Lionel Mandrake
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Honestly don't know how to feel.
New Hellboy Movie Coming
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Mike Mignola is on the script. so at least fans might get something that they want.
More_Badass
Member
Probably just taking the basic idea
The setting sounds like it would be a perfect fit for Marshall
Either way I am hyped. If the hellboy movie does great I know the B.R.P.D spinoff is coming
edit: Hellboy investigating stuff in Europe with the B.R.P.D gang is already the perfect set up. Just throw in one of the Great witches/baba and you got one hell of a villainess.
No Del Toro or Ron Perlman is a real bummer. I hope this movie is good but having neither of them is such a kick in the balls. I remember watching the first movie when I 10 and was sick and caught the movie on like cinemax at like 3am and have been in love with the movie and character since. I just have a hard time picturing anyone other than Perlman playing him.
exmachina64
Banned
Mike Mignola is the best person to have on this project.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm all for this but I'll miss Ron Perlman as Hellboy. It's not gonna be the same character.
that is what I am saying.
Del Toro put out some nice cheesy movies, but they were so far off from the Mignola universe.
I always found hellboy hooking up with liz weird. He found her when she was a kid. she is his Robin.
Del Toro got Abe/Liz.Hellboy casting spot on though, and the whole conqueror worm was done well for introduction.
Rodney McKay
Member
I'm OK with this.
I do love Del Toro and Perlman, but I do love that guy from Stranger things too and think he'll probably do a good job (just needs the right makeup).
As long as this movie isn't a full retread of all the same stuff from the first two movies I'll be happy (hated that Spiderman reboot, even if it did have a different villain, the movie as a while was such a boring repeat of the origin stuff all of the world knows already).
I'm sure they'll redo the origin flashback and probably have some team member stuff, but the first movie kept that stuff to a minimum too, so I hope they keep it brisk in this too.
I do love Del Toro and Perlman, but I do love that guy from Stranger things too and think he'll probably do a good job (just needs the right makeup).
As long as this movie isn't a full retread of all the same stuff from the first two movies I'll be happy (hated that Spiderman reboot, even if it did have a different villain, the movie as a while was such a boring repeat of the origin stuff all of the world knows already).
I'm sure they'll redo the origin flashback and probably have some team member stuff, but the first movie kept that stuff to a minimum too, so I hope they keep it brisk in this too.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If anything if this is R it might be more faithful to the spirit of the source material.
I loved the first two movies, but I felt they missed the true creepy aspect of it all.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
No Del Toro
No Perlman
Reboot
I don't want this.
No Perlman
Reboot
I don't want this.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Maybe it'll be super successful at the box office this time.
As long as the nazis are not the main focus then we good.
I personally think the nazis were the weakest aspect of the series, and after volume 3 it really opened up.
BKatastrophe
Member
At first I was upset.
Now?
Now I'm super excited because LOOK HOW PERFECT THIS IS.
Now?
Now I'm super excited because LOOK HOW PERFECT THIS IS.
I guess. But I would like a story with a smaller scope as the basis for the first movie, like Wolves of St. August or something similar. On the other hand I know shit about movies or franchises, that may be an awful idea and going with something that gives a broader look into the world and themes of the universe is the better choice.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This. I loved the movies cause Perlman was great.
Tonally though it felt nothing like the comics.
exmachina64
Banned
You might be surprised, but Del Toro films tend to not perform well at the box office.
fredrancour
Member
I'm OK with David harbour. I didn't think I'd like any possible perlman replacement but this works
wesleyshark
Banned
Mignola on the script? Fantastic
Hellboy would be really amazing with a showtime/HBO budget with multiple seasons. That way we get all the stand alone stories along with the major plot points.
That being said, it would be hard to put in a movie because of the stand alone nature, and being a minor story in the grand scheme of things.
I know the biggest fanboy and lore expert on GAF Donniewahlberg will bless us with some great analysis/thoughts.
Nothing wrong with any of those, imo. The 2 films were ok, but I look forward to an R-rated version and Perlman is too old and is more likely to phone in a performance than not. GDT is hardly the only director who can tackle an adaption.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I agree. I'm skeptical anyone will care about this reboot but it would be even easier for audiences to ignore if it was just all the elements of the previous two films but 9 years later. Mignola on script, Marshall is a solid director, and Harbour will be fine in a role like this. Nothing about this immediately makes me go "Uh oh."
Curt Baboon
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I hope they stick with Mignola's vision as closely as possible. Del Toro took surprisingly few cues from the actual style and feel of the comic, which made the films feel...wrong, somehow. I like them for what they are (pulpy superhero flicks) and Perlman is the man, but those movies where not that...Hellboyish, I guess?
