Guillermo Gives Update On HELLBOY 3
Writer/director Guillermo del Toro talked to MTV about the progress of Hellboy 3 which would be final movie in the trilogy. He gives the impression that Mike Mignola and the cast are seemingly on board. The only thing holding things back is the film’s budget and finding an investor to pay for it.
“Finlay all the culprits have agreed to try. It’s very hard to find who will finance it. The Biggest chapter in the three movies is Hellboy becomes The Beast Of The Apocalypse. So we have been inquiring, but if you have a rich uncle that has 130-150 million dollars….”
Actress Selma Blair talked to BloodyDisgusting about the prospect of the third installment.
“It’s my dream to work with Guillermo del Toro again. I just want to be near him. I love him. I miss him. It’s my dream that one day when I’m done with the TV Show [Anger Management] they say, ‘ok the movie’s actually going to go!’ That would be the biggest heaven.
I mean it’s all set up. ‘Hellboy 3′ is the biggest payoff and the biggest horror. I want to see what these twins are up to, if one’s the devil and one’s an angel. I want to see what Hellboy and Liz are up to! I know the film is the apocalypse and the apocalypse isn’t cheap to shoot so we have to find some funding and get going with it!”
Guillermo Del Toro Will Adapt The Strain Into A Film
Deadline recent announced highlighted the Dracula trend in Hollywood. In the same article it was also briefly mentioned that Guillermo del Toro was aiming to adapt his novel The Strain co-written by Chuck Hogan into a film. There are expectations it could end up a new horror franchise. Strain, is a contemporary vampire horror story focusing on vamperism as an viral outbreak. Guillermo is currently working on Pacific Rim with Beauty And The Beast on the horizon. Not to mention projects such as Frankenstein, Hellboy 3 and the Haunted Mansion in the works.
Dark Horse Comic’s Mike Richardson Hints B.P.R.D. Film
President of Dark Horse Comics Mike Richardson spoke to MTV about future films based on their comics. He revealed that since Guillermo del Toro is busy with other projects we could see a B.P.R.D. film before Hellboy 3. Guillermo del Toro previously told MTV that he’d give his blessing for another director to make a B.P.R.D. spin-off while he was busy with other things.
“There are some other projects Guillermo is working on right now, but you might be more likely to see a ‘B.P.R.D.’ movie before another ‘Hellboy’ movie,”
Doug Jones who plays Abe Sapien spoke to FearNet on the possibility of a B.P.R.D. film.
“That’s another comic book series that Mike Mignola wrote in that same Hellboy universe. Abe Sapien is the central character/creature in that. So that would be an answer too. And that would probably be a property that Guillermo del Toro wouldn’t need to direct himself, and that Universal would be happy to do with another director. With Hellboy III I think they’re really holding out for him, for Guillermo.”
The last thing we saw in Hellboy 2 the group resigned from the agency and I’m sure would need replacements. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has plenty of agents in the comics. So it’s possible unused characters could be showcased in the spin-off. Agents like Roger, Dr. Kate Corrigan, Ben Daimio, Panya and Professor Donnell likely would be involved in the spin-off. Introducing a new team could be a great setup for Hellboy 3. It could also be an excellent opportunity to tell the origin story of Lobster Johnson as well.
Ron Perlman Talks Hellboy 3
Hellboy actor Ron Perlman spoke with Examiner about his current and upcoming projects. While Perlman seems uncertain of his role (confirmed by del Toro) in Guillmero del Toro’s At The Mountains of Madness he does speak enthusiastically about Hellboy 3.
I hope there’s a third “Hellboy,” simply because he always thought of it as a trilogy. And when he set up that [Liz Sherman, Hellboy’s love interest] is pregnant with twins at the end of “Hellboy 2,” he kind of sketched out what the third “Hellboy” movie would look like. It’s so theatrical. It’s so epic. It’s so dark.
And also, we have to find out about the Hellboy destiny. It’s written in stone that he’s going to destroy mankind. That’s what he’s been brought to Earth to do. So the whole dialogue between nurture and nature gets to live itself out in the third “Hellboy” movie. But if there’s no third one, then the audience doesn’t get to see any of that.
Guillermo del Toro Announcing Next Film At Comic-Con
DelToroFilms has word from Guillermo del Toro he will be announcing his next film until Comic-Con. With his exit from The Hobbit people have been curious to what the director will do next. Guillermo has three comic book projects in the works which include Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange, Hellboy 3 and Deadman. There are also plenty of horror projects he could be tackling but my assumption is that if he’s using Comic-Con as a forum it’s likely comic related.
“Van Helsing (writing and producing) is still in talks and not quite certain. Even then, I would like to share my plans only at COMICON. I am taking it slowly and marking very, very carefully the calendar of projects that I will be involved as producer, writer, etc I will not announce the project I intend to direct until then . I am very happy to say that all the projects and partnerships being considered are both quite surprising and, I hope, powerful. Much as I want, I cannot say much more at this time but I anxiously await to share these with you. I will be shopping on the floor in San DIego for several days. See you there!!”
Guillermo Del Toro Leaves The Hobbit, So What’s Next?
Guillermo del Toro has announced on TheOneRing he will be stepping downa as director for The Hobbit. There has been talk for months of problems with MGM dealing with it’s finical troubles which had been hindering the production start. I expect that Peter Jackson will wait it out then jump on board to diret the two films.
“In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit,” I am faced with the hardest decision of my life. After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien’s Middle Earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures. I remain grateful to Peter, Fran and Philippa Boyens, New Line and Warner Brothers and to all my crew in New Zealand. I’ve been privileged to work in one of the greatest countries on earth with some of the best people ever in our craft and my life will be forever changed. The blessings have been plenty, but the mounting pressures of conflicting schedules have overwhelmed the time slot originally allocated for the project. Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wish the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product. I remain an ally to it and its makers, present and future, and fully support a smooth transition to a new director.”
So what’s next for Guillermo? There seems to be lots of projects he could take on which include a new Frankenstein film for Universal Pictures. There has been talk of him directing Doctor Strange for Marvel Studios. Hellboy 3 has also been in development which would be the final movie in the series.
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