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The second Millenium Media revealed it had a brand new Hellboy film within the works, everybody puzzled how it will stand out. Guillermo del Toro’s duology had been like pulpy fairy tales, whereas the 2019 reboot tried for a extra action-horror bent, to blended outcomes. This new film, The Crooked Man, has extra of a supernatural horror bent, and it seems prefer it would possibly do a very good job?
Set within the Nineteen Fifties, this new film places Hellboy (Jack Kesy) in a rural Appalachian group with fellow BPRD agent Bobbie Jo Track (Adeline Rudolph). Whereas making associates with a few of the locals—specifically Tom Ferrell (Jefferson White)—the duo notice the group has a witch drawback that’s making all types of bizarre issues occurring. You’ve seen visions of lifeless individuals earlier than, however you’ve by no means seen a raccoon doing its greatest Chestburster impression. (You probably have, you then’re watching far more fascinating horror than most different individuals.)
Regardless of the spooky setup, Crooked Man does appear like it’ll be some schlocky enjoyable. Having the very devil-looking Hellboy chat it up with a priest whereas loading up his gun is a few great things, ditto watching him suplex a snake and pop its head like a zit. If the film can marry these two tones collectively, it’d discover a stable viewers the final reboot didn’t, helped by overtly promoting itself as an adaptation of the favored miniseries by Mike Mignola and Richard Corbin. If solely half the trailer wasn’t so darkish to the purpose that Hellboy and different characters appear like blobs.
Directed by Brian Taylor and likewise starring Martin Bassindale, Joseph Marcell, and Leah McNamara, Hellboy: The Crooked Man involves theaters later this yr.
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