Story Details for Clive Barker's HELLRAISER Reboot
Back in 2013 it was revealed that Clive Barker would be writing the script for a reboot to his 1987 horror movie Hellraiser. We haven't heard much about the project since that news broke, but this reboot has been in development for years. If anyone is going to get it off the ground and into production, it's Barker. In an interview with EW the filmmaker revealed that he recently sent out a second draft of the script to Dimension films' chief Bib Weinstein. He also offered up a few details regarding the story, saying:
"I think the phrase is ‘reboot,’ although I’ve never really understood what that meant. I wanted to make sure we sounded some fresh notes. The movie actually begins on Devil’s Island. I wanted to fold into the Hellraiser narrative something about the guy—the Frenchman Lemarchand—who made the mysterious box, which raises Pinhead. I figured, ‘Well, what would have happened to him?’ He might well have been taken to Devil’s Island and I thought that would be a pretty cool place to start the movie. We’re waiting for Bob to come back to us and see when we’re going to actually make the movie."
I haven't watched the original Hellraiser in a very long time, but I do remember it. It's not a movie that's easy to forget! That thing is insane, and that's why I liked it. I'm normally not a fan of remakes or reboots, but when the original talent is involved with it, I think that makes a difference. Hopefully Barker can pull off the same magic that he was able to conjure the first time around.