If anything, they should have gone with the Amazing Screw-On Head approach and made it animated. Hell, get some people able to somewhat replicate Mignola's style and do animated adaptations of each book for HBO like that old Spawn show. You can even do guest spots with other animators tackling the short stories.
But whatever, I'm excited to see how they approach this. Del Toro's version was fun and a third movie would've been interesting, but I want to see some goddamn gothic horror and that weird Mignola humor on the screen.
If anything, they should have gone with the Amazing Screw-On Head approach and made it animated. Hell, get some people able to somewhat replicate Mignola's style and do animated adaptations of each book for HBO like that old Spawn show. You can even do guest spots with other animators tackling the short stories.
But whatever, I'm excited to see how they approach this. Del Toro's version was fun and a third movie would've been interesting, but I want to see some goddamn gothic horror and that weird Mignola humor on the screen.
Yabberwocky
Member
Oh, wow, Neil Marshall and David Harbour is quite an intriguing combination, even though I did enjoy Del Toro/Pearlman. A live action film a closer to the comics would be great.
...I never realized Marshall did The Descent, either, wow. I love the work he did on Black Sails/GoT.
...I never realized Marshall did The Descent, either, wow. I love the work he did on Black Sails/GoT.
Curt Baboon
Member
Oh man, are they taking some stuff from The Wild Hunt?
Because the whole thing about Hellboy being
King Arthur's descendant and the Rightful King of Britain
Curt Baboon
Member
Conqueror Worm would've been a nice choice, especially since it samples everything that makes the book what it is. Nazis, Lovecraft, Giant Robotic Ape, the BPRD, that Anung Un Rama stuff, even Lobster Johnson.
It even works as the beginning of a new Hellboy movie series, too. Just end the movie with Hellboy quitting the BPRD and going off into the world on his own like in the books. From there, you can do pretty much anything.
pixelation
Member
Fuck that, give us Hellboy 3...
Nobody click the spoiler tags if you haven't read the volumes mentioned. major spoilers.
AgentOtaku
Member
Not necessarily as they were barely featured in the original film.... they're literally in the opening for like 5 minutes and that's it
Would LOVE a proper treatment ala Wolfenstein
Killer Queen
Banned
For someone interested in getting into the comics, where do i start?
WordAssassin
Member
Fuckin, god dammit.
How does this even make sense? I've read a bunch of the Hellboy and BPRD books and I can't think of a single thing that would make them R-rated. Maybe I'm just forgetting but I don't recall any excessive adult language or sex, and while it's violent it's highly stylized and it doesn't revel in gore.
I would personally not give a fuck if they rebooted it, but do it AFTER Hellboy 3 please! I wanna know how that story ends! THEN do this one! I think the Stranger Things guy could make a great Hellboy but I really really wanna know how that trilogy was supposed to wrap up ):
Normally I might agree with you but come on, this is Hellboy. Perlman loves the character and has been campaigning for Hellboy 3 for years. I'd think it would be something he'd be really greatful to get the chance to do and he'd put a lot into it.
How does this even make sense? I've read a bunch of the Hellboy and BPRD books and I can't think of a single thing that would make them R-rated. Maybe I'm just forgetting but I don't recall any excessive adult language or sex, and while it's violent it's highly stylized and it doesn't revel in gore.
The budget he wanted for his third movie must have been INSANE if they ended their relationship over it and then went on to give a budget to an r-rated reboot.
I would personally not give a fuck if they rebooted it, but do it AFTER Hellboy 3 please! I wanna know how that story ends! THEN do this one! I think the Stranger Things guy could make a great Hellboy but I really really wanna know how that trilogy was supposed to wrap up ):
Normally I might agree with you but come on, this is Hellboy. Perlman loves the character and has been campaigning for Hellboy 3 for years. I'd think it would be something he'd be really greatful to get the chance to do and he'd put a lot into it.
OricWindstar
Member
Oh man, this getting even more promising.
That whole arc is the best arc in Hellboy, so it's a good one to adapt. Lots of spooky horror stuff in there, too.
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Since it's the rise, I can totally see this being a trilogy or whatnot that covers that whole last arc of Hellboy. Now it just needs to do well enough to get us that far.
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
I do not understand how either of those garbage movies warrant a sequel. Hellboy fucking sucks.
Possumowner
Member
Damn I love Hellboy with Del Toro,but I'll give this a chance,never know it might turn out pretty good
Killer Queen
Banned
Not a sequel
Also ban
BAN HIM!