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Welcome to Unfilmable.com's "Hellboy" news page. While Hellboy is not a Lovecraft adaptation, it has been described as very Lovecraftian by many of it's fans. Some of the early character sketches and production artwork have a strong Lovecraftian feel to them. Director Guillermo Del Toro is set to direct the straight Lovecraft adaptation "At the Mountains of Madness" after it's release. Please submit news and links here. Past news is archived below. Caution: This page contains spoilers! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ February 24: 'Hellboy' 10 Minute Featurette Back Online Briefly! The 10 minute behind-the-scenes Hellboy featurette that came online at LatinoReview is back online - but probably for a limited time only! Hit the link below to get what may be your last free look at the footage - then you're gonna need the Best Buy DVD coming on March 9th! Source: Hellsite2 (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) Source: bloody-disgusting.com Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy comic book adaptation is finally almost here and the hype is heightening by the day. Last week a ten minute featurette was all over the web, only to be taken down on many sites this weekend. But we've still got some cool news for you. Inside is some news on what you can expect from the DVD, along with a link to a interview with Guillermo del Toro. Click here to head on over to Latino Review to read a pretty cool interview with del Toro. Over at DVD Answers they've got some information on the Hellboy DVD, even though the film doesn't even hit theaters until April 2, "Director Guillermo del Toro recently revealed in an interview that the theatrical cut of Hellboy will be arriving on DVD this August. This release will include a minimal amount of extra material, and the standard two hour cut of the movie. He then plans to release a two or three disc extended edition in December. This could include up to fourty-five minutes of deleted footage. A collector's set which includes a bust of Hellboy may also be available." Helboy stars Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair and John Hurt. Visit the official site. Source: Latino Review, DVD Answers
From ComicMonster.com, countingdown.com: Very few comic creators ever get to see their ideas come to life. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola got to see his baby alive and kicking. He only had to travel halfway round the world to see it. With a 'Hellboy' film headed to the big screen on April 2, Mignola took Wizard inside his own private 'hell' as the movie was shot in Prague. Mignola kept a personal diary for Wizard, complete with photos from the set, and as part of the massive movie event in Wizard #150 (on sale Feb. 25), you'll get a chance to read Mignola;s diary. Get up close and personal as Mignola rubs elbows with actors Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Doug Jones (Abe Sapien), Selma Blair (Liz Sherman), Rupert Myers (Agent Myers) and director Guillermo del Toro ('Blade 2') and shares his private thoughts about seeing his monster-stomping demon of good walk, talk and wreck. Here's a taste: "After more than five years of talking about it, I will finally get to see Ron [Perlman] as Hellboy," writes Mignola. "Ron is perfect as Hellboy, as del Toro and I aways knew he would be. He seems so natural, the way he talks, the way he moves and the way he smokes a cigar. It's very easy to forget he's in four hours worth of makeup. His big stone hand and tail work so well you forget they're operated by radio control." For more of Mignola's diary, pick up Wizard #150, available in comic stores Wednesday, Feb. 25. Source: ComicMonsters.com (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) February 22: Guillermo del Toro 'Art of Hellboy Movie' Signing April 10th 'Hellboy' director Guillermo del Toro will
be signing copies of 'Hellboy: The Art of the Movie' at Dark
Delicacies in Burbank, CA on April 10th at 2pm. For your book to be
signed, however, you must purchase a copy ($24.95) at their store.
