It’s been almost twenty years since the release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and the chances of Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman reuniting for Hellboy 3 are next to nil. However, Perlman wants to keep that possibility alive as long as he can.
Ron Perlman on Hellboy 3
After Hellboy II underperformed at the box office, the third movie immediately seemed less likely, particularly as del Toro envisioned an epic conclusion that would have required a $150 million budget, almost twice the budget of The Golden Army. Over the years, both del Toro and Perlman have teased the possibility of returning, only to eventually admit it wasn’t going to happen.
While chatting with Deadline, Perlman confirmed he still wants to do the project and finish the story.
“I’ve said so much about this and pissed off enough people, but I’ll say it again for you: the original movies were meant to be a trilogy,” he said. “In Hellboy II, we left off at a very awkward moment where the Liz Sherman character is pregnant with twins, and none of the promises of Hellboy being summoned into existence to destroy the world has been addressed.“
He continued, “That would all have been in the third film, and I’ll always advocate for the making of the third film. I’m not interested in doing any other version of Hellboy other than finishing the trilogy with Guillermo [del Toro]. It would be so epic. Like a Greek epic. Hubris, hamartia, destiny, nature vs. nurture, it would be such an adventure. I’m 76 now, and if he comes to me and I’m 86, we’ll still do the motherf*cker.”
When asked if he still speaks to Guillermo about doing more Hellboy, he merely said, “No comment.“
The Hellboy Franchise
After The Golden Army, the franchise was rebooted with David Harbour starring as the titular paranormal investigator. The new film sported an R-rating as Hellboy attempted to stop a resurrected sorceress from conquering the world. However, it was a major bomb, both critically and commercially, and that seemed to be the end of the series.
However, the franchise was rebooted yet again with Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Jack Kesy took over the role, and the results were…another bomb.
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