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Comic Book Preview – Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long Night at Goloski Station

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Coinciding with its release this week, Dark Horse Comics has unveiled a preview of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long Night at Goloski Station from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola; take a look at the preview here…A quiet night at a rundown Russian train station turns into an all-out demon battle for Hellboy when three sinister interlopers […]

Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes reunite for Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club

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Dark Horse Comics has announced that the Eisner Award-winning Hellboy: Krampusnacht creative team of writer Mike Mignola and artist Adam Hughes are set to reunite for the all-new one-shot Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club.Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club is described as a ghostly yarn which sees Hellboy coming to […]

Hellboy gets a One:12 Collective action figure from Mezco Toys

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Mezco Toys has unveiled a new One:12 Collectivee Hellboy action figure which is based on the appearance of David Harbour as the title character in this year’s R-rated reboot. The collectible comes with several interchangeable pieces and is set to go on sale as a PREVIEWS exclusive on June 24th 2020, priced at $80.00; take […]

Jeremy Renner turned down Hellboy role in Guillermo del Toro’s film

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Jeremy Renner has revealed that he turned down the role of Hellboy in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 film.These days, audiences know Jeremy Renner as one of the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to his integral roles in the likes of Avengers: Endgame as Hawkeye.Renner, however, nearly played a very different type of hero […]

David Harbour doesn’t expect to play Hellboy again

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Given that Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot suffered a troubled production before tanking at the box office and taking a critical drubbing, it will come as little surprise to hear from leading man David Harbour that he doesn’t expect to find himself reprising the role of the wise-cracking demon for a sequel to the film.“There’s a lot […]

David Harbour admits Hellboy has “major problems” but “we did our best”

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Although the initial announcement of an R-rated Hellboy reboot more in line with the tone of creator Mike Mignola’s comic book series was met with plenty of enthusiasm, much of that dissipated during the promotional campaign as it became apparent that the movie wasn’t going to meet fan expectations.Sure enough, Hellboy was mauled by critics […]

Hellboy is completely obliterated at the box office by Avengers: Endgame

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As expected, Marvel Studios completely dominated the box office this past weekend with the release of the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Endgame, the film pulling in an incredible $357 million domestically and $1.2 billion worldwide to absolutely smash any and all records.Naturally this didn’t spell good news for the other poor unfortunate titles going up […]

Second Opinion – Hellboy (2019)

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Hellboy, 2019.Directed by Neil Marshall. Starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, Stephen Graham, Sophie Okonedo, Alistair Petrie and Thomas Haden Church.SYNOPSIS:The titular demon turned paranormal investigator fights to prevent the return of the Blood Queen before she destroys mankind.“It’s 517 AD,” intones the gravelly voice of Ian McShane in […]