I think they played up the comedy aspect in the trailer, but with Neil Marshal directing, this will likely be more horror than Del Toro's Hellboy.
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Hellboy Trailer 20th Dec (Leaked early)
- Thread starter whatsinaname
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I think they played up the comedy aspect in the trailer, but with Neil Marshal directing, this will likely be more horror than Del Toro's Hellboy.
I'm still gonna see this, and it might even be good, but this is NOT what I was hoping for AT ALL. All the talk about it being dark and hard R, then we get a trailer that shows what could be mistaken as another movie in the original franchise. Just make the fucking third movie if you're not gonna change it up that much. As others have said, hopefully this is just a case of the trailer house not knowing how to market this movie. It would be one thing to never get Hellboy 3 but get a very different take on the property instead, but it's just adding insult to injury if they never made Hellboy 3 but give us something with the same tone and flavor.
I've only read maybe half of all the Hellboy stories (I've bought my dad all the Library Editions) so I'm not super familiar with the story they're adapting here - where the hell is Abe? I'm reading comments saying it's "endgame Hellboy" stuff to have the crown and sword, but part of the trailer looks like Hellboy is being introduced to the BPRD... why wouldn't Abe be there? At all? Not even a hint or a glimpse?
I've only read maybe half of all the Hellboy stories (I've bought my dad all the Library Editions) so I'm not super familiar with the story they're adapting here - where the hell is Abe? I'm reading comments saying it's "endgame Hellboy" stuff to have the crown and sword, but part of the trailer looks like Hellboy is being introduced to the BPRD... why wouldn't Abe be there? At all? Not even a hint or a glimpse?
FYI it was Paul Feig, Kevin is the guy at Marvel. To his credit, the original Answer the Call was going to be very, *very* different than what ended up on the screen. No StayPuft, no Slimer, no Proton Packs, no Ecto-1, no Firehouse, it was supposed to be its own unique thing. Then the backlash happened and Sony meddled the fuck out of it, and then he was constantly at odds with Melissa McCarthy on set, who wanted it to be much more in tune with The Real Ghostbusters than what Fieg wanted to make. Then once they finished, Sony forced them to cut it down even further to make sure it was under 2 hours, cutting out plot threads, character motivations, and even entire characters. I like Answer the Call, but its entire production and existence is kind of a travesty. For as different as it is, it would have at least been nice to see what Paul Feig's original vision would have been. Wish they'd made an "Art Of" book for it with all the development stuff.
It really does, it doesn't even look like face makeup or anything he just looks like a portal opened into the real world and Hellboy stepped out. I'm so sad we're never gonna get the conclusion to that story ):
Liked the trailer more than this thread led me to believe I would. Though yes that song can go. If you ignore the song and tone it implies, and try and just watch the scenes, I think the comedy looks a lot more in line with the comics.
Was excited to see him in the middle of some nice looking folksy fields fighting some monsters. I think there were several hints like this in the trailer that leads me to believe this will try and follow comics a bit more.
He looks better than I thought he would, and thank god he's putting the hair up in a bun.
Excited to see more.
Was excited to see him in the middle of some nice looking folksy fields fighting some monsters. I think there were several hints like this in the trailer that leads me to believe this will try and follow comics a bit more.
He looks better than I thought he would, and thank god he's putting the hair up in a bun.
Excited to see more.
Pfft. This looks like typical Millenium produced guff.
Shoot cheap and fast in Eastern Europe and overcharge in foreign territories.
And that new opening date, one week after Shazam and two weeks before Endgame, just screams 'distributor with no confidence in film dumps it".
But then again, it could be third time's a charm for this property given that it's on it's third film and THIRD distributor and financier.
Shoot cheap and fast in Eastern Europe and overcharge in foreign territories.
And that new opening date, one week after Shazam and two weeks before Endgame, just screams 'distributor with no confidence in film dumps it".
But then again, it could be third time's a charm for this property given that it's on it's third film and THIRD distributor and financier.
Big fan of Del Toro's version and Pearlman in the role but I'm not feeling this.
The comedy doesn't do much for me.
The comedy doesn't do much for me.
It looks ok to me
Yes I'll more than likely still prefer the original, but I'll still be keen to see how this one turns out.
Yes I'll more than likely still prefer the original, but I'll still be keen to see how this one turns out.
This looks good to me honestly. The originals were okay but never really stuck with me, I love Ron and all but he looked like a plastic red chimp in that makeup. Dude looks like a demon in this one. Bit too hard on the jokes, but given the directors prior stuff being so horror focused, I'm betting that those and the whole 'BAD ASS AF' schtick will be how the studio wants to advertise it rather than being super representive of the end.product.
Could be they're trying to get that sweet sweet Deadpool cash with this trailer, yeah. I hope.
If this ends up half as good as Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, I'll be shocked.
This is the only thing keeping me hopeful.
I love Neil Marshall. Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Doomsday, and Centurion are all great(and his television work is quite excellent as well), so it has to be a case of terribly misguided trailer. It has to be. Pretty please.
Yeah the fact that Marshall is so talented and seemed like a great match for material gives me a shred of hope that this was just a terrible traile
yea it is. there's a lot of silent gloominess and other times violent and grotesque stuff.
like
Dark ? Mignola OWNS the shadows on comics
Like if you want to make a comic that uses shadows you have to pay copyright to him because he is the king of shadows
3d statues based on his work have shadows painted on it because Mignola shadows better than reality
Oof. It seems like a painting drained of its colors, leaving a lifeless husk, devoid of a soul and heart. Del Toro and gang can rest easy knowing their version of Hellboy remains my fave.
yea it is. there's a lot of silent gloominess and other times violent and grotesque stuff.
It's officially out now.
It's better than the one they showed at NYCC. They lightened up on the Mony Mony.
Yeeeeeah..... I'm not really feeling it. Too comedic and the musical choice for the trailer made it seem lighter than the source material. It still might turn out to be good, but it looks really cheap.
Great panel but seriously, though, this ain't nothing like the comic's tone.
Like Hellboy yelling at that cop who shot at him is a very Del Toro Hellboy thing.
No I know, I just wanted an excuse to post that goofy ass monkey image if I'm honest lol.
yea i love the comedy in the del toro ones, but this one is doing nothing for me
I don't mind the complete tonal shift from what we were promised but what the fuck is that makeup?
Seriously, the deadites from the first Evil Dead looked better. Why does he look like he's wearing an Edgar mask? What happened to this?
I was wondering this myself. He looks amazing there. Looks like he's wearing a thin latex mask in the trailer.
That glamour shot of Hellboy probably looks as good as it does because the people taking the picture probably spent a few minutes getting the lighting right. In the trailer everything has the most drab and lifeless lighting imaginable, even just the thumbnail for the trailer is a big ol' "Why?" all by itself.
Okayyyy...
Either the tone of the trailer is lying and this movie is darker than it appears, or the tone of the movie was changed but Harbour's Hellboy look was kept darker. Either way it's a poor fit and a bad trailer.
Either the tone of the trailer is lying and this movie is darker than it appears, or the tone of the movie was changed but Harbour's Hellboy look was kept darker. Either way it's a poor fit and a bad trailer.
Lighting can do wonders.I don't mind the complete tonal shift from what we were promised but what the fuck is that makeup?
Seriously, the deadites from the first Evil Dead looked better. Why does he look like he's wearing an Edgar mask? What happened to this?