Joel Schumacher’sFlatlinersis a cult classic that wo n’t stay dead . It already get a prolongation in the form of a2017 rebootthat … exists , but there ’s obviously still a little more blood in that stone to be take out . But instead of another movie or game it over to TV , this third knife thrust at a dealership come in the form of a Holy Writ .
Specifically , author J.D. Barker ( best known forForsakenandBehind the Closed Door ) is penning the novelFlatliners Resurrection . primal difference here is , it ’ll be base on the celluloid ’s original screenplay penned at the time by Peter Filardi , who reacquired the rights years ago . PerDeadline , Barker ’s more supernatural - focused pitch on the textile was enough to win Filardi over , and it ’s apparently so strong that screen right are already being brokered . In a press expiration , Filardi confirm his sureness in Barker , saying the Quran will “ invigorate theFlatlinersfranchise for a Modern generation . ”
In his own command , Barker enounce the pic ’s concept “ has always bewitch me . I ’m honored to have the opportunity to explore these theme of deathrate , consequence , and the unknown in a novel format . sports fan can ask a story that honors the spirit of the original while pushing into new , uncharted territory . We ’re going to scare the underworld out of you . ”
Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt, and Kiefer Sutherland in Flatliners.Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt, and Kiefer Sutherland in Flatliners. © Warner Bros.
Shot by Jan de Bont , the originalFlatlinersreleased in 1990 and star Kiefer Sutherland , Julia Roberts , Kevin Bacon , and Oliver Platt . In it , a group of med scholar put each other in near death experiences , which ends up making them see vision of the afterlife before they ’re brought back to life story . From that point , things go not great for them as vision of their past become more and more substantial and harmful . We ’ll discover out ifFlatlinersfares better on the page in the good futurity .
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