Pascal Laugier (director of the controversial horror film
Martyrs), is in final negotiations to write and direct Dimension's re-imagining of
Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser, one of Clive Barker's best-loved creations.
According to
The Hollywood Reporter, the original
Hellraiser was released in 1987 and told the story of an unfaithful wife who attempts to assist her dead lover in his escape from hell. The movie introduced viewers to a race of demons called Cenobites, most notably one nicknamed Pinhead -- who became one of the most enduring horror characters of the decade -- who was summoned using an antique puzzle box.
Dimension has been hoping to relaunch the franchise for the past couple of years, first hiring Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo to write and direct a remake then tapping Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton to write a new draft.
"This is a dream project for me," Laugier said. "I know Clive Barker's work very well, and I would never betray what he has done. Fans are expecting a definitive 'Hellraiser,' and I don't want to take that away from them."
Martyrs has been dividing audiences since appearing at the Festival de Cannes because of its unrelenting violent nature. The movie was hit with a 18+ rating -- a rarity in France and an equivalent of NC-17 in the U.S. -- sparking a protest by the country's Society of Film Directors.
No production date has been set.
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Bye "kids, I'm off to work!"
"Study that spelling test, Billy, Look sharp!"
at this point i just cross my fingers and hope the remake isnt an insult to the original. case in point-- the tcm remake, the day of the dead remake (travesty!) or the hitcher remake, all of which sucked the soul out of the originals.
and razor glove i thought the hills have eyes remake was decent, although the sequal was obviously poop smeared on a cracker.
When you make a film now, just spend an extra 6-12 months making the re-make of it. Fucking lame!!
"I'm excited about it - actually it'll be kinda cool to revisit it once and see if there are things we can do to it which will make it significantly better.
I am very happy at the idea of having some more money for the cool stuff - I don't know how much more money, but it's got to be more than the $900,000 that we had the first time!"
and fuck doug bradley, of course he was awesome as pinhead but if youre going to reboot a 20 year old franchise you dont stick with the same old ingrediants. you start fresh with all new players.
duh.