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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuillermo del Toro
Written byScreenplay:
Guillermo Del Toro
Story:
Mike Mignola
Guillermo Del Toro
Comic Book:
Mike Mignola
StarringTed Danson
Doug Jones
Selma Blair
Jeffrey Tambor
CinematographyGuillermo Navarro
Edited byBernat Vilaplana
Music byDanny Elfman
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
July 11, 2008[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is a sequel to 2004's Hellboy, also directed by Del Toro. Hellboy II: The Golden Army is written by Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola. Universal Pictures finances and distributes the film, which has a target release date for July 11, 2008.

Taglines:

  • Believe it or not, He's the Good Guy.
  • Saving the world is a hell of a job.

Synopsis

The Golden Army begins when an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken; Hell on earth is ready to erupt. Hellboy II tells the tale of a ruthless elven prince who treads the world above and the one below, defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. It's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders.

The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD) will travel between the surface world and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal, along with his expanding team pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann Krauss (John Alexander & James Dodd), the newest member of the BPRD. Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who is accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

Cast

Actor Role
Ted Danson Hellboy
Selma Blair Liz Sherman
Doug Jones Abe Sapien
The Angel of Death
The Chamberlain
Wizard[2]
Jeffrey Tambor Tom Manning
John Hurt Trevor Bruttenholm
Luke Goss Prince Nuada
Anna Walton Princess Nuala
James Dodd
John Alexander		 Johann Kraus [3]
Seth MacFarlane Johann Kraus (voice)[4]
Roy Dotrice King Balor[3]
Brian Steele Troll
Mr. Wink
Map Shop Owner
Fragglewump[3]

Production

In May 2004, the sequel to Hellboy entered development at Revolution Studios with the first film's writer-director Guillermo del Toro returning with producers Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin. The comic book creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola, was reported to develop a story with del Toro for the sequel, with actor Ron Perlman to reprise the role of Hellboy.[5] The following September, del Toro expressed interest in making Hellboy into a trilogy with Mignola, with the first sequel slated for a 2006 release.[6]

In August 2006, with Hellboy II being orphaned by the now-defunct Revolution Studios, the studio Universal Pictures acquired the project to be slotted for a summer 2008 release. Production was slated to begin in April 2007 in Budapest and London.[7] del Toro, who had been in negotiations to film Halo, instead chose to stay with Hellboy II for "artistic and personal reasons."[8] In October 2006, del Toro shared his plan to recreate the classic versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man.[9] The director also reiterated plans for a third Hellboy to create a trilogy.[10]

With the success of del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, the director was able to fast-track production of the sequel to Hellboy.[2] Guillermo del Toro began filming Hellboy II in June 2007 in Budapest and concluded in December 2007.[11] The official trailer for Hellboy II was available from Thursday, December 20th.

Neil Gaiman spent several days on the set to get pointers on directing from del Toro for use in his own upcoming directorial debut, Death and Me.[12]

In February 2007, Mignola described the story he had developed with del Toro as one that focused on folklore and fairy tales, rather than the more pulp elements of the first film.

It's not Nazis, machines and mad scientists but the old gods and characters who have been kind of shoved out of our world. I kind of equate it to the whole American Indian situation. The Indians were shoved onto reservations. You had your old, wise Indians who said, "You know, this is the way it is. We can't fight anymore. We just have to accept our fate." You then have your Geronimo character saying, "Or we could just kill the White Man." That's kind of the situation we have in the film. We have our elf characters resigning to the way things are and then there's one saying, "Or we could take the world back." The main difference is - what if the Indians had a nuclear warhead? The elves have their equivalent of the weapon that is too terrible to use. What if this guy decided to use it?[13]

References

  1. ^ "The Mummy and Hellboy 2 Switch Dates". ComingSoon.net. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Larry Carroll (2007-02-13). "Pan's Labyrinth Duo Use Oscar Clout To Make Hellboy II Their Way". VH1. Retrieved 2007-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Del Toro Films - Guillermo Del Toro Fansite - GDT Announces Hellboy 2 Cast
  4. ^ Update: Del Toro on The Hobbit, Hellboy II & New Project
  5. ^ Stax (2004-05-14). "Hellboy II Confirmed!". IGN. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Brian Linder (2004-09-02). "Guillermo, Blair Talk Hellboy Sequel". IGN. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Michael Fleming (2006-08-03). "'Hellboy' in U turn". Variety. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Gabriel Snyder (2006-08-09). "Tyro helmer wears 'Halo'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Scott Collura (2006-10-16). "Exclusive: Hellboy vs. the Universal Monsters?". IGN. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Scott Collura (2006-10-16). "Exclusive: Hellboy 2 Leads to Hellboy 3". IGN. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Andy Serwin (2007-08-28). "'HELLBOY 2' UPDATE". Wizard Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Del Toro Wants Gaiman On Death
  13. ^ Richard George (2007-02-15). "Interview: Hellboy's Mike Mignola". IGN. Retrieved 2007-02-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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