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Hellboy 3 is a Little Beyond Kickstarter

The essence of this article, for those who don’t want to click and read it (but you should if you’re interested!) is that director Guillermo Del Toro was asked about the possibility of a Hellboy 3 movie and he stated:

“The hard fact is that the movie’s going to need about $120 million and there’s nobody knocking down our doors to give it to us. It’s a little beyond Kickstarter. It would be great to complete the trilogy. But in a way I don’t see the world—the industry—supporting that idea. But you know, Ron is no spring chicken, so we’d better get to it before Hellboy has to do everything from a Barcalounger.”

You know, I like Guillermo Del Toro even though I may not be the biggest fan of his films.  Going into them, you can always expect some great visuals even if at times the stories he presents peter out (I recall being especially frustrated with Blade II which started so damn well and, IMHO, then just ran out of gas 2/3rds of the way through).

I feel his best film remains Mimic, a genuinely creepy horror story involving mutant cockroaches.  Despite some flaws, including studio interference, I love that film.  I also love the Hellboy comic books by Mike Mignola and company.  While the original Mignola written/drawn ones are my favorites, he’s brought in a stable of interesting artists and has maintained the series relatively well.

But the Hellboy movies?  Again, visually stunning and Ron Perlman is absolutely perfect as Hellboy…but the films themselves have left me a little flat.  In some ways, they’re not unlike Blade II in that respect and could have used stronger stories.

And yet after having said all that, I still wouldn’t mind seeing a third Hellboy film by the same cast and crew, provided they can get the money to make it.

I love the character of Hellboy so much that I’d love to see him again in another, hopefully better, adventure.

Perhaps the third time will be the charm?