Summit Entertainment has released the firstHellboytrailer for the upcoming reboot. The new adaptations boasts a screenplay co-written byHellboycomics creatorMike Mignola, withThe DescentfilmmakerNeil Marshallat the helm.David Harbour(Stranger Things) steps into the lead role of the titular demon, withIan McShanefilling the role of Hellboy’s adoptive father Trevor Bruttenholm, who also happens to be the founder of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. This new film also introducesDaniel Dae Kimas comics character Ben Daimio, withMilla Jovovichplaying the antagonist Nimue, a medieval British sorceress who seeks to destroy humankind.
FilmmakerGuillermo del Toropreviously adapted theHellboycomics into two feature films starringRon Perlmanandhad hoped to complete his trilogy, but Mignola opted to reboot the property instead with a new R-rated vision.
This looks…okay? It just doesn’t seem significantly different enough from the previous movies to make a different. I’m curious to hear what fans of the comic have to say since I’ve heard they felt that Del Toro’s movies lost the spirit of the books. But as someone who’s read a fewHellboycomics and likes the idea of the character more than the execution, this just seems like a direct-to-video spin on the franchise. The effects look cheaper, the action looks less exciting, the production design has less personality, and David Harbour doesn’t leave as much of an impression asRon Perlman. I’ll still give the movie a shot, but so far nothing is making the reboot really stand out.
Check out theHellboytrailer below. The film also starsSasha Lane,Brian Gleeson,Sophie Okonedo,Penelope Mitchell, andAllstair Petrie.Hellboyopens in theaters on July 05, 2025.
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Summit Entertainment presents, Millennium Films presents, a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin production, in association with Dark Horse Entertainment, a Nu Boyana production, in association with Campbell Grobman Films.
