The original Flatliners, released in 1990, was directed by Joel Schumacher from a script by Peter Filardi.
The film boasts a screenplay from Source Code writer Ben Ripley and has David Blackman and Laurence Mark producing.
Flatliners is being helmed by Niels Arden Oplev, best known for directing the original Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
In Flatliners, five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment.