A newHellboytrailer is now available, courtesy of Summit Entertainment, in all of its red-band glory. This new look at the R-rated reboot does some heavy lifting on a number of fronts: First of all, it acts as a quick origin story/explainer for the title hero, a half-demon raised from the pits of Hell by Nazi occultists (this time sporting red-and-blue lensed 3D glasses with a very obvious swastika. Secondly, it serves to separate itself from theGuillermo del Toro-directed films that came before it, mostly by dropping F bombs, upping the gore factor, and going full-tilt on the demonic mythology. Sure, we’re a little tired of the same old “evil force threatens to destroy the world, yadda yadda”, but if blood showers, hell-dragon riding, punching the ghosts out of people, and watchingDaniel Dae Kim’s Ben Daimio transform into a were-jaguar don’t get you excited, nothing will. We’re hella onboard for this one.
From comics creator/producerMike Mignolaand directorNeil Marshall, the new R-ratedHellboystarsDavid Harbourin the lead. Written byAndrew Cosby, the film also starsMilla Jovovichas the fifth-century sorceress Nimue the Blood Queen,Ian McShaneas mentor Professor Bruttenholm,Sasha Laneas Alice Monaghan, andPenelope Mitchellas Ganeida, an elder to Nimue.Hellboyopens in theaters on April 12th – check out the new trailer below:
Here’s the official synopsis forHellboy:
Hellboy is back, and he’s on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola’s seminal work, this action packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, “Stranger Things”) called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich,Resident Evilseries), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world.
