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‘Hellboy’ Reboot Will Be a “Dark” and “Gruesome” Horror Movie
There’s been a lot of Hellboy news this week. Let’s quickly recap.
Neil Marshall, the director of Dog Soldiers, The Descent and Centurion, is attached to direct Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, a reboot of the Hellboy saga that’s set to star David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as the title character. Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman are not involved in the film, nor will it have anything to do with the two films they made together. The Millennium Films project has already been scripted by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden, and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and the plan is to bring it to the screen with an R rating.
Get it? Got it? Good.
Speaking with Silver Screen Beat, Christopher Golden just dug a bit deeper into what we can expect from the tone of the reboot, noting that it’s going to be darker than del Toro’s vision:
[This] is a darker, more gruesome version of Hellboy. Neil said from the very beginning that he wanted to walk a razor’s edge between horror and comic book movie, which was music to my ears, because that’s what I was shooting for in the script, and precisely what Mignola does so well with the comics.
The script is done, but work will continue as we move forward, always trying to make it the best it can be.
The project seems to be on the fast track, possibly filming as early as this year.
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‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ 20th Anniversary Trailer Heralds Return of Guillermo del Toro’s Dark Fantasy to Theaters
Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth is headed back to theaters for the film’s 20th anniversary this Halloween season, and the official 20th anniversary trailer has arrived this morning.
Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse is teaming up with Fathom Entertainment for the Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary release, which is coming to theaters nationwide on October 9, 2026.
Pan’s Labyrinth will be presented theatrically for the first time by Cineverse and Fathom in 4K, and with versions available in both 3D and HDR by Barco – the dedicated HDR viewing solution offering up to 6 times higher peak luminance.
Each version for this re-release has been overseen by the patron saint of monsters himself, Guillermo del Toro.
Some stories never leave us.
The Academy Award-winning dark fantasy is set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and follows a young girl, Ofelia, as she meets an ageless Faun who tells her she’s a princess and that she must prove her worthiness by completing three dangerous tasks.
Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by his company, Tequila Gang, the 2006 dark fantasy film stars Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdu (Y tu mama tambien), Doug Jones (Hellboy II), and Sergi Lopez (Dirty Pretty Things).
Tickets for Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary will be available online September 9 and at participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).
Cineverse invites you to help celebrate 20 years of Pan’s Labyrinth by sharing your own Pan’s Labyrinth memories as part of our #PansLegacy celebration this year.
Courtesy of artist James Jean
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