Clive Barker Reveals More Details Behind the Upcoming Hellraiser Remake

<p>Horror novelist and director Clive Barker has revealed new information regarding the reboot of his 1987 horror classic <em>Hellraiser<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During an interview with Entertainment Weekly&comma; Barker explained why he returned to the iconic horror franchise and recently submitted a second draft for the new <em>Hellraiser <&sol;em>film to Bob Weinstein&comma; founder and head of Dimension Films&comma; while describing the upcoming movie as a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;very loose” remake&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I think the phrase is &OpenCurlyQuote;reboot&comma;’ although I’ve never really understood what that meant&comma;” he said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I wanted to make sure we sounded some fresh notes&period; The movie actually begins on Devil’s Island&period; I wanted to fold into the Hellraiser narrative something about the guy—the Frenchman Lemarchand—who made the mysterious box&comma; which raises Pinhead&period; I figured&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Well&comma; what would have happened to him&quest;’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He might well have been taken to Devil’s Island and I thought that would be a pretty cool place to start the movie&period; We’re waiting for Bob to come back to us and see when we’re going to actually make the movie&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Barker openly voiced his criticism towards Dimension Extreme when they released 2011’s <em>Hellraiser&colon;<&sol;em> <em>Revelations<&sol;em>&comma; the ninth installment in the franchise<em> <&sol;em>&lpar;which was also the first entry in the series that actor Doug Bradley did not reprise his role as Lead Cenobite&comma; AKA Pinhead&rpar;&comma; and he famously tweeted that the film &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;IS NO F&ast;&ast;&ast;N&&num;8217&semi; CHILD OF MINE&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Based on his critically acclaimed horror novella <em>The Hellbound Heart<&sol;em>&comma; the <em>Hellraiser <&sol;em>remake is in the early stages of development&comma; with Clive Barker and Teddy Tenenbaum currently penning the script&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via&colon; <a title&equals;"CLIVE BARKER IS BACK FROM THE DEAD" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ew&period;com&sol;ew&sol;static&sol;longform&sol;nightbreed&sol;desktop&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Entertainment Weekly<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"P7TWm3Akw-s" title&equals;"&quot&semi;Hellraiser &lpar;1987&rpar;&quot&semi; Theatrical Trailer"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;P7TWm3Akw-s"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;P7TWm3Akw-s&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"&quot&semi;Hellraiser &lpar;1987&rpar;&quot&semi; Theatrical Trailer"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;