Presumed Release Date: October 04, 2024
This is the second reboot of the Hellboy film series and is the fourth live-action entry in the franchise. It is directed by Brian Taylor, from a screenplay he wrote with Mignola and Christopher Golden specifically deriving from The Crooked Man limited series written by Mignola.
"In the 1950s, Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent, stranded in rural Appalachia, discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past: The Crooked Man."
Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by Mike Mignola and appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics.
Films:
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
1st Reboot
Hellboy (2019)
2nd Reboot
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)
Director/Screenplay/Story: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
"At the end of World War II, the Nazis attempt to open a portal to a paranormal dimension in order to defeat the Allies, but are only able to summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy" (Ron Perlman). Sixty years later, Hellboy serves as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, where he, aided by Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), a woman with pyrokinesis, protects America against dark forces."
Director/Screenplay/Story: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, John Hurt
"Hellboy (Ron Perlman), his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz (Selma Blair), and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), face their biggest battle when an underworld prince (Luke Goss) plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation."
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, Thomas Haden Church
"While battling a trio of rampaging giants, the legendary half-demon Hellboy encounters Nimue the Blood Queen, an ancient resurrected sorceress who's out to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy soon becomes hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world."
