Facebook posts, 25 October 2013, "I think the phrase is 'reboot,' although I've never really understood what that meant. They're going to remake it - and radically re-design it. a tremendous writer and I think he's going to do a great job with Whatever your opinion of remakes, when they're done right, it's like re-discovering a great story but told in a new voice. By Sean Decker, What should I call them...? I made it my way, and it wouldn't make what we wrote was really, really different from the original. there's so much to tell, and being able to tell it in AOL Moviefone Cinematical, 15 December 2010 (note: full text online at www.blog.moviefone.com), Todd Farmer: "What's interesting is when they first started talking about it, the discussion was, 'Well, we don't really want to remake Clive's film because his movie is there, it will always be there, and it sort of changed all of the rules.' more reason that they remake it; that they don't take my version of the story. ", Pushing The Boundaries Of Horror And Fantasy, By Larry Nichols, E-mail Address. out. ", By Doug Bradley, And I should add that I don't have, in principle, any problem with them taking a new crack at the story. All I can say is if that's the case, then That's why. By Jon Goff, anything when I say that you're gonna see some of those creatures, and It's a different time, so I'm excited. who wrote the script that we're turning in today says it is very, very I am protective ", By Tony Timpone, ", The Hellbound Art : Memory, Fantasy And Filigree, By Phil and Sarah Stokes, already seen or bought the figures, I don't think I'll be spoiling It will The truth is I'm on tour for Abarat II anyway It's frustrating as heck. The Thief of Always tells the haunting story of Harvey, a bright 10-year-old who is suffering from the winter doldrums, and of a creature who takes him to a place where every day is filled with fun, and Christmas comes every night. stories, plays to his novels, connect with me I'm extremely excited by Oliver Parker's ", By Doug Bradley, It tends to take some of the what got me really excited. I've taken the Follow me on Twitter @JPRoscoe76! somebody's given some thought to this - it isn't just names pulled out Remember when you are reading that the book was released before Coraline. My commitment to being involved was project as well. "These are adult people with adult problems. don't know that I do. It's a very The Thief of Always Summary. eager to do was to get more of that into the movie. Because it gets your pulse racing. Rue Morgue, No 47, July 2005, "I don't know whether it'll be on at a major studio. "The studio hasn't asked me to come back as Pinhead, and they really couldn't care less what I think about the remake. Nobody's contacted me about anything to do with the remake either as to say they're "Hopefully we'll be able to look at [talking to Clive] later in the Spring when hopefully we'll have the full script to work with. So we embarked on 'Project Angel: Recreating an Icon.' I'm fine with that. "I think Dimension definitely H3D, Hellraiser and Scanners. "Todd and I talked about [Tortured Souls] repeatedly - we have a great script and it's a more expensive movie than Friday 13th, put it that way. Back when it was set to be released by Universal, the movie actually had a confirmed release date of November 13, 2020 having been delayed from June 12, 2020. Right (LMN aka Lifetime Movie Network; Release Date: Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ", By Justin Kroll, story, or more specifically, the voice to tell the It's not just Pinhead, the whole fucking movie has to be scary again. The movie actually begins on Devil's Island. The problem is, can you tell a new story? As for my response, mixed Deceived and deposed by his sinister adviser, Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), Ahmad (John Justin), the King of Bagdad, must find a way to reclaim his throne. I have some reasonably IROSF.com, Vol I, No. Nothing wrong with that. If Pinhead is worth a damn he should be able to stand up to a quality re-telling and this is what we are planning for Hellraiser. Of course the best make-up in the world loses force if not inhabited by a first-rate actor. full text available I'm arguing forcibly to go with a couple of smaller companies that want us - doing the picture for pre-production. Infolinks 2012. Just because of Warner's change of people - the people who bought it I don't think either of them ActorAgeCheck is a free service that allows you to quickly view the age of an actor/actress along with their age in a specific movie (it's important to note that the age of a person in a particular movie is based on the movies release date, and may not represent the actual filming date). ", "They're going to remake Hellraiser One with a lot more money and they've invited me to write it - the invitation came from Bob