[Update: We’ve been informed that the official title of this film is justHellboy, notHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, and is considered a reboot of the 2004 film.]
TheHellboyreboot is moving fast. The project was first announced back in May, with comics creatorMike Mingolaco-writing the script for directorNeil Marshall(The Descent) alongsideAndrew CosbyandChristopher Golden. The film hasStranger ThingsstandoutDavid Harbourplaying the titular comics character, recently we learned thatIan McShanewill be playing Professor Broom, and now the movie is zeroing in on its villain.
Per Deadline,Milla Jovovichis in final talks to play the Big Bad inHellboy, which will be an R-rated take on the comics character. Jovovich has been the lead of theResident Evilfranchise for years, but that recently came to a close withResident Evil:The Final Chapter. Now it appears she’ll be switching “good vs. evil” allegiances and taking on the bad side to inhabit the role of the Blood Queen.
Guillermo del Toromade twoHellboyfeature films, the 2004 original and its 2008 sequelHellboy II: The Golden Army. Neither film was a smash-hit at the box office, but both had del Toro’s signature warmth and fantasy. He and starRon Perlmancame together with Mingola earlier this year to discussHellboy 3, but it appears that at that time Mingola was already working on this reboot idea and chose to forge ahead with this instead of finishing del Toro’s trilogy, as del Toro came out of the meeting confirming thatHellboy 3would 100% not be happening.
Aron Coleiteis working on the latest draft of the script forHellboyfor Millennium Films and Lionsgate. Coleite previously worked onHeroesandCrossing Jordanand was a staff writer on the upcomingStar Trek: DiscoveryTV series.
The reboot doesn’t yet have a release date, but things are forging ahead pretty quickly so it seems feasible this thing could be in theaters either late 2018 or sometime in 2019. Stay tuned.
