With the Hellboy reboot now in post-production ahead of its release next January, actor Ian McShane – who is set to take on the role of Professor Broom, head of the B.P.R.D. and Hellboy’s adoptive father – has been chatting to Fandom about the movie, and his character’s relationship with David Harbour’s titular hero. “You […]
Hellboy gets January 2019 release date
Lionsgate has announced that it has set a January 11th 2019 release date for Hellboy (formerly titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen), its upcoming big screen reboot of the Dark Horse comic book series. That will put the film in competition with the sci-fi Ad Astra, and the recently announced comedy What Men Want. […]
Ed Skrein exits Hellboy reboot over whitewashing controversy
Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the cast of the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, and an Asian character. As one might expect, Skrein’s casting caused some controversy over the whitewashing of the character, and the actor […]
Hellboy adds Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich as villain the Blood Queen
After years of portraying the heroic Alice in the Resident Evil franchise, Milla Jovovich will finally take a turn toward the dark side for Hellboy (formerly titled Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen). Deadline reports that the actress is in final negotiations to join the franchise reboot as the film’s villain, the Blood Queen. The film marks Jovovich’s first […]
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola hopes reboot can spawn a cinematic universe
This shouldn’t really surprise anyone considering everything seems to be about cinematic universes these days, but Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is holding out hope that the upcoming reboot directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent) and starring Stranger Things‘ David Harbour as the titular superhero will launch a shared universe. Speaking to The Verge, Mignola explained:.” It’s […]
Hellboy reboot drops Rise of the Blood Queen as its subtitle
Back in May it was announced that the Hellboy movie franchise is set for a reboot, under the title of Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. Well, according to IGN, it is now being reported that the film has dropped the Rise of the Blood Queen subtitle, and will just be going by the name […]
Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen could head to Lionsgate
Though it was announced back in May that Hellboy is to receive a reboot with the R-rated Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, with Neil Marshall directing and Stranger Things‘ David Harbour starring as the title character, there was no word on a potential studio to produce and distribute the movie. That may change however as the film could be […]
FXX and Marvel announce Deadpool animated series from Donald Glover
A Deadpool animated TV series is in the works over at FXX. The show will be created by Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover who have recently worked together on the TV series Atlanta. The brothers will serve as showrunners for the series, and FXX has given the currently untitled show a straight to […]
Code 8 begins filming with Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell starring
After raising the necessary finance through crowdfunding last year, actors and cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell have begun shooting Code 8 in Toronto. The film is being directed by Jeff Chan and also stars The Fast and the Furious‘ Sung Kang, Maudie‘s Kari Matchett, Frontier’s Greg Bryk and Hannibal’s Aaron Abrams. Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the […]
Fox cancels crime drama Rosewood
Fox has pulled the plug on its crime drama series Rosewood, with stars Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz announcing on their social media channels that the show has been cancelled. “I am very grateful about the part that everyone took in Rosewood’s journey, because everyone was truly an integral part; the writers who crafted […]
