A Horribly Good Idea
A new Hellboy film is coming with a new director and a new star and Superherohype just interviewed Mike Mignola with a few clues as to the direction of the new film…
Hellboy creator Mignola has confirmed that this new film will be very different to its three predecessors: “[Director Brian Taylor]’s intention is to make a horror movie, so that’ll be nice–that’ll be interesting,” confirmed Mignola. “I read the new draft of the screenplay yesterday, and yes, it is definitely R. It’s the first Hellboy script that I read and I went, ‘Oh, it’s a horror movie,’ which is what I wanted. Taylor does not have a reputation as a horror movie director. But, so far, we’ve had two horror movie directors make Hellboymovies and we’ve never gotten a horror movie.”
The creator has also revealed why he thinks adapting The Crooked Man to the big screen is such a perfect fit for a new Hellboy film: “For years, we’ve been saying, if you’re going to make a Hellboy movie, make it small,” said Mignola. “And the perfect story to do that with is my personal favourite, The Crooked Man. I think it’s one of the best things I’ve ever written. It’s beautifully illustrated by Richard Corben, and it’s a solid story that doesn’t involve a million different characters. Everybody actually agreed from the very beginning, ‘Yes, we want to do that one.’ Budget-wise, it’s good because it’s a lower budget kind of a story. It’s not the Hellboy origin. It’s not Hellboy saving the world. It’s not huge. It’s a subtle, dark, little folk horror story.”
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is currently unscheduled.
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