Hellboy makes his big screen comeback after eleven years! Under the helm of a new director and a new actor portraying the famous hero.
Hellboy made his debut in comics and his cinematic endeavors have the same passionate following. So let’s find out some facts about his new movie.
- Hellboy is a 2019 American superhero film
- Based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name
- Directed by Neil Marshall
- The film stars David Harbour in the title role
- Alongside Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Thomas Haden Church
- It is a reboot of the Hellboy film series
- And the third live-action film in the franchise
- The film draws inspiration from the comic books Darkness Calls, The Wild Hunt, The Storm and the Fury, and Hellboy in Mexico
- The project began as a sequel to Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
- With Andrew Cosby and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola writing the script
- Guillermo del Toro was not offered the full writer-director capacity he had performed in the first two films
- And Ron Perlman, who portrayed Hellboy in the previous films, refused to return without del Toro’s involvement
- The project was turned into an R-rated reboot after Marshall was hired as the director and Harbour cast as Hellboy
- Principal photography began in September 2017 in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria
- It ended in December 2017
- Hellboy was released in the United States on April 12, 2019
- By Lionsgate in IMAX
- The film received negative reviews from critics
- With many comparing it unfavorably to the previous Hellboy installments and criticizing the story and excessive gore
- Though Harbour and Jovovich’s performance did receive some praise
- In September 2017, the first image of Harbour as Hellboy was released
- In September 2018, it was announced that a panel for the film would be held at the New York Comic Con on October 6, 2018
- In October 2018, the cast and director attended a panel at the New York Comic Con
- There a second poster revealing the film’s principal characters was released
- And a 2-minute reel of footage was revealed exclusively to those in attendance
- Which received praise from attendees
- The footage was leaked online a week later
- On December 17, 2018, IGN released an exclusive teaser poster
- Confirming that the film will be released in IMAX
- And the first trailer would be released on December 20
- That same day, Harbour released a motion poster on his Instagram
- On December 19, 2018, the first official trailer was released a day early
- The first trailer drew mixed reactions from fans with some excited for the film
- And others comparing it to Suicide Squad
- On February 27, 2019, the MPAA officially gave the film an R-rating for “strong bloody violence and gore throughout, and language”
- On February 28, 2019, a new poster and announcement of a red band trailer were revealed
- On March 1, 2019, the red band trailer was released online
- The second trailer had a more positive response from fans
- With many calling it a huge improvement from the first trailer
- Hellboy was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, in IMAX
- The film was previously scheduled to be released on January 11, 2019
- The film had its premiere in New York City on April 9, 2019
- In the United States and Canada, Hellboy was released alongside Little, Missing Link and After
- And is projected to gross $17–21 million from 3,303 theaters in its opening weekend
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an average rating of 3.61 out of 10, with an overall 12% approval rating based on 97 reviews
