{"id":1916994,"date":"2026-05-04T13:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916994"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:48:03","slug":"adam-scott-auditioned-for-hellraiser-6-despite-being-killed-off-in-hellraiser-4-maybe-they-wont-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916994","title":{"rendered":"Adam Scott auditioned for \u2018Hellraiser 6\u2019 despite being killed off in \u2018Hellraiser 4\u2019: \u201cMaybe they won\u2019t notice\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hokum_Neon_Adam_Scott.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Adam Scott auditioned for \u2018Hellraiser 6\u2019 despite being killed off in \u2018Hellraiser 4\u2019: \u201cMaybe they won\u2019t notice\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He has since returned to the horror genre, starring in Damian McCarthy&#8217;s &#8216;Hokum&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T14:48:03+01:00\">4th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hokum_Neon_Adam_Scott-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Hokum\" title=\"Hokum_Neon_Adam_Scott\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Adam Scott in new horror &#8216;Hokum&#8217;. CREDIT: Black Bear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Adam Scott has looked back on a time he auditioned for 2002\u2019s <em>Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker,<\/em> despite having been killed off earlier in the franchise.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Hokum\u2019 review: for good and ill, this haunted hotel chiller earns its title<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <em>Severance<\/em> actor made his feature film debut with 1996\u2019s <em>Hellraiser IV: Bloodline<\/em>, in which he played Jacques, the assistant to Mickey Cottrell\u2019s Duc de L\u2019Isle, who is eventually killed by Angelique (Valentina Vargas).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThings don\u2019t go great. I think someone bites my face off,\u201d he told Seth Meyers during a recent appearance on <em>Late Night<\/em>.\u00a0\u201cMy agent sent me an audition for <em>Hellraiser VI<\/em>, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Now, wait a second \u2026 I was in <em>Hellraiser IV<\/em>,\u201d Scott recalled, saying that while he was fully aware his character did not make it, he desperately needed a job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m like, \u2018Screw it,\u2019 and I go to the audition just thinking, \u2018Maybe they won\u2019t notice that I was in <em>Hellraiser IV<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0The <i>Parks and Recreation <\/i>star remembered being in the waiting room and seeing a producer from the earlier film in the office, and holding his papers to hide his face. \u201c[I was] just like, \u2018OK, if he doesn\u2019t see me and they think I do a good job, maybe I\u2019ll get in <em>Hellraiser VI<\/em> as well.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he didn\u2019t end up booking the role, and joked that the producers made the decision because of his acting, rather than the continuity error.\u00a0However, he has since returned to the horror genre, and plays an author who encounters supernatural horrors in Damian McCarthy\u2019s <em>Hokum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adam Scott's Horror Movie Hokum Made Someone Pee Their Pants\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sFDF-Mee9-s?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The film follows author Ohm Bauman who travels to a remote part of Ireland to spread the ashes of his deceased parents, unaware that his rented accommodation could be haunted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> gave <em>Hokum<\/em> a two-star-review, with Jordan Bassett writing: \u201cA murder mystery collides with a haunted hotel horror until one of them is pretty much forgotten about, resulting in a narrative that feels frustratingly aimless.<\/p>\n<p>It actually becomes slightly difficult to make out what\u2019s going on, given that two of the supporting characters are so similar and underdeveloped that it\u2019s hard to tell them apart. And as for the ending: we won\u2019t spoil anything, but the dreaded words \u201cit was all a dream\u201d come to mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are several needle drops between the supernatural horrors, including tracks by\u00a0Moby and Julie Lavery \u2013 and you can find a list of all the songs featured in the film here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the actor recently reflected on the creation of <em>Parks and Rec<\/em>, saying it wouldn\u2019t be the same show if it was made in the Trump era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Adam Scott has looked back on a time he auditioned for 2002\u2019s <em>Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker,<\/em> despite having been killed off earlier in the franchise.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Hokum\u2019 review: for good and ill, this haunted hotel chiller earns its title<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <em>Severance<\/em> actor made his feature film debut with 1996\u2019s <em>Hellraiser IV: Bloodline<\/em>, in which he played Jacques, the assistant to Mickey Cottrell\u2019s Duc de L\u2019Isle, who is eventually killed by Angelique (Valentina Vargas).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThings don\u2019t go great. I think someone bites my face off,\u201d he told Seth Meyers during a recent appearance on <em>Late Night<\/em>.\u00a0\u201cMy agent sent me an audition for <em>Hellraiser VI<\/em>, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Now, wait a second \u2026 I was in <em>Hellraiser IV<\/em>,\u201d Scott recalled, saying that while he was fully aware his character did not make it, he desperately needed a job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m like, \u2018Screw it,\u2019 and I go to the audition just thinking, \u2018Maybe they won\u2019t notice that I was in <em>Hellraiser IV<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0The <i>Parks and Recreation <\/i>star remembered being in the waiting room and seeing a producer from the earlier film in the office, and holding his papers to hide his face. \u201c[I was] just like, \u2018OK, if he doesn\u2019t see me and they think I do a good job, maybe I\u2019ll get in <em>Hellraiser VI<\/em> as well.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he didn\u2019t end up booking the role, and joked that the producers made the decision because of his acting, rather than the continuity error.\u00a0However, he has since returned to the horror genre, and plays an author who encounters supernatural horrors in Damian McCarthy\u2019s <em>Hokum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adam Scott's Horror Movie Hokum Made Someone Pee Their Pants\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sFDF-Mee9-s?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The film follows author Ohm Bauman who travels to a remote part of Ireland to spread the ashes of his deceased parents, unaware that his rented accommodation could be haunted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> gave <em>Hokum<\/em> a two-star-review, with Jordan Bassett writing: \u201cA murder mystery collides with a haunted hotel horror until one of them is pretty much forgotten about, resulting in a narrative that feels frustratingly aimless.<\/p>\n<p>It actually becomes slightly difficult to make out what\u2019s going on, given that two of the supporting characters are so similar and underdeveloped that it\u2019s hard to tell them apart. And as for the ending: we won\u2019t spoil anything, but the dreaded words \u201cit was all a dream\u201d come to mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are several needle drops between the supernatural horrors, including tracks by\u00a0Moby and Julie Lavery \u2013 and you can find a list of all the songs featured in the film here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the actor recently reflected on the creation of <em>Parks and Rec<\/em>, saying it wouldn\u2019t be the same show if it was made in the Trump era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/adam-scott-auditioned-for-hellraiser-6-despite-being-killed-off-in-hellraiser-4-maybe-they-wont-notice-3943978&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hokum_Neon_Adam_Scott.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Adam Scott auditioned for \u2018Hellraiser 6\u2019 despite being killed off in \u2018Hellraiser 4\u2019: \u201cMaybe they won\u2019t notice\u201d He has since returned to the horror genre, starring in Damian McCarthy&#8217;s &#8216;Hokum&#8217; By Poppy Burton 4th May 2026 Adam Scott in new horror &#8216;Hokum&#8217;. 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