While out promoting DRIVE ANGRY, director Patrick Lussier spoke to Moviefone about what he has in store for the HELLRAISER remake and the current fate of HALLOWEEN 3D.
Lussier reveals that he and writing partner Todd Farmer are currently working on the story for HELLRAISER: “We are officially a go to get it written and we’re hashing out the story right now and then we’ll go through Bob Weinstein with how we want to approach the massive Hellraiser mythology that exists and how to work within that do something unique.
“We think Clive’s film stands on its own. We think it’s brilliant and it made such a specific, dark vision at that time unlike anything that had come before it. So going to do just a remake of his movie but with more money is not something we wanted to do. We wanted to work within the Hellraiser lexicon.
“We want to pull from the world that Clive created. Specifically that’s what we wanted to do. In that original film he opened so many interesting doorways and opportunities that that’s what we want to explore– always keeping in mind what he had done and how he did it and just working within that world.”
And what’s the deal with HALLOWEEN 3D, the second sequel to Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN? “You’d really have to ask Dimension Films and Bob Weinstein. We were very excited about the script we wrote. Malek Akkad was very excited about the script we wrote. We loved Malek and we’d love to make the movie with him, but that’s up to the grown-ups who are above our pay grade, so who knows. I am frequently surprised by whatever happens next.”
Sounds like he is a real fan of the original HELLRAISER, which is always important in crafting a successful remake. We should hear more about the project once the script is completed. DRIVE ANGRY – which Lussier makes sound pretty badass – hits theaters in 3D on February 25th.
HALLOWEEN stars Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton
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