The Mexican director Guillermo del Toro filmed the comics of the same name about the anti-hero Hellboy for the first time in 2004. Four years later, Hellboy II – The Golden Army followed great sequel that’s on TV today. However, there never was a third part. Instead, we were treated to a terrible reboot.
A must for every fantasy fan: That’s what the celebrated comic book adaptation Hellboy 2 is all about
The Elven King Balor Frieden is in great danger because his son Prince Nuada wants to seize power. That’s why he awakens them invincible Golden Army his fathers. His twin sister Nuala has to do this together with Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team Thwart her brother’s plans. They have to deal with all sorts of fantastic creatures, such as a murderous tooth fairy, a many-eyed angel of death and a towering octopus.
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Hellboy II – The Golden Army
In the fantasy sequel, del Toro goes even further visually and directs Hellboy even more colorful and pompous. The content also shows a different side to the cigar-smoking anti-hero from hell. In addition to the paranormal fight against evil, he also has to manage his relationship with Liz (Selma Blair). Lands in our ranking of the 10 best Guillermo del Toro films Hellboy II at number 5.
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Del Toro was unable to realize his vision of a trilogy because Hellboy 3 was never financed. So The franchise lay dormant for eleven years, until Neil Marshall dared to reboot with Hellboy – Call of Darkness in 2019, but that turned out to be a megaflop. While the first two film adaptations each have one on Rotten Tomatoes Score of over 80 percent received, the new edition only got 17 percent.
But the studio doesn’t give up. Hellboy: The Crooked Man is set to arrive later this year another reboot is coming to cinemas. It was filmed in May last year. Jack Kesy will portray the red hero, under the direction of Crank director Brian Taylor. The story takes place in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1950s and is the first direct adaptation of a comic. Hellboy and a BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) agent must protect a village haunted by witches.
Fantasy epic: Hellboy 2 on TV and in the stream
Hellboy II – The Golden Army was on April 4, 2024 at 11:04 p.m. on VOX. Unfortunately there is no repeat, but you can buy or rent the fantasy sequel on Amazon Prime Video, among other places.
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