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Genre :
Superhero, Sci-Fi, ActionRelease Date :
July 11, 2008MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Guillermo del ToroStarring :
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, John Alexander, Luke Goss, John Hurt, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Jeffrey Tambor, Roy Dotrice
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What Collector's Set of 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' Has to Offer
November 08, 2008 10:11:21Next Tuesday, November 11, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will make available a special collector's set of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Offering more, the special set bids 3-disc DVD, excerpts from the journal of director Guillermo del Toro, a poster and limited edition golden army statue with its certificate of authenticity.
Coming out at the same time the DVD and Blu-ray version of the action fantasy movie hit the shelves, the particular set also offers lots of bonus features from a two-and-a-half hour long documentary on the making of the action adventure movie to set visit featurettes. To get a taste of what the collector's set looks like, a video about the special product has been compiled and can be seen below.
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Will 'Hellboy III' End With Hellboy's Death?
August 07, 2008 01:08:11When talking about the direction to which he is going to bring "Hellboy III", director Guillermo del Toro stated that the third of the planned trilogy is about him being an adult and dealing with the consequences resulting from "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" hinting that the big red demon is most likely to meet his doom. However, that is the one idea that creator Mike Mignola wants to postpone.
When asked to clarify del Toro's statement, "The third one would be facing your destiny, if such a thing exists, and making the ultimate decision," Mignola shared his conflicting idea with the renowned director. "The problem is, what del Toro's talked about to me is that 'Hellboy III' would be the end of Hellboy," explained the comic book artist. "And here's where we have the big conflict."
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Muscular Return of 'Hellboy' at the Box Office
July 14, 2008 09:07:51Guillermo del Toro have proved that he and the big red hero Hellboy have a solid fan base with a strong opening of the tamed demon's second movie "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Expected by many to be able to compete with this year's other summer blockbuster films, the superhero flick collected an impressive $34.5 million from its debut weekend and thus, secured its place on the #1 box office.
Viewed in approximately 4,400 screens at 3,204 theaters, the Universal Pictures' tidbit topped the first "Hellboy" movie, which pulled in $23.2 million on its first weekend. It also won its box office run against two other feature films let out on Friday, July 11, "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" and "Meet Dave". "Journey" debuted third, while "Dave" scored a disappointing seventh place.
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Guillermo del Toro Discusses 'Hellboy III'
July 10, 2008 01:07:50Though the fate of "Hellboy III" still hangs in uncertainty, the fact doesn't stop director Guillermo del Toro on having plans for the follow-up of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Sharing what he has in mind of the third installment, the 43-year-old shared a bit of the film's possible plot.
Talking about the upcoming "The Golden Army" with MTV, the man behind "Pan's Labyrinth" revealed that in the third film, Hellboy is most likely to face his own destiny. Elaborating on what he meant, del Toro said, "The third one is the adult consequence of what he chose in the second movie. The third movie would deal with facing essentially your destiny, if such a thing exists, and making the ultimate decision."
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Meet the Heroes and Creatures of 'Hellboy II'
July 09, 2008 05:07:52On July 11, Universal Pictures will be presenting movie lovers and Dark Horse Comics' fans with "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", the sequel to the 2004 supernatural action-thriller "Hellboy". Bringing the big red and gentle demon to the big screen for his second live action appearance, the studio have promised to deliver a more action-packed and badder movie and have teased fans with numerous footages from the movie.
To most people who have seen "Hellboy", the big red creature and those around him probably feel familiar. Still, like many other sequel movies, in "The Golden Army", he will be facing a band of new enemies. To refresh the fans' memory as well as to provide knowledge about the old and new characters in "The Golden Army", we have compiled the main characters of the heroes, the baddies and the creatures.
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Scenes of 'Hellboy II' Battling Monsters Exposed Through Clips
July 01, 2008 03:07:09Though many scenes have been exposed through the earlier released trailers and other kinds of video footages, not much of action sequences have been let out on the videos promoting the upcoming "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Still, fans do not have to wait any longer because a series of new clips has done the job.
Releasing officially seven new clips cut from the sequel film, Universal Pictures unearthed two scenes in which the big and red superhero battles the new line of monsters, such as the golden army themselves, and several other scenes. Three of the seven clips have been leaked out earlier. They contain footages showing Hellboy being toyed around by Johann Krauss, the BPRD team being introduced to Krauss and an agent is being attacked by a violent tooth fairy. The one where BPRD team meets Krauss for the first time is also being posted below along with the four other new clips.
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Animated Prologue and New Featurette From 'Hellboy II' Hit
June 30, 2008 11:06:34In lights of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", Universal Pictures have presented two more video footages related to the action fantasy sequel. One of the videos provides fans with a background story to the Golden Army itself, while the other gives out the behind-the-scene look into the film focusing on Hellboy and Abe Sapien.
The first video footage posted below is an animated prologue which is said to open "Hellboy II". It serves to help fans and movie lovers understand the origins of the Golden Army itself and why the truce is made in the first place. Meanwhile, the featurette shows the transformation of the two main actors, Ron Perlman and Doug Jones, to be Hellboy and Abe Sapien. The compilation of clips is accompanied with explanation given by director Guillermo del Toro, producer Mike Richardson, make-up supervisor Mike Elizalde and Perlman himself.
