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‘Hellraiser: Judgment’ Director Shares Fun Idea for Potential Sequel
If you haven’t yet seen the new movie, you might want to avoid this article.
The final moments of Hellraiser: Judgment, released last Tuesday, suggest an interesting (potential) future for the franchise. After killing an angelic figure who had been working in tandem with Pinhead and his Cenobites, the Hell Priest is resigned to a fate that may be too painful even for him: he’s turned back into an ordinary human.
So where do we go from here? Well, writer/director Gary J. Tunnicliffe says he wasn’t really thinking about sequels at the time he made Judgment, but he has since pondered where he could go next – if he ends up making a follow-up film, that is.
Tunnicliffe just laid out one idea in a chat with ComicBook.com.
“I have thought about it… what I think would be great fun,” Tunnicliffe told the site. “Maybe a new Cenobite ruler comes in, or takes over, and a new head priest comes in, and it’s not working out and clearly this person, this Cenobite’s not doing a great job. And underhandedly, the Auditor is leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for the guy who is Pinhead to find his way back, and he gets pulled in. And then it’s like, he turns up, and it’s like a showdown between the newly born Pinhead and this guy who’s taken over his mantle.”
He added, “We do a bit of a standoff, and it’s like battle of the Hell priests.”
“Mythic Quest” actor Chase Yi has been cast in a lead role in Paramount and Blumhouse’s new Paranormal Activity movie, Deadline reports this afternoon.
Ian Tuason (Undertone) will direct the eighth installment in the Paranormal Activity film franchise, set to release in theaters May 21, 2027.
As for character details or plot, well, those remain scarce at this stage.
While we wait for further news on whether the demonic Toby will reappear, Tuason previously revealed to Bloody Disgusting that technology will play a huge role in his vision: “Technology — camera technology — has advanced to a point where it’s become a big part of the film and what I want to do there.”
It’s fitting, especially as it was the original Paranormal Activity that inspired the filmmaker’s haunting debut, undertone.
Paranormal Activity, created by Oren Peli, first hit theaters in 2007. Its groundbreaking minimalist approach to found-footage ghost stories has spawned a seven-film franchise that’s grossed nearly $900 million worldwide.
Franchise originator Oren Peli will produce for Solana Films, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Michael Clear and Judson Scott will exec produce for Blumhouse Atomic, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing the project for the company. Other exec producers include Steven Schneider for Room 101, Inc., Dan Slater and Cody Calahan.
Also on the way soon is the Paranormal Activity stage play.