Since the first film to serve as an on-screen telling ofClive Barker’s 1986 novella,The Hellbound Heart, arrived in 1987, theHellraiserfilm series has been one of the most popular in horror history. Like other films of its kind, including theHalloweenandChild’s Playfranchises, the story ofsadistic Cenobiteshas captivated audiences and delivered on the promise of having such sights to show us. In 2022, Hulu teamed up with directorDavid Brucknerto reboot the original Barker-helmed film andgive it a modern twist.
The updated version was welcomed by fans who had grown tired of the multitude ofsubpar sequels that spawned over the last few decades. It’s been almost two years since that project dropped on the streamer and now, producerKeith Levinehas revealed that the creative team is “trying” to get a sequel up and running. It’s worth noting that no official sequel announcement has been made at this time but, during an interview withComicBook.com,Levine teased that the group is on the right track, especially having such avast and knowledgeable background in all thingsHellraiserdesign:
“We are trying to do a follow-up and there have been conversations.I can’t exactly say where we’re at in those conversations, but [David] Bruckner is involved in those conversations, and we spent a lot of time and energy, I think relaunching that world. A lot of brainpower going into crafting the Cenobite design, figuring out how we’re going to pull them off, and we learned so much. And I think moving forward, we love that all that knowledge is sort of banked and that time has been spent. So we think that moving forward and going into another movie is just going to be even crazier and even more awesome. So yeah, that’s something we’re definitely hard at work on and hope we will have more news soon.”
How Did David Bruckner’s ‘Hellraiser’ Deviate From the Original?
Even though it was considered a reboot of the first film in theHellraiserfranchise, Bruckner’s 2022 flick didn’t follow the same storyline that kicked off the film series. Instead of a twisted and sadistic love triangle (which is the most basic way to describe the original film),The Night Housedirector instead focused his project on a young woman caught in the throes of addiction. When she stumbles upon the Lament Configuration Box, all hell breaks loose, with the Cenobites taking her world by storm. As Levine mentioned, the project not only unveiled an exciting new story but alsoplenty of updated character designswhile keeping iconic looks—like that ofJamie Clayton’s Pinhead—as classic as ever.
You can catchHellraisernow streaming on Hulu and stay tuned to Collider for future information surrounding its possible sequel.
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