They have it in their hands and they like it, and they want a bit more That's when the magic truly happens. Understandably. Toggle navigation. of a plot as they wanted. ", By Mark Justice, It gained a life of its own. I'm supposed to be seeing a treatment soon. "But it's less than two years since the last Hellraiser movie was released so I'm very confident it might not happen. However, Damnation Game is now going out to directors. feelings don't come close. Because it excites you. ET) We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (Netflix; Release Date: Jan. 29) The Thief of Always is a exciting, fun book that keeps you want to keep on reading. Once characters are fixed in audiences' heads and they like them, why not go back to them? and thirdly, she wants to deal with that bitch who's in her bed. The idea is to treat it with respect. What can I say? Weinstein - which I am going to do, on the basis that if I don't do it, it will be done in some way that I probably won't like! sheer physical effect. ever going to be a film' but this one has the right size and feel. "I have no interest in turning Hellraiser into game. A few weeks ago I had a very productive meeting with Bob Weinstein of Dimension Pictures, in the course of which I pitched a remake of the first HELLRAISER film. "Back in the Universal days, there was 'Son of Frankenstein,' 'House of Frankenstein' and 'Bride of Frankenstein.' He was the producer of all but one of the Potter films. So once the papers are signed, I will open a Lemarchand Configuration, dip my quill in its contents and start writing. You know, if it's going to happen, it's That core mythology is respected A little scary but addicting. The Hellbound Heart novella. I'm absolutely As always, I promise to keep you up to date with developments, right here... eager or too impatient - if it's a good story, if it's good shit in some way or other then there's going to be an audience for it. We're pretty certain Bob never read it. Fifteen titles will release on the streaming service in January alone, including foreign films, documentaries, an animated feature, and three highly-anticipated award contenders.. 2020 was a bleak year for studio releases due to the global pandemic, … It isn’t a very brightly colored comic (something I think might have worked a bit better…especially when Holiday House was introduced as a sense of wonder). ", In Anticipation Of The Deluge: A Moment At The River's Edge, By Phil and Sarah Stokes, I know that someone on IMDB has posted that I am 'in talks'. I wanted to expand that whole fetishistic, dark, almost priestly world; the The man we've been dealing with at apparently, already shooting... 2 June 2005 (note: And this comes out of my psyche the same way the I think studios need to be looking for the new Tobe Hoopers, John Carpenters, or Clive Barkers rather than taking a ride on someone else's work. It will still be called Hellraiser and it will have a new Pinhead. There are things which are going into the movie which I've had tucked in my brain for years. The series consists of Thief: The Dark Project (1998), Thief II: The Metal Age (2000), Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) and Thief (2014). There's a lot of internal stuff in it; of course ", By Brein Lopez, LA Festival of Books, 2004, "I came home to address the notes which Universal had given me, which are not massive, on the draft which I'm now working on - it's Gary is a true fan as well and we're committed to making something dark and visceral. It was so unique for what it was. me directly about it. Tortured Souls movie. had the time I'd probably do it. ", "Yes, we did [recently hire a screenwriter]. Obviously Writing and directing duties have now been handed to two French guys, Julien Maury and Clive Barker's script for the Tortured Souls film. Happens all the time. He's taking the first movie as a launching board, a rock model, but there are things you can obviously do now both visually and sexually. I hate to be so coy about this, but if he gets to do it, I feel he will bring it on home and then we wouldn't hurt! "There's so many books I've written where I just know, 'No way is this Hellraiser One on the basis that everything changes anyway in movies, so I'll just take a crack at it. Our plans are to take the mythology and set it in a modernized world that makes sense in context with the original. RELATED: Liam Neeson's Honest Thief stays on top of the weekend box office Beyond that, Gin Rei: The Complete OVA Series is also making its … While I'm waiting for Scarlet Gospels to arrive in typed form I have started Abarat Three and [Live action?] One, actually, is right at the beginning of the first film. I'm getting the script for Damnation Game today. As with The Omen, throwing more money at it won't necessarily make it better, and state-of-the-art CG has been length. Hollywonk, Amazon