Hit the link below for further details! (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) From countingdown.com: LatinoReview & TheMovieBox.net have posted the 'Hellboy' featurette footage recently played at the Pasadena Comicon. These clips, 5 in total, combine to make the 10 minute featurette that will be found on free DVDs at all Best Buy locations starting March 9th. It's a lot of footage - check it out at the link below! Source: LatinoReview (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) From countingdown.com: Following in the footsteps of another RSC alumnus, Sir Ian McKellen, Hurt is now making a bid for the sort of universal acclaim enjoyed by his fellow actor in the trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Typically of Hurt, however, it's in Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation of Mike Mignola's cult comic Hellboy. One of the darkest of a new breed of comic-book heroes, Hellboy (played by Ron Perlman) is the world's premiere occult detective; Hurt plays his 'surrogate father', Professor Bruttenholm. "It would be odd to imagine any part that's not a risk," he says. "Someone once complimented me on what a brave actor I was, and I remember talking to a friend of mine." He said, "You've got to realise, in Hollywood, if you brush your hair backwards that's considered brave." Like his latest incarnation, Alan Clark, Hurt may be too much of a loose cannon to achieve the success of McKellen in the system. But, like that possible autobiography of his, the thought of him raising hell in Hollywood is a mouth-watering one. Hit the link below for the full article! Source: Scotsman.com (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) From Creation Entertainment's official website, regarding an upcoming event at their March 27th comic convention in Pasadena: SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON THE UPCOMING FILM "HELLBOY" Saturday Early Afternoon In Person!! Stars of the film RON PERLMAN (Star Trek Nemesis' Viceroy, star of the TV series Beauty and The Beast), SELMA BLAIR (Legally Blond, Cruel Intentions), director GUILLERMO del TORO (Blade II, Mimic) and Hellboy creator MIKE MIGNOLA. We've been told that the panel will sign autographs, their time permitting. We will be going row by row. Autographs are not guaranteed for any amount of fans. Hit the link below for more details! Source: Creation Entertainment (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) Chud.com are sponsoring screenings of Hellboy in several towns. To enter, send a SASE to the following address with the words "HELLBOY: COMING TO THEATERS ON APRIL 2ND" in big letters on the side you lick: CHUD.COM Only one pass per household please. These are the participating cities: ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM, CHARLOTTE, GREENSBORO, KNOXVILLE, MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE, RALEIGH, MIAMI, ORLANDO, JACKSONVILLE, WEST PALM and TAMPA. Click here for more. (Thanks to http://www.chud.com/) February 19: Hellboy in the new Rue Morgue The new issue of Rue Morgue (coming March 1st) will feature an article on Hellboy. The cover is an Mike Mignola original. Check it out here. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) Source: CountingDown.com CountingDown.com had an exclusive opportunity to sit down with Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro to discuss the final moments of post-production for 'Hellboy'. Check it out here. (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) Sideshow Collectibles are updating their website every day of this years Toy Fair with images of some of the new toys set for release this year. Click here to see some of their new Hellboy stuff, and a chance to pre-order most of what they have at the show. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) February 16: More Hellboy Action Figures Online The Star Wars fans at Rebelscum were in attendance at the New York Toy Fair and snapped shots of some Hellboy figures. You can check out the pics at the link above. (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/) Source: Action-Figure.com Action-Figure.com has posted online new photos of the Mezco Hellboy movie figures which are on display at the New York Toy Fair. The series includes Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Kronen, Sammael and Rasputin with a baby Hellboy. Check them out at the link above! (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/) Source: countingdown.com, Drew Struzan's Official Site According to countingdown.com, this message was posted by 'Hellboy' poster artist Drew Struzan on his official website: After Guillermo del Toro, director of Hellboy, released an image of my painting at a convention Saturday, it seems to have made a lightning fast trip around the world. The result was a flood of inquiries to me. Will it be the poster for the films release? Will it be available to us? Where and when can I get one? And the rumors! All exciting but I must say that I have no answers. It is still up in the air as to what, when and where or even if it will ever happen. When I know I will surely inform everyone right here on my welcome page. If you have found this exciting let me clue you into another secret. This image is only a work in progress poster. While I cannot show you the finished art yet I can say it is far more powerful, beautiful and compelling than this temporary version. (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) February 13: Tower Records to Release
