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‘The Dark Knight’ Writer David S. Goyer is Penning an “Evolved Reimagining” of ‘Hellraiser’!
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.”
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reteaming for the long-awaited 28 Years Later horror sequel trilogy, and the first film in that new trilogy now has a release date.
28 Years Later arrives in theaters on June 20, 2025 from Sony.
Jack O’Connell (Amy Winehouse: Back To Black) has joined the previously announced Jodie Comer (Alone in the Dark, “Killing Eve”), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kraven the Hunter), and Ralph Fiennes (The Menu) in the upcoming 28 Years Later.
Alex Garland will write the first film and Boyle will return to direct. Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels) will direct the second installment in the trilogy from Sony Pictures.
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) is on board as executive producer.
The original movie in 2002 starred Cillian Murphy and was written by Alex Garland and directed by Danny Boyle. In the smash hit horror film, “Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.”
A sequel, 28 Weeks Later, arrived in 2007. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo took over as director. In the sequel, which starred Jeremy Renner, “Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.”
Talks of a third installment in the franchise have been coming and going for the last several years now – at one point, it was going to be titled 28 Months Later – but it looks like this one is finally getting off the ground here in 2024. Stay tuned for more updates soon!
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