Guillermo del Toro Explains Why There Will Never Be A HELLBOY 3
Mike Sprague
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Some lame news today as The Shape of Water writer-director Guillermo del Toro says that there will never be a third film in his Hellboy series following Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
He explains: “What allowed the two films to exist, it’s gone. The Blu-ray DVD performance of the first Hellboy was massive. So big that Ben Feingold, at Columbia, went full-on on the sequel development. Ben was so impressed by those numbers that he made ‘Hellboy’ one of the very first Blu-rays from Columbia. Far as I can recall, the number for home video surpassed theatrical.“
Check out his tweets below.
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Hellboy begins at the end of World War II, when Nazis attempt to open a portal to a paranormal dimension in order to defeat the Allies, but are only summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed Hellboy. Sixty years later, Hellboy serves as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, where he, aided by Abe Sapien, a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman, a woman with pyrokinesis, protects America against dark forces.
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The film sports an 81% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: With wit, humor and Guillermo del Toro’s fantastic visuals, the entertaining Hellboy transcends the derivative nature of the genre.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army then found Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, facing their biggest battle when an underworld prince 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.
It has an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes with this Critics Consensus: Guillermo del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.
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