Limited Edition Black Shirt 'Hellboy' Beanie Direct from the Hellboy motion picture, set to release everywhere on April 2, 2004, this exclusive beanie shows Hellboy in his "off-duty" outfit, which means his long jacket is gone, revealing his sleeveless black t-shirt. Making such tough, hard looking characters into soft and cute beanie versions was an unnatural yet interesting evolution. "Hellboy is an interesting character with a very cool look," says Andy Livingston, Marketing & Sales Coordinator for DST, "and turning him into a beanie only serves to enhance his appearance. We're very happy to be working with Tower Records to get this neat collectible into the hands of Hellboy fans." This version of the Hellboy beanie shows off the intricate designs the character has on his right arm, as well as revealing more of his stone fist. Hit the link below for more! Source: Figures.com (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) A new piece of very Indy-esque poster art by Drew Struzan is online at CHUD, however its a limited release and WILL NOT be the film's official poster - that will be the one currently out but with credits at the bottom. There's also some interviews with Perlman & Jones up at IESB. (Thanks to http://www.darkhorizons.com/) February 10: Hellboy Production Art & Design Sketches Source: Yahoo! Movies Yahoo! Movies has a first peek at new art from the Hellboy movie, opening April 2... Get a look at production design sketches for 'Hellboy.' Based on the acclaimed comic book, the film features Ron Perlman as an average working stiff who just happens to have bright red skin, a giant stone hand and horns (that he files down into stumps). Who says that a demon born in the flames of Hell can't be a hero? You can check out the design gallery at the link above. (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/) February 10: Hellboy news from the LA Comic Convention Click here for Hellboy news from the LA Comic Convention. (Thanks to http://aintitcoolnews.com/) February 10: 'Hellboy' Update from Pasadena Comicon! More news from the LA Comic Convention can be found here, courtesy of countingdown.com. (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) Source: Dark Horse Dark Horse has up a four-page picture preview of the upcoming "Hellboy: The Art of the Movie". The 200-page book is coming on March 3 and you can pre-order it already at Amazon. Here's how they describe it... This 200-page book features del Toro's complete screenplay, based on Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, production art by Mignola, Wayne Barlowe (Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3), and Ty Ellingson (Jurassic Park, Star Wars: A New Hope, The Special Edition), as well as commentary by Mignola and excerpts from del Toro's on-set diary. Check it out at the links above! (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/) Source: About.com, Comics Continuum About.com caught up with Hellboy star Ron Perlman at the "50 First Dates" and chatted with him about the April 2 release. Here's a clip... How does a comic book movie compete with all the others out there? Everything is about execution. First you have to have a decent script. The more dimensional the script is, the more dynamic it has, the better chance you have of making a great film. And then you have a filmmaker like Guillermo del Toro who is, I truly believe, in a class by himself. The deck is stacked in our favor, I believe. Was there a different tone working with del Toro than on Blade 2? No. Working with Guillermo has been so seamlessly easy from the moment we first met. Hellboy was our third one together and we're just great friends, we really understand each other and there's a great shorthand between us, and a lot of good humor on the set. Check out the full article at the link above. In related news, Comics Continuum reports that Inkworks will release 72 move trading cards for the film on March 24. For more details, and several pictures, just click the link. (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/) According to superherohype.com, Sci Fi Wire has reported that Ron Perlman broke a rib on the Hellboy set... Ron Perlman, who plays the title role in the upcoming comic adaptation Hellboy, told SCI FI Wire that he injured himself performing one of the film's elaborate stunts. "I broke a rib jumping onto a train that was coming towards me," Perlman said in an interview. "It was going about 45 [mph]." Perlman admitted that he was a bit surprised that the movie's stunt coordinators allowed him to do the gag himself. "They took a shot," Perlman joked. Seriously, Perlman said, he's always open to doing stunt work. "I do [stunts whenever] somebody says, 'This is safe, Ron, I think you can do this.'" Hit the link above for the full interview! (Thanks to http://www.superherohype.com/)
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