HELLBOY fans have joked that the first look at the new movie resembles an SNL spoof and is a step down from previous films. Hellboy: The Crooked Man wrapped principal photography on May 15, 2024, and is scheduled to release in theaters later this year. The 2024 reboot features Jack Kesy as the titular Hellboy - based on the Dark Horse Comics character created by Mike Mignola.
The X, formally Twitter, pop culture account Discussing Film shared a movie still of Kesy in the role captioned, "New look at Hellboy in ‘HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN" The Deadpool 2 actor was shown airbrushed the muted red color of the demonic investigator and sported a horn and arm prosthetics. In the post's comment section, one fan wrote, "Hellboy looks significantly worse with every reboot." "This looks fan-made," commented another.
"Is this a CW show?" asked a third. A fourth critic wrote, "Looks like a SNL spoof of Hellboy." "This is such a downgrade.
Ron is gonna stay the Real Hellboy for me," complained a fifth." Ron Perlman, 74, played Hellboy in the Guillermo del Toro-directed Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. One fan joked, "The Hellboy we have at home," when rating the new actor's makeup.
"I’ll give this a chance since the actual creator of Hellboy was part of this project, but idk I have mixed feelings, we’ll see," tweeted another. "Hot take, I think Hellboy visually is getting better each time," commented a third. Earlier this month, the Hellboy: The Crooked Man trailer dropped and.
