
Neil Marshallâs R-rated Hellboy reboot was originally slated to hit theaters in January of 2019. Now, Collider reports that weâll have to wait a few more months to see the âcertain psycho dynamicâ Stranger Thingsâ sheriff David Harbour will bring to the character made famous by Ron Perlman. Summit Entertainment says the movie will now arrive on April 12 of the same year.
While this might be a bummer for fans, itâs not necessarily a sign of behind-the-scenes trouble. As Collider notes, January is often a âdumping ground for studio scraps,â while an April release date displays a vote of confidence from the studio. After all, the April 12 date means the movie will drop just a week after Warner Brosâ Shazam!, another high-profile, if decidedly sillier, superhero flick.
The reboot, which has received the blessings of both Ron Perlman and previous director Guillermo Del Toro, is said to be âdarkerâ and âmore gruesomeâ than Del Toroâs more fantastical stabs. Screenwriter Andrew Crosby says Marshall wants the movie to âwalk a razorâs edge between horror and comic book movie,â which, when you consider weâre talking about the director of The Descent here, sounds like a very good thing.