French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have been brought on to write and direct a Hellraiser remake for Dimension Films. The French duo just made a film called Inside, which AintItCool calls “one of the goriest and unflinchingly intense horror films that screened at FANTASTIC FEST.”
The filmmakers say they have the blessing of Clive Barker (who directed the original based on his acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart) to reappropriate his story and also had a playful message to any horror fans that were ready to trash the idea of a remake, “No tears, please; it’s a waste of good remaking!”
I think Hellraiser is ripe for a remake. I know as a child, I was always scared of pinhead, and the prospect of the franchise scaring a whole new generation of children kind of excites me. However, it should also be noted that Dimension was the studio behind Rob Zombie’s Halloween, which many agree should have never happened. Let’s hope this turns out better.
source: HollywoodReporter
October 16th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Hellraiser was driven into the earth with pathetic sequels ( see Cenobite who shoots CD’s out his mouth)…The last nail in the coffin of that series is a potentially crappy remake.
Let the dead lie.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:02 am
This remake has potential. If only they sit down and think long term in regard to story this could be a successful franchise instead of several poorly done sequels.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:16 am
HALLOWEEN REMAKE SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. WHO THE FUCK SAID THAT. IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE, AND ONE OF THE BEST REMAKES I’VE EVER SEEN. THE WORK PRINT WAS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE THEATRICAL RELASE.