Movie Details:
Based on | Hellboy by Mike Mignola |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Horror |
Release date | September 27, 2024 |
Running time | 1hr 39min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Jack Kesy Jefferson White Adeline Rudolph Joseph Marcell Leah McNamara |
Directed by | Brian Taylor |
Written by | Christopher Golden Mike Mignola Brian Taylor |
Produced by | Mike Richardson Jeff Greenstein Jonathan Yunger Les Weldon Robert Van Norden Yariv Lerner |
Cinematography by | Ivan Vatsov |
Edited by | Ryan Denmark |
Music by | Sven Faulconer |
Filming locations | Bulgaria |
Production Companies | Millennium Media Dark Horse Entertainment Nu Boyana Film Studios Campbell Grobman Films |
Distributor | Ketchup Entertainment |
Cast & Characters:
- Jack Kesy as Hellboy / Anung Un Rama: A powerful yet gentle-natured and heroic demon raised by humans,
- Martin Bassindale as Jeremiah Witkins, the titular villainous Crooked Man. He will also appear as Professor Trevor “Broom” Bruttenholm, founder and head of the B.P.R.D. and Hellboy’s adoptive father, in a minor supporting role.
- Jefferson White as Tom Ferrell
- Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song
- Joseph Marcell as Reverend Nathaniel Armstrong Watts
- Leah McNamara as Effie Kolb
- Hannah Margetson as Cora Fisher
- Nathan Cooper as Farmhand
- Carola Colombo as Sarah
Storyline:
This film brings a chilling tale of survival against the forces of darkness. Set in the 1950s, rookie BPRD agent Bobbie Jo Song finds herself in a dire situation when tasked with delivering a spider to the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. She must enlist the help of Hellboy to confront the malevolent Crooked Man, who has returned to Earth to harvest souls for the devil.
About Movie:
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is based on the Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy created by Mike Mignola. It is the second reboot of the Hellboy film series and is the fourth live-action entry in the franchise.
The film is directed by Brian Taylor, based on a script he co-wrote with Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, specifically adapted from The Crooked Man limited series by Mignola. It stars Jack Kesy as Hellboy, with Jefferson White and Adeline Rudolph in supporting roles.
Jack Kesy was 36 years old during filming, making him the youngest actor to portray Hellboy in a live-action film.
In February 2023, Millennium Media announced plans for a new live-action reboot titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man, intended as the first in a potential series of films. Filming began in March 2023 in Bulgaria and wrapped on May 15.
Reportedly made on a $20 million budget, Hellboy: The Crooked Man has the lowest budget of all four Hellboy adaptations. At 1 hour and 36 minutes, it is also the shortest runtime of any of the Hellboy films.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is set to be released on September 27, 2024.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | TBA |
Opening Day | TBA |
Domestic Collection | TBA |
International Collection | TBA |
Worldwide Collection | TBA |