Hellboy Reboot Less Like Guillermo Del Toro’s Movies and More Like Logan

It looks like Millenium's Hellboy reboot is going to be much darker and grittier than the Hellboy movies by director Guillermo del Toro.

Sitting down to speak with The Hollywood Reporter, Hellboy star David Harbour was asked about the upcoming reboot. During the interview, the actor revealed that fans might find a much darker story with more "melancholy" and "angst" than what was offered in the films by del Toro.

"They (the comics) seem much more macabre to me, they seem much more melancholy, they seem much more primal, more struggle, more angst," Harbour said. "And I felt like those other two movies were funnier and brighter and kind of sillier in a way, which was great for what it was. But, I thought to approach this material in a different light and to do something completely different than what they had done."

According to the Stranger Things star, fans ought to expect a Hellboy film more in the likes of Logan, saying that the reboot is going to stay closer to Mike Mignola's comics.

"This was something that I couldn't pass up because I love those [Mike] Mignola comics," he explained. "And the mythos we are in now, I feel like two strains are running. They are making these kind of popcorn-y, somewhat two-dimensional comic book movies and then there is this strain like Logan and Deadpool. That is what I am drawn to in the genre. I would love to do a Hellboy where you love him, but you're also not quite sure about him."

Though we're not quite sure about how fans of del Toro's Hellboy films might take the revelation, comic book fans will certainly be happy to hear that Harbour's reboot will stay close to its source material.

Hellboy is slated to premiere on January 11, 2019.

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