At long last, our newHellboyhas been revealed. It was only several months ago that news broke of this upcomingHellboyreboot, which is to be directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent) with David Harbour (Stranger Things) set to star in the titular role. Now, Lionsgate has released the very first image of Harbour asHellboyand he looks mean, grizzled and all around pretty awesome.
The first photo ofDavid Harbourfrom the upcoming reboot was released via the officialHellboy Facebookpage. This new version, just as withRon Perlman’s version of the characterin the Guillermo Del ToroHellboymovies, looks very comics-accurate, but with some differences. Not that Perlman’s version looked gentle, but this new take looks downright intimidating. It also looks as though some changes have been made to his signature arm and hair, which is now much longer and greasy. All in all, it does look pretty similar to what we’ve seen previously, but this is just one image. A lot more will be revealed once we get to see Harbour in action.
There are those who really wanted to see Guillermo Del Toro finish his trilogy and makeHellboy 3, but that didn’t come to pass. Instead, we are getting a completely new take, which is going to be more dark, gritty, likely R-rated and won’t be an origin story, with creator Mike Mignola heavily involved in the production. This first look at the newHellboy, though similar to the other live-action version, does hint at that darker, grittier tone.
Even though thisHellboyreboot was announced not all that long ago, things have been moving quickly. Production is expected to get underway soon and casting has been going on over the past several weeks. Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) is set to play the villainous Blood Queen, Ian McShane (John Wick) is on board as Professor Bloom, withAmerican Honeystar Sasha Lane also recently joining the cast as Alice Monaghan. The most noteworthy casting came recently whenDeadpoolactorEd Skrein was offered the part of Ben Daimio, but once fans became upset over whitewashing accusations, he walked away from the movie. Now,Daniel Dae Kim(Lost) has been brought in to replace him as a more accurate representation of the character from the comics.
Lionsgate has not yet set a release date for the reboot, which was originally going under the nameHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, but the studio decided to change it simply toHellboy, which is the exact same title as the first Guillermo Del Toro live-action adaptation. The movie it is expected to arrive sometime in late 2018. Be sure to check out the first official photo of David Harbour asHellboyfor yourself below.
