Tag: Hellboy
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Guillermo del Toro: ‘I could tweet 20 times a day – I’m very careful not to’
The director has a new novel out, an animation series on Netflix and two films in the pipeline – and still had time to watch three films a day in lockdownA specialist in fantasy and the supernatural, Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara in 1964. He worked as a special effects makeup…
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IndieWire Live: Guillermo del Toro to Discuss His Career and Take Fan Questions
Guillermo del Toro, one of the entertainment industry’s most celebrated directors, will discuss his prolific career with IndieWire in a live interview on Wednesday. Del Toro is the latest Hollywood talent to participate in IndieWire’s Instagram Live interview series. His interview with IndieWire executive editor and chief critic Eric Kohn will begin on IndieWire’s official…
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The Easter When ‘The Passion of the Christ’ Beat ‘Hellboy’ For #1 at the Box Office
In 2004, Easter fell on the second weekend of April. It featured Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” as the #1 film, ousting Guillermo del Toro’s “Hellboy.” That was no accident as part of a brilliantly executed release that achieved results far beyond anything Gibson anticipated.Sixteen years isn’t that long ago, but the box-office…
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Superhero Bits: Mike Mignola Auctioning ‘Hellboy’ Sketches for Charity, ‘Stargirl’ Secrets Teased & More
Want to watch a weekly video series hosted by Marvel’s Joe Quesada? Could we see Green Lantern or The Flash pop up on Stargirl? Want to get your hands on a Mike Mignola sketch and support a good cause? What did Michael Caine have to say about taking the role of Alfred in Batman Begins?…
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Superhero Bits: J.J. Abrams ‘Spider-Man’ Comic Preview, Patrick Warburton Returning to ‘Agents of Shield’ & More
Want a first look at some of the Spider-Man comic J.J. Abrams is making with his son Henry Abrams? Did you know Hulk once faced off with Hulk Hogan? What’s this new comic book team Rob Liefeld is putting together? Are you bummed you won’t get to see a Hellboy reboot sequel introduce a new…
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Lady Gaga, Post Malone Among 2019 World Soundtrack Awards Nominees
Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Kris Bowers are among the contenders for the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards.Other composers nominated for awards include Nicholas Britell (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Alan Silvestri (“Avengers: Endgame”) and John Powell (“How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World”) as well as Daniel Pemberton (“Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”) and Benjamin Wallfisch…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Hellboy’ One-Shot Comic Coming, Vanessa Kirby Addresses Catwoman Rumors & More
Who does Mark Millar think will play Wolverine? Ready for a Hellboy one-shot comic coming this fall? Why is this season of Arrow the end? How did Sam Raimi react to a certain moment in Spider-Man: Far From Home? Have you noticed how similar Aquaman is to The Lion King? What does Vanessa Kirby have…
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Jeremy Renner Turned Down a Role in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’
Before he was the one “useless” superhero in Marvel’s The Avengers, Jeremy Renner could have played another belittled character in another superhero movie. The Avengers: Endgame actor revealed that he had turned down a major role in Guillermo del Toro‘s first Hellboy movie, and that he has “zero regrets” over it. But no, it wasn’t…
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Jeremy Renner turned down Hellboy role in Guillermo del Toro’s film
Jeremy Renner has revealed that he turned down the role of Hellboy in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 film.These days, audiences know Jeremy Renner as one of the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to his integral roles in the likes of Avengers: Endgame as Hawkeye.Renner, however, nearly played a very different type of hero…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in Claymation, ‘Hellboy’ Comes to Blu-ray & More
Want to see a claymation Guardians of the Galaxy short? How can Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel teach your kids about language? Is a Batman 80th anniversary mural coming to your city? When does the Hellboy reboot come to home video? What does Macaualay Culkin say about rumors of him playing The Joker? Why did Dark…