Very excited to hear this news. The first movie was fantastic and since it was released I've been looking forward to news about another one.

Also looking forward to the game because it should give me a nice fix to hold me over.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=128

EXCL: Hellboy 2's "Prince" Speaks
Source: Ryan RottenApril 24, 2007

"I've got so many restrictions from Universal it's ridiculous," actor Luke Goss prefaces before going further about his role in the anticipated Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. The British actor who first landed on the Guillermo Del Toro map as Nomak, the Reaper, in Blade II was confirmed to have a place in Del Toro's follow-up to Hellboy earlier this month. According to Universal he'd play, "A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below [who] defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures."

When Shock catches up to the actor, who will next be seen in Unearthed this Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival, we prod him politely for a touch more information. Goss plays it cautious, as if Universal has tapped this writer's phone. "I play 'the Prince' and in simplistic terminology he's the nemesis," he elaborates. "The great thing about him is he's not trying to take over the world, he's a rounded character that's not just driven by greed and I think people are going to enjoy the depth Guillermo brings to him."

Thanks to an Academy Award nomination for Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro has been granted a certain amount of freedom for Big Red's next adventure, Goss says. In the next chapter, Hellboy is trying to temper a forthcoming battle between the creatures of fantasy and the human race. Leading the former into battle is Goss' "prince" who, he adds, reflects many emotional shades. "Like with 'Blade II,' I'm a big fan of taking the maniacal out of anything. Certainly ten years ago it was like 'bad guy' meant 'maniacal villain' - they were great actors not in the best roles. Dr. Evil was created out of performances that were meant to be valid. From Guillermo's script, without giving it away, let's just say I'm a big fan of internal pain and anguish. All of these things elicit a truthful direction rather than just [fueled by] greed or ego. This character, the Prince, his father's the King so..." Goss gets dangerously ahead of himself. "It's just a bloody great role. Visually, it's stunning."

The actor is off to Budapest at the end of this month where he begins shooting Hellboy 2. Look for our full interview with him later this week.

Look for everyone's favorite supernatural ass-kicker to return to theaters in 2008.

I'm so excited for this movie. I watched Sword of Storms last night and it got me all the more excited.

Definitely check Doug Jone's blog periodically, for tidbits of information as production on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army chugs along.

In his recent entries, he's talked about new characters to the Hellboy motion picture franchise, such as .

Official cast announcement:

- Ron Perlman and Selma Blair return to star.
- John Hurt (V For Vendetta, Alien) returns for a cameo.
- Rupert Evans (who played John Myers in the original) will not be returning.
- The script includes a brief cameo/epilogue for Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (played in the original by Ladislav Beran), but it has not yet been approved by Universal.
- John Alexander (body) and Thomas Kretschmann (voice) will play Johann Kraus, a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abilities who maintains a tangible form via a containment suit.
- Doug Jones (Hellboy, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) will play 4 characters.
- Brian Steele (Hellboy, Doom) will play 4 characters.
- Anna Walton (The Mutant Chronicles) will play Princess Nuala.
- Luke Goss (Blade II) plays Prince Nuada.
- Roy Dotrice (Swimming With Sharks, Amadeus) plays King Balor

What about Abe Sapien (aka the Fish Man Creature Thing)? Will that character be back? He was one of the best things in the original movie (and sorely missing in the second half, the weakest part of the movie).

Doug Jones is playing and doing the voice of Abe Sapien.

Why no Myers? He was set up as the succesor for Prof. Broom in the first film. It seems rather odd for the character to be completely MIA in the sequel.

He was a surprisingly cool character played by a good actor, too. I would've liked to see him return

Seems like a very large cast. I'm not a huge fan of Selma Blair so I am hoping the film will mainly be Hellboy kicking ass and randomly talking to all this new characters. The romance aspect of the first film was ok but I hope it isn't drawn out during this film too.

In the commentary on the first film Del Toro basically says Myers was written to push the narative forward. I guess they don't need him now that the Hellboy character is established.

