Age of The Nerd
Lionsgate and Summit have finally set an official release date for the ‘Hellboy‘ reboot that stars David Harbour (Stranger Things). The film, which is set to be released on January 11, 2019, is directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones) and was written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, along with Andrew Cosby and Christopher Golden.
For those that are unaware, the story of ‘Hellboy’ revolves a demon who, after being raied by a professor, grows up to work for a secret government outfit named Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, where he fights supernatural entities to protect the world. The property was originally made into a duo of films made by Guillermo del Toro, which unfortunately never materialized into a trilogy.
Despite all of this, my hopes remain high for the ‘Hellboy’ reboot, especially when you consider that they are trying to go for a more raw approach to the character, maybe one who isn’t fully confident in himself. Here’s Harbor’s take on how this interpretation of Hellboy will differ form the Ron Perlman‘s interpretation of the character:
“There are things that I’m gonna do that are different. Hellboy is the same character from the comics and from what Ron did, there are certain things that are the same thing, but I do think that—I don’t know, there’s a different approach because I sort of highlight different things, I think, than Ron does. Ron sort of embraces this machismo in himself and in Hellboy, and I really like it and it’s super fun and it’s a super fun performance, but I think Hellboy has a certain psycho dynamic where occasionally he has to prove that he’s the lion, has to roar, and I think he struggles with his own masculinity. But I don’t think he needs that as much as maybe those other movies. I have a bit of a different take on his capability or his slickness. I sort of think that for me he’s a little less skilled at constructing that persona.”
