Ron Perlman says he was offered 'Hellboy' reboot but chose to walk away; Here's why

Ron Perlman is well-kwn for playing titular character in Hellboy and Hellboy II: Golden Army, both directed by Guillermo del Toro. actor, who received many praises for his performance as  demon, did t reprise role in a reboot film which n featured David Harbour as demonic superhero. w, Perlman revealed that he h an option to portray character in Hellboy reboot but turned it down. Re to kw more.

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Why Ron Perlman turned down Hellboy reboot?

In an interview with an entertainment portal, Ron Perlman said that only thing that is stopping third Hellboy film is fact that Guillermo del Toro is one of busiest guys in industry. He mentioned that Oscar-winning filmmaker cant make Hellboy 3 even if he wanted to, because he has alrey got much work lined up. actor stated that two films h thing to do with one ar.

Ron Perlman ded that Hellboy reboot was something he h opportunity to participate in. But he decided that only version of Big Red he is interested in is one he did with Guillermo del Toro. So he walked away from it and mentioned that he “truly walked away” from reboot as he has t seen film or heard much about it. Perlman ted that he wished reboot team well, but film was t in his territory.

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Original Hellboy

first instalment titled as Hellboy was released in 2004. Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, it stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, Doug Jones and John Hurt. movie received positive responses and was a success at box office.

second instalment, Hellboy II: Golden Army hit atres in 2008. Guillermo del Toro returned as writer and director with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and Dough Jones reprising ir characters from previous film. film was well-received by critics and went on to gross over $168 million at worldwide box office.

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Hellboy reboot

Released in 2019, Hellboy reboot is directed by Neil Marshall. It stars David Harbour as titular character alongside Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Thomas Hen Church. movie opened up to negative reviews from both critics and audiences. It reportedly tanked at box office, failing to match its production budget.