In the Hellboy comics, Bruttenholm is Hellboy's mentor, but he's very quickly swept aside and Hellboy has to work things out on his own. Not surprised to see the movies take the same stance.

The first film gets better every time I see it, so I am looking forward to part 2. I have not seen the animated DVDs yet, but I may give them a chance too.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=21039

Hellboy 2 Starts Principal Photography
Source: Universal Pictures June 14, 2007

Principal photography has begun on the action-thriller Hellboy 2: The Golden Army from writer/director Guillermo del Toro and film producers Lawrence Gordon (Hellboy, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Die Hard), Lloyd Levin (Hellboy, United 93) and Mike Richardson (Hellboy, Gone). The film will be released on August 1, 2008.

Del Toro, who most recently brought the Oscar®-winning elaborate fantasy Pan's Labyrinth to the screen returns to helm the second installment, starring Hellboy alums Ron Perlman (Outlander, The Mutant Chronicles), Selma Blair (The Fog, In Good Company), and Doug Jones (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Pan's Labryinth).

With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from del Toro.

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development -- pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann -- the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

The screenplay for "Hellboy 2" is written by Guillermo del Toro, from a screen story by del Toro and Mike Mignola, based upon the Dark Horse comic created by Mike Mignola and the 2004 motion picture Hellboy. The first installment, released by Revolution Studios in 2004, earned $100 million at the worldwide box-office and became a cult sensation when released on DVD. The character continues to be a top-seller in publishing and collectibles and has been expanded into best-selling animation and games.

The film also features British actor Luke Goss (Blade II, Undead) as the ruthless leader of the underworld, Prince Nuada, and actress Anna Walton (television's "Out of Hours," Vampire Diary) as his compassionate sister, Princess Nuala.

"Hellboy 2's" behind-the-scenes team includes Oscar®-winning director of photography Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth, Night at the Museum) production designer Steven Scott (Hellboy, Doom), costume designer Sammy Sheldon (V For Vendetta, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and editor Bernat Vilaplana (Pan's Labyrinth, La Monja). Chris Symes (Eragon) is the executive producer of the film, with Mike Mignola serving as co-producer.

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army will film in both Budapest and the United Kingdom, with post-production based in London.

God, I cannot wait for this. I LOVED the first one.

As you guys might have been able to tell from my Blu-ray review, I too loved the first one.

Assorted "Hellboy" Sequel News

Premiere Magazine has done an interesting look at Doug Jones, and in the process scored some great tidbits about the "Hellboy" sequel currently shooting in Budapest.

Jones, who played fishman Abe Sapien in both films, says "The original production in Prague was from start to finish longer but I was on it for a shorter time. That was a three-month commitment for me because my role was smaller: Abe Sapien dipped out — for the last third of the film, you didn't see him. In this one, he is a major player from start to finish."

In the follow-up, Hellboy and the BPRD are on a mission to stop the prince of the woodland ghouls, who is hell-bent on retrieving three pieces of a key that will allow him to unlock the might of the Golden Army - a fighting force of invincible metallic soldiers.

To divert a war, Hellboy and his troupe must protect the princess who has the final piece, but things get complicated when Abe falls in love with her.

Jones also plays two other characters - the Chamberlain, and the Angel of Death. Of the later, Jones says "The Angel of Death, especially, has a poignant, amazing, wonderful moment in the movie — when I read the script, I was just like: 'Damn! I love it!' And I think you could see [the Angel of Death] pop up again within the franchise somewhere."


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Sounds awesome. I especially can't wait to see some of the character designs they come up for the sequel.

Hells yeh!

I keep reading it doubled it's domestic gross in dvd sales.

Trailer:

http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark

The trailer looked good, but somehow it just didn't quite sell me on the film as much as the trailer for the first Hellboy did. I think it was partially due to the character designs (nothing as cool as seeing those first shots of Kroenen from the first trailer). Still, I will definitely be seeing this one.

What's funny is that until Hellboy shows up halfway through the trailer, it could easily be for "Pan's Labyrinth 2."

It looks like a fun flick, I'll be there.

I'm psyched. Bring it on!