This Variety article about how director Guillermo Del Toro’s dance card is filled through 2017 contains a buried gem for fans of Hellboy: Universal Pictures could consider a TV series to help build interest in a third installment of the movie franchise.
Sure, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army did so-so in the United States, but it’s performed well overseas. That’s not enough for the studio to jump at a sequel, though.
“I think they’ll decide when the last euro hits the piggybank,” del Toro tells the trade paper. “We laid the groundwork to have a magnificent third act. I’d like to return to an action franchise with 60-year-old actor Ron Perlman, because he’ll be scratching at that age when I get to it.”
Perlman is 58, which means del Toro is apparently is hoping to charge into Hellboy 3 sooner rather than later.
But what about that television series? That tidbit came from Donna Langley, Universal’s president of production:
Langley said the studio is interested and may work with del Toro to add a TV series and online segments to broaden the following before making the series finale.
It’s nothing concrete, obviously, but given IDT’s abandonment of the animated movies and the performances of the theatrical releases, it’s interesting that Universal sees potential in Hellboy beyond comics.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:55 am
TV series is a bad idea. Bad. Baaaad.
I’m not a fan of the 2 movies at all, but it’d be a shame if they don’t let at least one more sequel through. I mean why not too? Universal got another “_________ Almighty” sequel in the pipes ready to go?
Besides, can’t a lot of the box office blame for that be laid against Dark Knight? Seems everyone loves to use that excuse this summer, HB2 probably has the most valid argument for it (in the States) at least.
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
not fair.
because the movie are crab