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New Faith in Success of Hellraiser Remake
 

Here is what the man himself had to say about the anticipated Hellraiser remake:

where'd you find that?

A Clive Barker website. I am sure it was from a magazine interview (Probably "Fangoria"), but it didn't say.

I think its good news though.

As great as it is to hear that Barker will be writing it, why bother? The original is great. Why not put that money to better use and make a.. *gasp* new movie? Oh yeah... Sorry. I forgot. Hollywood sucks ass... :mad:

There was a thread about this earlier.... Part of me wants to believe that the horror industry is less concerned with money as it is with keeping REAL horror alive in the a decade dominated by torture porn, and this is why there has been a recent resurgence in horror remakes. Of course, it could be just about squeezing as much money from franchises as possible.

Of course, where is the Hellraiser series supposed to go after Hellworld? Is that where directors hoping to make a new (non-sucky) Hellraiser film have to go from? I think remakes are a good way to renew interest in these franchises so that more, potentially better-quality additions can be made. Look what a clean slate did for the Batman fanchise; a direct sequel to the last one would have been horrendous, so filmmakers resurrected it. So I guess my point is that there is a slim chance this remake will be bad, which is good news for fans of the original 3 films.

If the horror industry wasn't concerned about money would we be seeing Saw 4 (and god forbid even 5 later this year), Hostel 2, Final Destination 4, or countless remakes of Japanese horror films? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the horror industry is just as money hungry as any other genre of the industry. Remakes are just a way to suck even more money out of a franchise. There's no altruistic motive behind it. It's all about money. Of course the film companies don't want to risk money so they go for the easy cash. Michael, Freddy, and Jason all raked in the money in bucketloads in the past. Hence why they're all being remade now.

Personally I think the Batman remake is an anomoly. Not only is it an amazing move forward for the franchise, but it's also the best comic hero adaptation to date. It is definitely not the norm as far as I'm concerned.

As for Hellraiser, I've only watched up to whatever the fourth one was called. Hellraiser 3 made me want to puke it was that bad. It was so completely against the Hellraiser/Cenobite mythos it was just painful to watch. I specifically remember seeing it in the theater and less than an hour later I couldn't remember how it ended. A sure sugn of a great movie if I've ever heard of one. ;) I have hazy recollections of 4, but I feel it's better to just leave them like that. I love the whole Hellraiser mythos, but the movies should have stopped with 2.

I had no bubble to burst. Of course I know its money-hungry. Its still Hollywood, is it not?

No, its certainly not the norm, but it was a source of some hope for me that franchises gone sour can be resurrected. As for best comic hero adaptation, Batman Begins is pretty good, but its no Spider-man 2.

Yeah, Hellbound isn't that bad, Barker still had a hand in making it. Ebert really hates this movie though, and makes a good case for why. I agree that no more should have been made, but when producers see dollar signs, nothing can stop them.

New Hellraiser
 

I read this is happening in a magazine is this confirmed?!?