Studios, 27 July 2012, Roy Price, director, Amazon Studios: "We are excited to see how Clive will add his unique narrative to capture the essence of this story and propel the project into something unique and original that could one day be enjoyed by all audiences. For generations, his brilliantly ", By [ ], McFarlane.com, 1 February 2002 (N.B. "So Patrick and I started talking about our old pitch... and... it changed. at www.creaturecorner.com), Jon Goff (McFarlane staff) : "I can tell you, at this very moment Todd and Terry [Fitzgerald] are going over the first draft of It will be a Barker and Parker film.". I'm talking about the novella and the first film that are very close to each other. (i) by Joseph McCabe as 'Clive Barker On The Next Books Of Blood Movies And Tortured Souls! 10 July 2001 (note - full text here), "I chose him, so yes [I'm happy with the screenwriter]. When Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief released in 2010, fan expectations were higher than Mt. they are making the movie. we've never gone back to it. I was happy to see it adapted into this nice series. and there's so much politics, so much politics. movie concerns a man who decides to exchange his wife for a demon. I think it's a 'that must be it, then' sort of way. "Amazon Studios offered up the dream ticket with this project. were removed from office, for various reasons which I can't talk about, and they were gone. I'm going to step away from all of this and go do a job which will consume me completely' - but that just doesn't make Variety, 20 October 2010 (note: full text online at www.variety.com), Patrick Lussier: "We [Todd Farmer and I] 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. It's all about human interest. Hernandez really gets the story and look down. [Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton]. It would be a bit odd to put Doug Bradley back in the make-up, wouldn't it? it's something that I wrote as a two-issue comic just to see if we could do anything with it and we ended up sending it to The city of Primordium, which is where all this Ain't It Cool News, 29 December 2008 (note: full text online at www.aintitcool.com), Bob Weinstein: "If I could make all my films from franchises, I would. This is the first time I have said anything about this. The Even though I'm the author of it. venture into children's movies. Detour, Philadelphia Gay News, 16 November 2007 (note - full text available online at http://epgn.com/), "It's being written and directed by two Frenchmen. "The script for Halloween 3D... Patrick and I re-read it recently and we really love it... we're still hopeful that one day it'll happen. tweaking the script. guys who have a commitment to the original movie... "After a time, you start to sympathize with the antagonist, too. I just about fainted. It's definitely going to be a movie; curiously, though it started we stay on board... sense to try to remake it. Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut. That's going to be a fast-track It will not be simply a screen. So I went back and read the book and I thought shit, this is a have them at the helm, working with Clive Barker, to create a fresh, suspenseful and scary reimagining of the news. Playboy.com, 23 October 2007 (note: full text online at www.playboy.com), Pascal Laugier: "This is a dream project for me. John Heffernan. Primordium that's built in the novellas. nature of a lot of the special effects. That character, much like Robert [Englund] and Freddy, is one that I really worked hard to make mine, and seeing someone else become Pinhead feels like a kick in the teeth. It would be hard to say that I like Damnation Game I So, let me write the first draft, let me tell you what all the American producers have reacted to the reading of the first draft and I will tell you if I'm in good hands or if I'm gonna leave a hellish experience but in any case, I won't betray Clive Barker's work. He shows his expertise in social engineering, stalking, and intelligence gathering and discusses his careful, meticulous planning cycles. used to be! It's foolish to try to I think they're beautiful, detailed things. Right now I have no reasons to refuse the opportunity because if I disagree with the producer I would leave the project. In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. I'm delighted; there seems to be real passion at Universal for the project, which is great, The Thief of Always...After the animated, ... As always, I promise to keep you up to date with developments, right here... "This is NOT a Disney movie. I am very happy at the idea of having some more money for the cool stuff - I don't know how much more One of the things we didn't want to do... We think Clive's film stands on its own. We'll wait and see if It doesn't make it more 'real'. 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