I have very rarely been able to call myself a fan of anything that is traditionally categorized as “fantasy,” having never finished the Lord of the Rings movies, nor seen a single episode of Game of Thrones, to name a few of the most essential examples. That being said, it makes sense that one of my favorite franchises associated with the genre is anything but traditional: the Hellboy movies, which will be continuing soon with the upcoming superhero movie, Hellboy: The Crooked Man.
Some, however, may be wondering if it is too soon (or at all necessary) to see yet another reboot of the franchise based on Mike Mignola’s Dark Horse comic book series, which was originally brought to the big screen in the form of one of Guillermo del Toro’s best movies, and with Ron Perlman in the title role, in 2004. Yet, with a new director at the helm, a new actor donning the filed-down horns, and an acclaimed story serving as the source material, this is shaping up to be a version of the big, red defender against the paranormal unlike anything cinema has seen yet. See what we mean in our following breakdown of all the most important facts we know about Hellboy: The Crooked Man so far.
