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Fan-Made ‘Hellraiser: Origins’ Pitch Trailer Launching On Halloween!

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Back in August 2012 we told you about a pitch being created to sell Dimension on a reboot of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, while also sharing some awesome concept art. Behind the art was Paul Gerrard (Wrath of the Titans, Battle: Los Angeles), and were created for a teaser trailer* directed by Mike Le Han (“Mrs. Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room”).

That was sort of the last we heard, until today. Bloody reader Fabien M. tipped me off to this Facebook, which teases an October 31 launch for the promised “pitch trailer” for Hellraiser: Origins. Gerrard created some absolutely incredible artwork to build up the launch, which also counts down on an official website.

Here’s a description of the pitch for August 2012:

In July Paul Gerrard and Mike Le Han produced a teaser trailer to accompany the 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.

With a crew of 47 an over 100 bloodied extras, the shoot was completed and is now in the depths of post production with a massive amount of VFX work being undertaken. Method Studios, Fugitive Studios and Flipbook Animation are helming the chi/VFX with the talented Glen Southern designing (CG build of) the new Hellraiser box.

When the teaser is complete they’ll be presenting it to Dimension Films along with an outline of the first film story and conceptual art pitch document with the hope to work on rebooting the Hell raiser franchise and bringing it into the 21st Century.

*Important Note: It should be pointed out that as of this writing, this is known as a fan-made trailer behind assembled with the hopes of catching Dimension’s attention. It’s unclear to us if Dimension or the Weinstein brothers have actually requested this pitch, although we’re assuming the answer is “no”. Thus, there is nothing official about what is coming, other than the excitement of seeing a really cool fan-made pitch that will hopefully blow our collective minds… Pinhead deserves to be resurrected.

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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‘Mountain Man’ – Joe Manganiello Will Battle Zombies in Upcoming Horror Movie

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Pictured: Joe Manganiello in 'Archenemy'

Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.

The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.

Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”

John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.

“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”

Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.

Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.

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