Clive Barker spilled his guts to Bloody Disgusting about his thoughts on the HELLRAISER remake, and the two young men directing it: Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (INSIDE). “I will watch over two Frenchmen who will remake it and only because I think they are two very splendid young men who made a fucking great movie. I like them both. I like the movie INSIDE. It’s very good, very bloody and they are very nice smart guys who have a commitment to the original movie.”
He also discussed his willingness, and desire, to change it up from the original, which appears to be in the cards: “I think it’s all the more reason that they remake it; that they don’t take my version of the story. I had some specific suggestions, which I don’t want to spoil for you or anyone else, about how things might be taken up a notch or two. And you know S&M just isn’t what it used to be! So if we’re to do the whips and chains and the hooks we have to do them at a whole new level because I thinks its tired material.”
I couldn’t agree more with Clive. For the record, it’s a remake I’m not outraged by, and based on the incredible word-of-mouth INSIDE is getting (check out Arrow’s review HERE) I’m actually looking forward to it quite a bit. Plus the stench of the countless sequels has kind’ve sullied the “Hellraiser” name, so I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a fresh coat of paint…
For the entire Barker interview (which is just the tip of the iceberg, according to B-D) click it HERE!
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