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Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies

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EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]

Hellboy to feel less ‘popcorn-y’ and more like Logan, according to David Harbour

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While we wait for a trailer to officially release for the upcoming Hellboy reboot, we can leave it to star David Harbour to drop us a few juicy morsels from time to time. The actor has spoken about the film in the past, promising something much darker than we are used to with the character. Today, […]

David Harbour says his Hellboy look is entirely practical effects

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One of the more impressive parts of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy almost-trilogy was that all of the main character’s/creatures were accomplished with practical effects. Which isn’t a surprise, given that Guillermo del Toro seems to prefer practical over CGI whenever possible (see: Pan’s Labyrinth, for a beautiful example). However, given that Hellboy is being reboot […]

David Harbour confirms that Hellboy has wrapped production

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David Harbour has confirmed that Hellboy has officially wrapped production. Sitting down with Variety, the Stranger Things icon confirmed that production has been completed, and also described what suiting up as Hellboy was like: “It was hard. I’m 40 years old, and I’m running around punching giants.” It’s hard to expect anything less than the dryest […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Hellboy (2019)

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Hellboy, 2019. Directed by Neil Marshall. Starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Daniel Dae Kim, Sasha Lane, Penelope Mitchell, Brian Gleeson, Sophie Okonedo, Alistair Petrie, Mark Stanley, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress […]

Ron Perlman wishes David Harbour well for Hellboy reboot

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While the news that the Hellboy franchise is being rebooted has been known for weeks, we haven’t heard too much from original Hellboy Ron Perlman, whom we know has been replaced with Stranger Things star David Harbour on the new film. Recently, however, Perlman broke his silence with some kind words for Harbour, as well as some […]

Original Hellboy writer talks Hellboy: Silverlance, the Abe Sapien spin-off movie that never happened

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Peter Briggs, writer of the original Hellboy, has revealed some fascinating news in reaction to the announcement that the Hellboy franchise is being rebooted, and that Ron Perlman is being replaced by David Harbour (Stranger Things). The writer took to Facebook to reveal a now-defunct project that was in active-development for quite some time: a spin-off […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]