Ian McShane Says The HELLBOY Reboot is Going to "Surprise a Lot of People"
While a lot of Hellboy fans still aren’t sure what to expect from the director Neil Marshall’s upcoming reboot of Hellboy, actor Ian McShane seems very confident in the project and thinks that it’s going to end up surprising the fans. He’s very happy with how the film turned out. While talking about the film with The New York Times, he said:
“Hellboy, yeah! I think that’s going to surprise a lot of people. David [Harbour of Stranger Things] is a marvelous actor. He just fills out the role. It was nice and bittersweet taking over [Professor Bruttenholm] from a dear old friend of mine, John Hurt. But it’s not Part 3. It’s a complete reboot of [Guillermo del Toro’s] Hellboy, and I think they picked the right guy in David. It was a pleasure to work with him and be in Bulgaria for three weeks, a country I’ve never been to before. Greatest fresh vegetables I’ve ever tasted. And the scripts are funny and smart and bright, and the action is fantastic, and I have grandkids who love all that. They can’t wait.”
If you’re a fan who trusts McShane’s opinion, then maybe Hellboy will end up being even better than you think it will be. It’ll be interesting to see what ends up coming down the pipeline with this thing. I like McShane and I think he’s a great choice to take on the role of Hellboy's father figure Trevor Bruttenholm.
The R-rated adaptation also stars David Harbour as Hellboy, Milla Jovovich as the Nimue the Blood Queen, Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimio, and Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida, a witch who has decided that the Blood Queen's wrath has gone on for too long. Then there’s Thomas Haden Church, who is playing Lobster Johnson.
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Hellboy hits theaters on April 12th, 2019.