A big budget, proper reboot of the Hellraiser franchise has been in various stages of development for many years now – at one point, Clive Barker himself wrote a remake of the original classic, but somehow all we’ve been getting in recent years are direct-to-video sequels – and once again, another new Hellraiser project has appeared out of the blue this week!
Variety reports today that David S. Goyer (Blade II, Batman Begins, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) is writing “a loyal, evolved reimagining” of the original Hellraiser.
Gary Barber’s Spyglass Media Group is behind the remake, which is being “fast-tracked for worldwide theatrical distribution.” Yes, Pinhead is finally coming back to theaters.
Said Goyer, “I’ve been a fan of Clive’s work since the original Books of Blood paperbacks and ‘The Hellbound Heart’ novella. Having the chance to reimagine Pinhead and the Cenobites for a new audience is a nightmare-come-true. Gary is a true fan as well and we’re committed to making something dark and visceral.”
Keith Levine is producing alongside Goyer.
The 1987 film, directed by Barker, was an adaptation of Barker’s own novella The Hellbound Heart, and it was followed by nine sequels (most direct-to-video) between 1988 and 2018.
In the original movie, “An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; the demonic cenobites are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underworld.”
