The second reboot in just 20 years?! We are actually only used to this frequency of franchise renewal from Spider-Man. However, the Hellboy series is giving the friendly spider from the New York neighborhood some serious competition: After the failed reboot in 2019, the next restart at.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is the title of the new Hellboy film. After Ron Perlman and David Harbour, Jack Kesy (Deadpool 2) takes over the role of the daredevil, who has his origins in the comic book series of the same name by Mike Mignola. Specifically, the reboot adapts the miniseries that is very popular with fans The Crooked Man.
First trailer for the fantasy reboot Hellboy: The Crooked Man shows Jack Kesy as a bad-tempered devil
Hellboy: The Crooked Man – Trailer (English)
The plot of Hellboy: The Crooked Man is set in the 1950s and tells a kind of supernatural buddy cop storyBecause Hellboy must team up with young BPRD agent Bobbie Jo Song (Adeline Rudolph) to free a small community in rural Appalachia from a coven of witches.
The first trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man makes it clear in the first few seconds: This new edition takes the horror of the original seriouslyWhile the previous films – especially those by Guillermo del Toro – were seen as action-packed fantasy adventures, this time the focus is on the thrills.
Director Brian Taylor knows all about thrills. He has made the restless Crank films and the Gerard Butler ecstasy Gamer with Mark Neveldine. The comic book adaptation Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance marks the duo’s last collaboration. Taylor most recently directed the horror comedy Mom and Dad. implemented single-handedly.
Now he is embarking on his biggest solo project to date. It will be interesting to see whether this franchise renewal will be successful or whether we will be faced with another disaster like Call of Darkness. It not only failed at the box office, but was also a flop with critics and audiences. For hope Mignola’s involvement as co-author ensures this.
When does Hellboy: The Crooked Man come to theaters?
Despite the trailer release, the official cinema release of Hellboy: The Crooked Man has not yet been set, neither in the USA nor in Germany. In the USA, the film is distributed by Ketchup Entertainment and is expected to later this year on the big screen. A German distributor has not yet been found.