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New Hellboy director says The Crooked Man will feel like a dark fairy tale

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Last week, we reported Millennium Media is looking to relaunch Hellboy once again. The studio will turn to Crank director Brian Taylor to helm Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and the filmmaker is opening up about what he plans to do with everyone’s favorite red hell beast. During a recent interview with Collider, Taylor said he […]

Another live-action Hellboy film is in development

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You can’t keep a good demon down, because while 2019’s David Harbour-led Hellboy reboot was a critical and commercial disaster, there is enough good will in the tank and money in the bank from Guillermo Del Toro’s take on Mike Mignola’s character for Millennium Media to give it another shot.  Discussing Film reports that Millennium […]

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd video game trailer brings Mike Mignola’s comic book to life

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Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that it is teaming with Dark Horse Comics to bring the world of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy to consoles and PC with Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, a roguelite action-adventure game from developer Upstream Arcade. Featuring an original storyline crafted in collaboration with Mike Mignola, who has also designed the game’s unique […]

Hellboy gets a Movie Masterpiece Series figure from Hot Toys

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Sideshow has unveiled Hot Toys’ 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Hellboy statue which is based on the appearance of David Harbour as the character in Lionsgate’s R-rated reboot. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $266.00; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Skillfully crafted based on the […]

Now that the Marvel slots are no more, which slots can comic book fans still play?

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A couple of years back we reported on the fantastic Marvel slots which were available to play for free or for real money. Alas, these marvel-lous games are no more. Along with other brands under the Disney umbrella, Marvel decided in 2017 to stop licensing their superhero characters to the casino industry, thus wiping out […]

Injustice 2 adds Hellboy, Raiden and Black Manta with Fighter Pack 2 DLC

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NetherRealm Studios have announced the upcoming release of the second Fighter Pack DLC for their hit fighter title Injustice 2.  As with Fighter Pack DLC 1, The Fighter Pack 2 DLC will bring three new and familiar characters to the game and will come as part of the Injustice 2 Ulitmate Edition or be able to […]

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 […]

Guillermo del Toro has no hard feelings over Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen

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In case you missed it, Hellboy is undergoing a reboot directed by Neil Marshall and starring Stranger Things‘ David Harbour. This new take is going down the R-rated route and has been given the title Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. Previous Hellboy star Ron Perlman has already given his stamp of approval, and now director […]

The Week in Spandex – DC director changes, Hugh Jackman on Wolverine regrets, X-Men in Space, new Spider-Man spinoff and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Cyborg, The Flash, The Batman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, DC Super Hero Girls, Batman and Harley Quinn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain […]