Guillermo del Toro Gives His Blessing to the Hellboy Reboot
Just over a month ago, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola announced that his series would be getting a reboot with The Descent and Dog Soldiers director Neil Marshall at the helm and “Stranger Things” actor David Harbour playing the titular character. It was a shocking announcement for many who were ever hopeful that Guillermo del Toro would be able to complete his Hellboy trilogy that began in 2004 and had a sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008. Now that the dust has settled and the anger has somewhat abated, we’re able to focus on what the future will hold rather than what could’ve been.
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Speaking recently at the Annecy Animation Festival, del Toro addressed the upcoming reboot and it seems that he’s moved on and is okay with how things will go. “I don’t own Hellboy, Mike [Mignola] does. So, you know, he is the father of the character and if he wants to reboot it, it’s perfectly fine. I got to make two – that’s two more than I thought I would get to make… So you know, as far as I’m concerned god speed and god bless,” he told audiences, via THR.
We can absolutely mourn the loss of del Toro’s third film and hopefully one day we’ll see it come to life in some form, such as a graphic novel or an art book. But that we are still getting more Hellboy adaptations is a good thing.
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