Horror icon Hellraiser was nearly rebooted with a drastically different vision before producers tapped Scott Derrickson to steer the franchise in a new direction.
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The producers originally wanted to take the Hellraiser series in a more conventional, high-budget horror direction before Derrickson convinced them to embrace the series' iconic, gritty roots.
Derrickson's darker, more faithful take on Hellraiser is generating major buzz in Hollywood, with insiders claiming it could revive the long-running franchise and introduce the Cenobites to a new generation of horror fans.
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