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Monday, August 31
Yet another DC Comics character is preparing to leap off of the page and onto the big screen. Guillermo del Toro, director of the Hellboy movies (another comic book character), is producing a big-screen adaptation of Deadman, with Nikolaj Arcel (Island of Lost Souls) possibly taking the director's chair.
The character Deadman hasn't had much success in comic book form, so it's unclear how true to the source material del Toro plans to make the picture. In the comic books, circus trapeze artist Boston Brand is "resurrected" as a ghost by a Hindu goddess so that he can seek revenge on his murderer.
Posted 8/31/2009 by BrentJS
Related: Hellboy | Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Island of Lost Souls | Nikolaj Arcel
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Thursday, January 1
2008 was a big year for comic book movies. The biggest so far, in fact. With the help of Jim Littler, editor of ComicBookMovie.com, we've got the definitive Top 10 9 Comic Book Movies of 2008.
Posted 1/1/2009 by reelz
Related: Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Iron Man | Wanted | The Dark Knight | Punisher: War Zone | Hancock | The Incredible Hulk | The Spirit | Speed Racer
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Wednesday, November 12
Wanna hang out with Guillermo del Toro? All you need is an internet connection and a Blu-ray player and you can sign up to join the visionary filmmaker as he participates in what's being billed as the "first-ever world premiere live chat" on BD-Live, Sony's interactive network built around its hi-def DVD platform. Del Toro will entertain questions from fans as he showcases the Blu-ray release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which hit store shelves yesterday. (If you're lucky, maybe he'll even update you on the status of his next project, The Hobbit.)
The live chat is scheduled for Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 6 p.m. PST. Log on to www.UniversalHiDef.com for more information.
Available at Amazon.
Posted 11/12/2008 by reelz
Related: Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Tuesday, November 11
The critically maligned CG-animated spinoff Star Wars: The Clone Wars leads this week's crop of new DVD releases. Also debuting on DVD today: Japanese horror legend Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django, featuring a cameo from Quentin Tarantino; the romantic comedy The Perfect Holiday, starring Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, and Queen Latifah; and country singer Toby Keith's little-seen comedy Beer for My Horses.
Our DVD pick of the week is Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Pick up the Blu-ray version and experience Guillermo del Toro's supernatural action-comedy epic as it was meant to be seen: in sparkling hi-def. Check out the bonus featurette Hellboy: In Service of the Demon for a behind-the-scenes look at how del Toro and his crew created the multitude of monsters that inhabit Hellboy's strange universe. Then you'll understand why Peter Jackson gave him the Hobbit gig.
Posted 11/11/2008 by reelz
Related: Hellboy II: The Golden Army | The Perfect Holiday | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Sukiyaki Western Django | Beer for My Horses
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Friday, July 11
Last night we were at the first showing of Hellboy II and got early fan reactions. Find out if it's a good sequel and if anyone will remember it once The Dark Knight opens next week.
Speaking of which, look for First Fans next week when we'll be at the first showing of the latest Batman movie.
Next Showing: Hellboy II now in theaters
Posted 7/11/2008 by Dack
Related: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Things are coming up nothing but roses these days for Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, with his two-part rendition of The Hobbit underway. But before he goes back to Middle Earth, he went back to Hellboy.
See what he has to say about Hellboy II: The Golden Army in our interview with Guillermo del Toro. And then go see Hellboy II, in theaters today.
Posted 7/11/2008 by reelz
Related: Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Tuesday, July 8
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits screens nationwide this Friday.
As usual, ReelzChannel.com got an early look at the movie and today we've got the full Hellboy II: The Golden Army review.
Posted 7/8/2008 by reelz
Related: Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Thursday, April 24
After months and months of speculation, it's finally been confirmed that Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro has officially signed on to direct both The Hobbit and its as-yet-untitled sequel. Variety reports that del Toro, currently hard at work putting the finishing touches on Hellboy II: The Golden Army, will soon be packing up his belongings and moving to New Zealand, where he'll spend the next four years making the films with the help of Lord of the Rings demigod Peter Jackson and his WETA wizards.
The recent announcement throws one heck of a monkey wrench into del Toro's already packed schedule of upcoming projects, including a possible third Hellboy movie. Somehow I think the fanboys will find a way to forgive him.
Source: Variety
Posted 4/24/2008 by reelz
Related: Peter Jackson | Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | The Hobbit
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Friday, February 22
As if you fanboys needed another reason to attend this weekend's WonderCon in San Francisco, Universal announced today that they'll be handing out free copies of Hellboy: The Golden Army, a new comic written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola from a story by director Guillermo del Toro. A prequel of sorts to the highly anticipated Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the 16-page comic explains the rise of the Golden Army, the coalition of bad guys bent on bringing down Hellboy and the rest of the BRPD.
Three different versions of the comic, each with its own collectible cover, will be handed out at various fanboy events leading up to Hellboy II's July 11th release. The S.F. WonderCon version will feature Liz (pictured above -- click on it for the full-sized version as well as images of Abe and Hellboy). Head over to the official Hellboy II site for a five-page preview of the comic.
Posted 2/22/2008 by reelz
Related: Ron Perlman | Selma Blair | Guillermo del Toro | Doug Jones | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Monday, January 28
Lord of the Rings geeks have reason to rejoice this morning. According to the The Hollywood Reporter, fanboy favorite Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) is currently in talks to direct the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, based on LotR author J.R.R. Tolkien's follow-up to his acclaimed fantasy trilogy. It's a welcome development for Tolkien aficionados, the majority of whom would likely list del Toro as their second choice to helm The Hobbit after LotR director Peter Jackson, who has opted for Executive Producing duties on the highly anticipated pair of films.
Del Toro is currently hard at work putting the finishing touches on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, which opens July 11, 2008.
Posted 1/28/2008 by reelz
Related: Peter Jackson | Hellboy | Guillermo del Toro | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | The Hobbit