Patrick Lussier gives update on HELLRAISER Reboot

Director Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry 3D) and screenwriter Todd Farmer are the two creative talents attached to develop the new Hellraiser reboot for Dimension Films. It was previously reported that the film would get a PG-13 rating, it seems like that is no longer the case now. The new Hellraiser film will be rated 'R'.

Here's what Lussier had to say in a recent interview with STYD,

We had the contracts changed to specifically say we were delivering an R-rated film. The treatment we turned in, it was like, if you're expecting a happy ending, stop reading now.

So that should make some horror fans happy. It's still kind of ridiculous that they are rebooting the horror franchise. Lussier also talked about what they are planning for the film saying, 

We're keeping it within the world of the box. What the box is and what the box does

Farmer then went on to say,

Clive's film is very personal. That's a difficult story for us to come in and re-tell.

Especially since it already has a built in fan base that are fans of the original films. Lussier added that,

To go in and tell the story of Frank and the family wouldn't be right. What we went in to pitch with at Dimension was to come at it from a different angle, but go into the same world and see things you haven't been able to see in the other movies.

So what are your thoughts now, after having found out what some of their plans are for the film?