Something is wrong in Appalachia in the first trailer for ‘Hellboy: The Crooked Man.’ Jack Kesy stars as the big red hero trying to figure it out.
I would’ve shared the video via YouTube, but unfortunately, it’s embedded into Entertainment Weekly’s web page. As a big Hellboy fan, I’m not sure what to make of it so far, but I like the horror vibe.
Fuck it, I ripped it to my YouTube account. Find it here.
I think I’m a little hyped tbh. Not a lot, I don’t really get hyped for movies often, nor to a high degree unless it’s something that’s a real passion. But this is based on my favorite Hellboy story, so I’m a little hyped lol
However, I hope they don’t cheese the accents. Holy hell, nobody ever does Appalachian accents right
I like it! It seems to have the dialog tone pretty damn close to the comics (not surprising considering who wrote this), and the “low stakes” vibe is something that’s woefully absent in most comic movies. Plus it’s a period piece. I’m down.
I like what they’re doing - the previous films went big with sprawling high stakes adventures, whereas this gets back to the feel of a lot of the comics where Hellboy rocks up somewhere to combat some evil menace. If this approach works (smaller budget quicker turnaround - shooting started in March 2023) they could make a more sustainable franchise building up to something big. The team also looks solid - the director of Crank with Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden co-writing. So I feel pretty optimistic.
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