HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN's Surprisingly Short Runtime Has Been Revealed

HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN's Surprisingly Short Runtime Has Been Revealed

While we still don't have a confirmed release date for Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the upcoming reboot's runtime may have now been revealed and it doesn't sound like we'll be spending long in the theater.

By JoshWilding - Jul 17, 2024 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Hellboy

The first trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man was released at the start of this month and the response has been mixed at best. Now, we have runtime news and that may or may not bode well for this new take on the character starring Jack Kesy.

According to reliable runtime leaker @Cryptic4KQual, it will clock in at a mere 1 hour, 39 minutes. 

With superhero movies, that's typically an indication they're not very good. Then again, this is a lower-budgeted project and could be a smaller self-contained story which isn't quite as CG-heavy as the movies starring Ron Perlman and David Harbour.

At least we know Hellboy: The Crooked Man will be a relatively breezy affair, anyway, and there's every chance it's going to exceed expectations when it finally arrives in theaters (a shorter runtime also means it can play on a greater number of screens, increasing box office revenue).

While he reportedly never visited the movie's set, Hellboy creator and The Crooked Man's co-writer, Mike Mignola, shared high praise for the reboot when production wrapped. 

"I have loved what I've been seeing," he said last May. "If fans have been waiting for a Hellboy film that is actually an adaptation of one of my stories I think they are finally going to get one."

"Congratulations to director Brian Taylor and a really wonderful cast," Mignola added, "and to co-writer Chris Golden who did so much to figure out how to give the studio what they wanted and still keep true to the heart and soul of The Crooked Man, my favorite of the Hellboy stories...they did a wonderful job bringing his really horrific character to life."

Stay tuned for further updates on Hellboy: The Crooked Man as we have them. 

Director Brian Taylor (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) is at the helm of a movie which sets out to expand Hellboy's world through some of the most beloved issues of the comic series. Mike Mignola penned the screenplay alongside his Dark Horse Comics collaborator Chris Golden, suggesting this will be a comic-accurate take on the anti-hero.

According to Hellboy: The Crooked Man's official synopsis, "Stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia, Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent discover a small community haunted by witches, led by the Crooked Man, a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past."

On the page, The Crooked Man was an eighteenth-century miser and war profiteer named Jeremiah Witkins who was hanged for his crimes yet returned from Hell as the region's resident Devil.

The movie's cast is led by Jack Kesy (Deadpool 2) as Hellboy, Jefferson White (Yellowstone) as Tom Ferrell, and Adeline Rudolph (Resident Evil) playing Bobbie Jo Song. We'll also see Leah McNamara as Effie Kolb, Joseph Marcell as Reverend Watts, Hannah Margetson as Cora Fisher, and Martin Bassindale as the Crooked Man.

Hellboy: The Crooked Man is heading to theaters later this year but doesn't have a confirmed release date.

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IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 7/17/2024, 7:00 AM
And yet it’s a great runtime for a movie. And a refreshingly not-long one.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/17/2024, 8:11 AM
@IAmAHoot - yeah , there have been good and bad movies with a similar runtime

What matters most is how they utilize it and on what.
BobbyDrake
BobbyDrake - 7/17/2024, 7:04 AM
This is how long most movies used to be. Wish more movies would go back to this. I don’t want to be stuck in a theater for 3 hrs watching a movie.
theBlackSquare
theBlackSquare - 7/17/2024, 7:30 AM
'mere'?! Come on now.

Edit all the boring bits out and gimme a tight, sub 2 hours any day. You hear me Dune 2? YEAH I SAID IT.

BobbyDrake
BobbyDrake - 7/17/2024, 9:19 AM
@theBlackSquare - I still haven’t seen Dune 2. I want to but by the time I’m finally able to sit down and watch a movie I just don’t have the time for it.
theBlackSquare
theBlackSquare - 7/17/2024, 9:39 AM
@BobbyDrake - I hear ya. I'd like to see the opposite of the directors cut of it. The ADHD cut?
BobbyDrake
BobbyDrake - 7/17/2024, 11:58 AM
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RolandD
RolandD - 7/17/2024, 7:42 AM
I already knew how much time that I was going to spend watching this movie ahead of the runtime announcement.
theBlackSquare
theBlackSquare - 7/17/2024, 7:44 AM
@RolandD - haha
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 7/17/2024, 7:50 AM
1 hour and 39 minutes is "mere" now? Good grief. Also, WHAT A REVEAL!!!
Demigods
Demigods - 7/17/2024, 7:58 AM
dude.... it's about an hour and 40 minutes... that's a solid runtime for any movie, let alone one that seems to be a very horror centric themed movie.

I'm glad... this is actually a very good sign. Means they shouldn't be padding the time with a bunch of unnecessary bull shit, trying to fit 10 lbs of shit into a 5 lb bag. To me, this is giving me a bit of relief because the trailer just seemed like a really well done fan fiction film.
Kozmik
Kozmik - 7/17/2024, 8:06 AM
Sounds just about right. There's little reason most movies need to be two hours though Hellboy: The Crooked Man's problem has little to do with its runtime and more that – based on the trailer – it looks awful.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/17/2024, 8:10 AM
I wouldn’t be surprised if that runtime is true since all of Brian Taylor’s (the director) previous films have been around the same range aswell…

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I hope it turns out well since the teaser intrigued me , I like the smaller scale and them leaning into horror more is a cool and nice way to differentiate it from the other films imo.
elgaz
elgaz - 7/17/2024, 8:25 AM
Slow news day? Film clocks in at average runtime. Shocker.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/17/2024, 8:30 AM
NOBODY asked for this. I'm usually optimistic but this sucker is gonna bomb
sophia711
sophia711 - 7/17/2024, 8:50 AM
So the studio is just trying to keep the rights to this? This looks like a fan made film, even worse, oh, my god ..........wtf............
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 7/17/2024, 9:00 AM
That isn't "mere" and this isn't news.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/17/2024, 9:05 AM
It looks faithful enough to the excellent source material that it might be pretty good despite the low budget and bargain bin director.

Of course we'd all prefer a big budget finale to GDT's Hellboy trilogy, but the grosses on the last three films aren't enough for anyone to roll the dice on I suppose.
TrentCrimm
TrentCrimm - 7/17/2024, 9:17 AM
@ObserverIO -

I'm probably in the minority who thought the trailer for this didn't look too bad.

The lower budget is super obvious, but I really liked the horror vibe it gives off, I think it'll be interesting seeing a Hellboy story that leans more into the demonic and "scary" aspects of the comics.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/17/2024, 9:15 AM
The budget looked like this was a short film lol
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/17/2024, 9:32 AM
Maybe low expectations short runtime for movies making comeback
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 7/17/2024, 12:10 PM
Hellboy can’t catch a break.

First trilogy cut short
Rebooted failure
And yet what looks to be another rebooted failure.

🤦‍♂️
newhire13
newhire13 - 7/17/2024, 1:21 PM
The original TMNT was like 1 hour and 33 minutes and that movie kicked ass. Longer doesn’t equal better.

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