Big Red just won't stay down for the count!
Despite 2019's Hellboy reboot starring Stranger Things and Black Widow's David Harbour tanking at the box office, it looks like Millennium Media has decided to take another crack at adapting Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic series with yet another live-action adaptation.
Discussing Film has heard that a new Hellboy film is already in active development, with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Crank co-director Brian Taylor signed on to helm.
The project's working title is "Hellboy: The Crooked Man," which may give us a pretty good indication of what to expect from the plot.
The 3-issue Crooked Man miniseries was a period adventure set in 1956 which saw Hellboy attempt to retrieve a man named Tom's soul from a powerful demon deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Though this movie probably won't be a direct adaptation, we'd be surprised if it didn't take at least some influence from the story.
Production is expected to begin this April in Bulgaria, where Millennium's Red Sonja reboot is currently filming.
Though this new Hellboy movie has yet to be officially announced, the trades are sure to weigh in soon if this info is accurate.
We're sure many fans will be disappointed that Guillermo Del Toro and Ron Perlman aren't involved, but we can only hope that this latest take does Mignola's comic and character justice.
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