French director Pascal Laugier is in final negotiations to write and direct Dimension’s remake of the classic Hellraiser film.

The 1987 original was directed by Clive Barker who wrote the story himself, telling the tale of an unfaithful wife who attempts to assist her lover’s escape from “hell”. It introduced the Cenobite demons who have since then become iconic horror characters.

Laugier claims that he will be very faithful to Barker’s material. The project is due to go ahead with production soon.