New Hellboy Movie Coming

I lost all hope for Del Toro after the train wreck that was Pacific Rim. A change of director is the best thing for this franchise. Love Perlman but he's getting a bit old haha
 
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I'm intrigued. I love Hellboy but am not a diehard Del Toro fan. I didn't think his Hellboy movies were particularly successful, although Perlman was a fine piece of casting. I'm game to see what Neil Marshall can do with the property.
 
I'm okay with this. Del Toro and Perlman could have been so much more, but that ship has apparently sailed.
 
I'd rather just get a full on animated series of Hellboy. If Devilman can get one, so can Hellboy. Come On Netflix, get on it.
 
He's a decent director who can pull off intense action scenes in violent ways on a low budget. Characters aren't his strong point and I'm not sure how he will handle an atmospheric tale such as this, but good luck to him. I'm hesitant and a bit bummed due to how passionate Del Toro was about making a third film.
 
Eh I love del toros Spanish movies and he does have a great eye for production design. But frankly I think his hellboy movies kinda sucked

I would be fine with a reboot if it leans into the really Gothic art of the series. For a man with such great taste in horror, del toro surprisingly made some cheesy looking hellboy movies. I expected more from him
 
OricWindstar said:
Del Toro is not the only one who can make a good Hellboy movie. Hell, any other director being involved increases the odds of the film actually coming out tenfold.
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A lot of the knee-jerk anger at something people liked being done by someone else doesnt' really have anything to do with whether the "someone else" in question is good, capable, etc. It's basically just a way to express (angrily) how much you enjoyed the original thing. Now it's simply a chance to express that emotion at the expense of this other thing nobody knows anything about.

But yes, Del Toro is not the only person who can make a good Hellboy movie. And while I do love his Hellboy movies, there were plenty of things about them that weren't very Hellboy-ish, and I welcome the opportunity for a different creator & actor to come together and see if they can more closely capture and reinterpret what Mignola's done.

So yeah: I'm for this. I think Harbour could make for a fucking GREAT Hellboy. And Marshall sure as hell could direct one.
 
So Mignola really did kill Hellboy 3.

Great casting though. If you can't have Perlman as Hellboy, Harbour is the next best thing. I'm impressed they went with him. Thankfully Stranger Things gave him some leverage.

Neil Marshall is an inspired choice for director as well.

Really sad that we'll never get the Hellboy 3 that we all wanted.

Edit: Why are people seemingly already boycotting this just because Del Toro and Perlman aren't involved? They already confirmed earlier this year that Hellboy 3 will 100% not happen.

This is the next best thing that could have happened to the Hellboy film franchise.
 
Hope it's good. As much affection as I have for Del Toro and Perlman, those movies were pretty poor adaptations. I'm open to giving it to someone else if it means a Hellboy movie that actually looks and feels like Hellboy.
 
I don't know how I feel about this.

On one hand, I really wanted to see Del Toro and Perlman wrap up a trilogy.

On the other hand, this news seems great too. Solid choices all around. I can totally see Harbor as Hellboy, even if I wasn't in love with Stranger Things.
 
I'm down. I think Harbour could probably pull off a pretty good Hellboy, and Neil Marshall is a pretty good director (who's likely to actually finish the project instead of just plan on it).

sugarman said:
Do studios hate Del Toro or something?
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Dude seems to put as many projects on his plate as Spielberg does, but without nearly the efficiency or follow-through of Spielberg. I'd like to see another Hellboy movie actually make it to release.
 
Bobby Roberts said:
A lot of the knee-jerk anger at something people liked being done by someone else doesnt' really have anything to do with whether the "someone else" in question is good, capable, etc. It's basically just a way to express (angrily) how much you enjoyed the original thing. Now it's simply a chance to express that emotion at the expense of this other thing nobody knows anything about.

But yes, Del Toro is not the only person who can make a good Hellboy movie. And while I do love his Hellboy movies, there were plenty of things about them that weren't very Hellboy-ish, and I welcome the opportunity for a different creator & actor to come together and see if they can more closely capture and reinterpret what Mignola's done.

So yeah: I'm for this. I think Harbour could make for a fucking GREAT Hellboy. And Marshall sure as hell could direct one.
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Agreed with all that.

And yeah, they have a hell of a start with that director/lead combo.
 
As a big Hellboy fan, I'm actually okay with this.

I think Neil Marshall can be incredibly hit or miss (The Descent was great; Doomsday and Centurion, not so much) and considering his experience in working on gritty fantasy properties, I think it will pay off if they're going for a more comic-rooted Hellboy story.

I really loved the del Toro films, but there's a definite divide from the demeanor of the comic characters and the overall feel of folk lore through a darker lens that you saw in the comics and those movies. The comics had a more somber sort of aspect to them, even when Mignola is doing the nazi monkey pulp comic schtick.

I think David Harbour is going to be a great choice for Hellboy if he can bulk up for the role. He's got the face and demeanor for the lazy samurai attitude that I always felt came through in Hellboy's character.
 
Slime said:
Hope it's good. As much affection as I have for Del Toro and Perlman, those movies were pretty poor adaptations. I'm open to giving it to someone else if it means a Hellboy movie that actually looks and feels like Hellboy.
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Bingo. I really like the Hellboy comics, but even apart from the questions about faithfulness and adaptation, I never thought the Hellboy movies were more than adequate as movies. I've always felt they received too much credit simply for including practical effects and cool creatures, but that only goes so far.
 
Ok, this is really weird because I just saw Ron Perlman at a Planet Comic-Con panel in Kansas City not two weeks ago and someone straight up asked him if a third Hellboy movie was in the works, to which he replied, "Nope, it's dead. We tried, but it's not happening."
 
The guy behind Dog Soldiers and Descent doing r-rated Hellboy? I wonder if this will lean more on the horror and Gothic elements, like Hellboy In Hell. That would suit Marshall's monster horror background and skill at grand battles.
 
I'm not a huge fan of Hellboy in respect to the comics, but this news is 50/50 for me. Like it's cool there's another Hellboy movie and that David Harbour is getting work, though no Del Toro and Pearlman is disappointing.
 
More_Badass said:
The guy behind Dog Soldiers and Descent doing r-rated Hellboy? I wonder if this will lean more on the horror and Gothic elements, like Hellboy In Hell. That would suit Marshall's monster horror background and skill at grand battles.
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He is very hit or miss with me. He has directed a few stinker tv shows.
 
Hmmmmm. I think this could be interesting and I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt until there's actual promotional material. It's definitely hard to imagine a Hellboy film without Del Toro and Perlman, simply because they made the idea of Hellboy live action so iconic. This is clearly going to go in a very different direction. R-rated, gritty low-budget director, a less naturally charismatic lead. Is it going to be a more serious Hellboy that wants to leverage the horror aspect of the comics? Maybe, maybe not. I don't want to jump into conclusions even though it is pretty easy to given the director's track record. Hopefully he also understands that Hellboy works because it doesn't take itself too seriously and comedy is vital if only for the moments which allows it to laugh at itself for the ridiculous concept of what it is.
 
I never really got the Hellboy/Del Toro love.

He's an amazing design and ideas guy, but that's about it. The story of Hellboy wasn't that good, the action wasn't that special, and a lot of the acting is kinda crap honestly. And this applies to pretty much every mainstream Del Toro movie.

The loss of Pearlman is 100 times worse, imo. But I'm still excited for the reboot.
 
Neil Marshall is an awesome director. Really glad he's doing this. His work is lean, mean and straight to the point. Can't wait to see what he does with this.
 
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