Mignola on the franchise’s future
The Daily Blam! attended the Calgary Comics Expo this weekend where “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola said he doesn’t think Guillermo del Toro will ever return to make a third film:
“Last I heard he said he would not make it. Guillermo – who I love – in every interview there’s a new story on what his next movie is and he honestly believes he’s going to do all these things. But last I heard, he said ‘I’m never gonna get back to Hellboy. I’m not surprised because he won’t live long enough to do a tenth of the movies he’s told me he’s going to make.
“I can’t imagine him (Del Toro) making a Hellboy 3. He’s very enthusiastic and says he’s going to do all these things….ummm….he’s cute [laughed].”
If true, this is really a shame considering both Del Toro, during press for Hellboy II, said he knew where the third chapter would go, and it would be “dark.” Also, Liz dropped a pretty big bomb on HB in the final minutes of the last film.
Then again, this all really should come as no surprise. Universal put Del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness on the back burner. And a third chapter is contingent on the studio’s desire for one. The second film only made $75 million domestic.
Source: The Daily Blam!
