Ron Perlman will make a third Hellboy at 86 if he has to

Del Toro directed the first two Hellboy films released in 2004 and 2008, starring Perlman as the comic book character. The second movie, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, performed modestly at the box office, but Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was released a week later, leaving the half-demon, half-human in the dust. There was chatter about a third movie, but in 2017, del Toro said via X that a sequel was 100% not happening. Then, the franchise was rebooted with a new film in 2019, starring Stranger Things‘ David Harbour, followed by another reboot in 2024 with Jack Kesy as Hellboy. Neither reboot made a box-office impact. But all these years later, Perlman is still galvanized by the prospect of spending hours in the makeup chair to get camera-ready, age be damned. “It would be so epic. Like a Greek epic. Hubris, hamartia, destiny, nature vs. nurture, it would be such an adventure,” Perlman told Deadline. “I’m 76 now, and if he comes to me and I’m 86, we’ll still do the motherfucker.” When asked if he still talks to del Toro about a third movie, Perlman played coy. “No comment,” he said.