The new Hellboy reboot will be written by comic book creator Mike Mignola, leading to the suggestion this will be the first real Hellboy movie.
The news of a new Hellboy reboot being green-lit brought a mixed reaction from fans, with some still not over the 2019 reboot starring David Harbour in the title role. While many still hold Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 Hellboy, starring Ron Perlman, as the standard for all Hellboy movies, this new reboot could change their mind. At least that is what Millennium Media’s president Jeffrey Greenstein seems to be hoping as he called the new reboot, entitled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the first “authentic” adaptation of the comic book series. As quoted by Deadline, Greenstein said in a statement:
“The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form. This is the first in the series of films that will captivate audiences in familiar (and new) ways. Brian Taylor is an expert across the board, and I couldn’t think of a better person to bring this story to life to show our audience this different and original Hellboy slate of films.”
Judging by the comment, The Crooked Man is not the only Hellboy movie being planned with this reboot, although how likely it is that we will see any of them moving forward will rely entirely on the first movie’s success. However, with production expected to start next month in Bulgaria, we could likely see the newest iteration of Hellboy hit screens as early as next year.
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While this newest reboot of the Hellboy franchise will be bringing another actor into the role, Ron Perlman recently stirred up the long-gestating desire of many fans to see him return to the character for Hellboy 3, something that was previously confirmed to be dead in 2017 before the 2019 reboot. Speaking about the franchise recently, Perlman commented:
“Am I eager to do Hellboy 3? No, I’m 71 f–king years old. [But] we owe this to the fans, and we should give it to them because it would be an epic conclusion. So Guillermo, if you’re reading, I’m not done pounding you to get this f–king thing done.”
It seems that although Hellboy 3 is still probably as unlikely as it ever was, this new iteration could manage to deliver something just as good for fans of the comic books. Having debuted in 1993, the Hellboy comic series put out the mini-series entitled The Crooked Man in 2008, the year Hellboy II: The Golden Army was released in cinemas. The story is set in the 1950s, with Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent discovering a community that has a problem with witches and a local devil called The Crooked Man. How close the movie will run in line with the comic is not yet known, but with author Mignola on board as scriptwriter, it would seem likely that he would want to give fans an adaptation they desire and not mess too much with the format.
