We haven't heard much on this Hellraiser remake for quite some time, and it turns out there is a good reason for that. Screenwriter Todd Farmer revealed that he and director Patrick Lussier couldn't see eye to eye with the studio on this project. Here's what Todd Farmer had to say below, when asked if he's still involved with the remake.
"I don't think so. We developed several versions for Dimension, but in the end we never saw eye to eye creatively. We wish them the best and look forward to seeing what they come up with."
Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier were actually set to take on Halloween 3D after they finished Drive Angry, although Dimension wanted them to work on Hellraiser instead. It seems the studio was pushing for a PG-13 rating, even though it is stipulated in the filmmakers' contracts that it be R-rated.
Yeah, before Drive Angry we pitched Halloween, Hellraiser, and Scanners to Bob Weinstein. We did our draft of Halloween right before we went off to do Drive Angry, then, right AFTER Drive Angry they asked us to do Hellraiser. Originally what they wanted was epic and dark, rated R. It was in our contract. So... if WE do Hellraiser, it's rated R; if they want to do PG-13 then they have to get rid of us."
for the full interview with screenwriter Todd Farmer on the fate of Hellraiser.Hellraiser comes to theaters in 2013. The film is directed by Patrick Lussier.
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XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@messenger -- You stand correct, what a horrid excuse for a franchise.
9 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Messenger
Have you guys not seen the trailer for the new Hellraiser? I must warn you, it looks pretty bad.
9 months agoby @messengerFlag
Err
They should go back to pascal laugier and see if he is still interested in doing it.
9 months agoby @err2005Flag
John Hughes
I want this reebot (if & when made) to be awesome!
9 months agoby @john-hughesFlag
skywise
the cenobytes look reakiing amazing
9 months agoby @skywiseFlag
slysnide
And all of their alleged creativity is being used to remake oldies rather than invent new ones. And the studios are lame for pushing these PG-13 horror remakes.
9 months agoby @slysnideFlag
Messenger
looks better than the HR that's about to come out.
9 months agoby @messengerFlag
ROFLitschristian
My thoughts: "Sucks, sucks, hmm I kind of like the third one. *Looks at 4th* Sucks."
9 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Lycan
PG-13 Hellraiser would just suck anus.
9 months agoby @grand-makwaFlag
TheDude1
@shnoopbop Right on man!
9 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Shnoopbop
@thedude1 You're exactly right. Horror movies, REAL horror, is not for kids. There's a reason the original was rated R, because it's brutal, twisted and sick. Leave it alone, unless you firmly believe you can improve on it, and make it even more twisted and sick.
9 months agoby @shnoopbopFlag
TheDude1
@Sean-Ryan-Culligan No, Halloween and Friday the 13th don't work PG-13 either.
9 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Sean Ryan Culligan
Awesome artwork! But I want this rated R...... PG-13 works for Jason and Micheal... but Hellraiser NEEDS to be R.
9 months agoby @Sean-Ryan-CulliganFlag
TheDude1
@jimthar Yes they are this damn stupid. This is the same company that has the brilliant idea to make the next Halloween movie a found footage movie like the Paranormal Activity movies.
9 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Jimthar
how stupid does a studio need to be to know that this HAS to be rated R? i mean really? REALLY? are they that f*cking stupid??
9 months agoby @jimtharFlag
TheDude1
These look epic and it is down right sad that Farmer and Lussier aren't going to be doing this remake. If anyone was going to touch this classic I would want it to be them.
But at fault here is Dimension Films. They have no idea what they are doing. First they release crappy Children of the Corn and Hellraiser sequels just to keep the right and now they are kicking out one of the best horror duos and trying to make Halloween into a found footage movie. Frankly it is down right criminal.
9 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Jamz@glam13
Is it just me or does the female reassemble one of the creatures from another Clive barker film nightbreed lol. Good concept work but I don't know what they where thinking of with pinhead looking like a mix between a lipstick and one hell of a vibrator which is quite good as hellraiser was a sexual yet fetish film giggity.
9 months agoby @glam13ukFlag
TheNewNightmare
These looks like bad video game characters
9 months agoby @kevin-speersFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
These look better than the actual movie.
9 months agoby @ghostmanFlag