So there may be a Hellraiser remake on the horizon. You’d think that I’d be upset about this, seeing as it was one of my very favorite horror movies growing up, but I’m cautiously optimistic.

If they keep Doug Bradley as Pinhead, I’ll be over the moon, but his own comments seem to make this unlikely. On the other hand, he’s been happy enough to appear in every sequel made, and while some were lovely some… were not.

My biggest beef with the movie has always (even before I read the original story) been the casting of Clare Higgins as Julia. The character’s appeal made more sense when I read the story and understood that she was supposed to be phenomenally beautiful… but Higgens didn’t bring that across. When I was young I thought that it was just some grown up thing I didn’t get but looking at it now…. I still don’t get it. (Higgens wasn’t unattractive, but she always struck me as more of a high strung wasp matron than anything else.) So re-casting that role is a plus for me.

The up side (if it happens) is that a whole new generation will discover the franchise. That’s cool. The down side… fans getting pissy. I figure, even if they do a remake and it sucks, I’ll still have the original.