we've been burned on hellraiser news too many times to get excited...still, Laugier is an intriguging name to attach...

If laugler is directing then i will continue to wait patiently.

so much faith in foreign directors, why not ask them to make movies based on their own ideas.

Interesting considering Pascal claims to have no interest in sequels or remakes. Martyrs is half good the rest is pointless and a waste of time.

ugh... No thanks. I'll go back to high school if I want more high school level metaphysical discussion.

WOW! this news does get me excited!! Lately, the french have been doing great in horror...Pascal sounds like a great fit. If we could only land a great director like him for "Nightmare on Elm street... wishfull thinking, i know(?)

I've heard some pretty mixed things about Martyrs. I really dug inside though. I guess they're really intrigued by the idea of getting a french director to do it.

More Pinhead this time Dammit!

Thank you Texican666, my sentiments exactly

I don't care who's directing - Hellraiser does not need to be remade!

If handled right, I think a remake could be decent- though I'm as sick as anyone could possibly be by all the remakes we've endured (and will continue to endure) just in the recent years. If the film stayed close to THE HELLBOUND HEART, this could be something different and good. Hey, it's not like the sequels didn't already rape the original film of any form of dignity anyway.

WOOO! Another overhyped thick as shit French gore filmmaker!

please, no more remakes/do overs/re-imagine etc. it's like reheating last night's dinner...it never taste the same.

damned weinstein. why is it too hard to releise this???

Frannk isn't his half-brother, they're full brothers. At any rate, I won't hold my breath.

I can't wait to see Pinhead back on the big screen! But why is it taking them so long to find a good script & a director? I hope things work out this time. And please bring back Doug Bradley as Pinhead!

what I'd like to see is a PINHEAD back story...how he became Pinhead...explain more of the story brought up in Hellraiser 2 ( I think )....when Pinhead was human, before he became a Cenobite...and yes, the hitcher, we need Doug Bradley...Just like we need Robert England as Freddy

I'm not on board. Count me out.

Tey should scrap the Hellraiser remake and remake Rawhead Rex! The original was utter rubbish! If you've read the graphic novel of it, you'd have seen how awesome it could have been.

hellraiser is an all time great why remake it?

f*ck these bloody remakes. lets see Harry D'Amour battle PinHead for the last time and then close the damn book. why not start coming up with new and interesting stories instead of just making crappy copies of classics

Someone really needs to make The Great and Secret Show. now THAT would be an awesome Clive Barker book brought to life.

What the hell was wrong with Hellraiser? What part of that needs to be remade? It was fucking beautiful! As said above, remake something that wasn't very good, like Rawhead Rex or Nightbreed (Cabal). Or venture off into new territory! Clive has written a lot of stuff, ya know!

i can't even imagine WHY they'd want to remake this. odds are it will never come close to the original. i'm very skeptical.

I agree that Hellraiser needs to be left alone! As a few guys have already said, there are loads more Barker books that would make excellent films if they were done right. I'd personally like to see Weaveworld on screen.

stop complaining folks. You will all be first in line to see a hellraiser remake. and so what! why is it so hard to admit that sometimes these movies can actually be good. Remakes are like any other group of hooror movies some winners, some losers. Shut the hell up and post your comments after you have actually seen the film. has anybody out there seen Dawn of the dead (2004), or Carpenters The Thing, both remakes. Y'all make me sick!

The Thing, beautiful. Classic. John Carpenter and Rob Bottin were at the top of their game on that one. Plus, The Thing From Another World was a peice of shit. Dawn of the Dead, HORRIBLE remake. A true living peice of shit. No resemblance to the original, and the original is a fine, classic, beautiful film. See the difference? When you remake an old peice of shit, it maight turn out good. Remake something that was already really, really good, and you will only put out a mediocre wanna-be. I'd feel the same if they tried to remake Re-Animator, Dr. Herbert West. It's not that it's hard to admit that a remake can be good, it's just hard to lie to myself and tell myself they actually are. THAT makes me sick.

Dear Mr. Razor, I guess that is what makes chocolate and vanilla. I think you may have missed my point. I think alot of remakes are shit too, but it is not because they are remakes ,it is because those particular movies suck. What makes me sick is the hate fest on a film that no one has seen yet. I am not trying to get into an onlne fight with anyone. I just wish people would jugde these films fairly. Like seeing them first

horror remakes suck. whatever happened to original ideas. i agree with the dead must taste bad, this movie MUST be based on the hellbound heart. pinhead lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. West, we certainly agree on that. And I AM jumping the gun on damning a film that hasn't even been written yet. I just hold Hellraiser very close to heart, and the thought of it being ruined makes me cringe. No offense intended, and none taken. Cheers!

I love the Hellraiser series I think that it is impossible to make a bad Hellraiser movie

The very end of Hellraiser SUCKED. The last 10 mins or so. The rest is untouchable.

The beauty of hellraiser is that the effects were pre cgi therefore they were convinceing. This movie (unlike Friday the 13th) could not possibly be improved upon. Leave this one alone!

EVIL_FLIP--- AGREED 100%.. i cant wait for that novel! its going to be awesome!

Fulci666... i do agree with you also.. i personally liked all of the movies.. granted the last 2 were questionable, but still .. i love the series so much!

i thought the updated Dawn of the Dead was a good movie.. I definitely enjoyed the original more, mainly because the soundtrack was unstoppable. Remakes are hit or miss, but you dont know until you see it. Ive seen some that are just plain WTF's...and some that are definitely needed due to the bad quality of the original. Some movies I didnt like enough when they came out and I dont understand why they would remake it..but its good to see the movie before damning it.

Having watched the original Hellraiser recently, I'd say that unlike Nightmare on Elm Street (I sorry, but NoES just looks silly at this point), it still holds up. Even the first sequel avoids being dated, and that's impressive. So hopefully this new rumor will evaporate with the rest of them. Give Hellraiser another twenty years.

For the love of god...stop the remakes!!!!

NO MORE REMAKES!! I am sorry but I am tired of seeing movies I loved (+ classics) being remade to death, enough is enough. Please hollywood etc leave old movies alone and get your own ideas. As well as this if Clive Barker has nothing to do with it, it aint Hellraiser! He created the movie, he created the books dammit! As of this point I point blank refuse to see another movie that is remade and/or a sequel. I want movies that are fresh, different and unique, its one small thing to ask, but why do i get the feeling its just wishful thinking...

Hellraiser should not be touched. Here's an idea, how about creating a new horror icon? Too bad Midnight Meat Train sisn't do that as planned. (was decent though) Speaking of re-makes...am I the only person who thought Miner's Day of the Dead was absolutely entertaining? Come onnnnnnn, it was!