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Hellboy adds Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich as villain the Blood Queen

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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 major […]

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola hopes reboot can spawn a cinematic universe

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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 a […]

David Harbour compares Hopper and Hellboy, and Hellboy to Hamlet

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It’s really good to be David Harbour right now, right? He went from being rejected as The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine for being “too fat” to starring in a hit Netflix TV series (Stranger Things), and is now going one step further and nabbing the title role in the new Hellboy franchise. So how […]

Ian McShane joins the cast of Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen

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It looks like we have another big name to add to the Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen! Actor Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods) is joining the cast of the Neil Marshall directed film as the character Professor Broom.Trevor Bruttenholm a.k.a Professor Broom is an expert of the occult, and the initial director of the […]

David Harbour talks Hellboy and his heroic qualities

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Back in May it was announced that Stranger Things star David Harbour is set to take on the role of Hellboy for the R-rated big screen reboot Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, and during an interview with THR at the San Diego Comic-Con, Harbour has been chatting about the heroic qualities of the character.“I […]

Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen was initially envisioned as a sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s movies

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Back in May, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola announced a reboot of the movie franchise, with Neil Marshall set to direct Stranger Things star David Harbour in the R-rated Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. However, speaking to Nerdist, Mignola has revealed that the project was originally envisioned as a follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s movies, […]

Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen could head to Lionsgate

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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 […]

Director Neil Marshall wants Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen to avoid CGI, talks R rating

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In some ways, Neil Marshall’s take on the cult favorite comic book franchise Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen will be a very different experience to that of Guillermo del Toro’s two movies (the R-rating, for a start), but will also try to stick to del Toro’s much-revered style of practical effects.Speaking on the Post […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming tracking, Venom and the Fantastic Four not part of the MCU, Justice League set photos, X-Men: Dark Phoenix casting

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, Avengers: Secret Wars, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Batgirl, Batman, Batman […]