead scary or apart of the big icons. :l

20:31 Doug Bradley

Its to bad. They did not use Doug Bradley. Because they use him since the beginning of the films

I wish Judgement had of been amazing after this. Sadly, it’s ok at best, and really get the sense that there is no where to go after it, so a 100% remake is (for once) the best course of action

I would have gladly welcomed Gary as the new Pinhead. He was leagues better than the shitty Revelations one, and did a damn good job in No More Souls.

I so want the hellraiser in to darkness as the next movie where the human version of pinhead is one of the patients in the hospital that has to open one of the boxes that transforms him back into a stronger piss off pinhead that brings war by turning angels the pope and priest into cenabites to go to war agents god for taking him out of hell .

He seems really cool into darkness seems like a better idea but the cop thing has been done too much in hellraiser they should do scarlet gospels as a big budget barker film I did like the new pinhead and the auditor it's a good movie better than last three or four hellraiser films

What makes me laugh is Doug bitched about Dimension and yet kept taking their money for sub par movies.. i.e everything after Bloodline .....

Here's a radical idea... Just bear with me here... Instead of mashing out a piece of shit to retain the rights. Let them go, let someone who won't wank the franchise away have a go at it instead of raping all the potential away with piece of shit scripts that weren't even written for the franchise in the first place!

Damn