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Three New Clips and a Featurette From 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'
June 28, 2008 10:06:42More footages are being released from the upcoming superhero flick "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". This time, Universal Pictures bring out a series of clips cut out from the film as well as a featurette entitled "Meet Wink".
The three clips provide never before seen scenes from the action film. In the first clip, viewers are shown the footage where Krauss toys around Hellboy by smacking him again and again using the doors of the locker. In the second one which is being shown during "The Late Late Show", the BPRD team is introduced to their new strict partner, Krauss, and in the third, an agent is being attacked by a violent tooth fairy.
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'Hellboy 3' Targeting 2012 Release
June 27, 2008 01:06:58"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" is still weeks away from its theatrical release, but the talks about the third movie have apparently begun. In an interview with "Hellboy" director Guillermo del Toro at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 24, it was revealed that the filmmakers behind the action adaptation movie have discussed about "Hellboy 3".
Unveiling the plan for another follow-up movie for the big and red superhero, del Toro confessed that he might tackle the work after he is finished with his J.R.R. Tolkien's adaptation project, "The Hobbit". It means that the third film might come out in 2012. When talking to Collider about the matter, the filmmaker of "Pan's Labyrinth" theorized that since "Hellboy" was released in 2004 and its sequel gets 2008 screening, the third installment should come in four years time. The video interview can be watched below or via Collider.
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International Trailer of 'Hellboy II' Exposes More Amazing Footages
June 06, 2008 04:06:52Introducing their latest action fantasy movie to foreign market, Universal Pictures have released a brand new international trailer of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". The less than two minutes video footage unfortunately is dubbed in Russian. But on the positive side, it showcases many amazing fighting sequences and new unseen footages.
The trailer opens with a compilation of clips suggesting that something bad is going to happen. Then, the footages move to show the evil elf prince who is gathering his army. But, Hellboy and his BPRD team are ready to stop any kinds of monsters, demons and trolls coming out their way to conquer the world of human. This trailer also offers some funny moments, such as when Hellboy answers a fist-knocking challenge from an ugly looking monster, a challenge that he wins easily using his rock hand.
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'Hellboy II' TV Spot Brings In the Monsters
May 23, 2008 09:05:19A few days back, Universal Pictures have given the fans chance to get a look into the two main villainous characters of Prince Nuada and the Angel of Death through the release of several new characters banners. However, the two baddies are not the only scamps to appear in the forthcoming "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". With the coming out of the movie's first official television spot, fans can't get closer look into the monsters online.
The promotional video was firstly unearthed during the "American Idol" finale on May 21 and soon after the studio released the TV spot on the net using a custom player. Though some of the clips compiled within have been shown before through the trailer and teaser, others still bring out the band of monsters, demon and trolls has to be faced by the big red hero and his BPRD team. Unlike the teaser and trailer which pretty much gives out idea about the film's plot, the spot merely exposes the big and ugly monsters and how Hellboy handles them.
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'Hellboy II' Exposed Characters Through 5 International Posters
May 21, 2008 10:05:56Following the releasing of the two featurettes about the angel of death and Abe Sapien's body suit earlier this month, Universal Pictures apparently want the fans to get a close real look into some of the main characters of the forthcoming "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". On May 19, the studio have revealed five brand new characters banners online.
The posters unveiled three of the film heroes, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien, and two of the baddies, Prince Nuada and the Angel of Death. Hellboy's poster can be seen above on this news' photo, while the rest can be viewed below. Each of the characters portrayed shows off their unique characteristics in the pictures, like Hellboy and his gigantic gun, Liz and her flaming hands and Prince Nuada with his spear.
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Featurettes: Angel of Death and Abe Sapien from 'Hellboy II' Exposed
May 10, 2008 02:05:06Straight from the desk of director Guillermo del Toro comes two brand new featurettes of his upcoming superhero sequel flick "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Each video noted as "Director's Notebook" takes different running time, the first one lasts for more than a minute while the second runs for less than a minute. Still, the two help fans to have an idea about some of the characters featured in the movie.
The first featurette let out the first look into Angel of Death, which is displayed in its original sketch. The footage showing del Toro's earlier drawings is accompanied by his explanations on the intricate character as well as on the changes that had to be done on the realization of the particular character. The next featurette focuses on Abe Sapien character. In it, del Toro discusses about how he wants to give sleeker appearance to the aquatic empath by giving him the sketched body suit. Both featurettes can be enjoyed below.
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'Hellboy II' Gets Early Screening at LA Film Fest
May 07, 2008 04:05:07It looks like Hellboy's fans do not have to wait until July to see the big red superhero grazing the big screen as the latest Guillermo del Toro's feature film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" is set to be viewed at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival. What makes it even sweeter is that the movie gets the honor to close the event held from June 19 to 29, 2008.
Serving as the closing night film, "Hellboy II" will be previewed on June 28 at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood. As this highly anticipated film closes the festival, another Universal Pictures' movie, "Wanted (2008)" has been chosen to kick off the event. The Angelina Jolie-starrer action movie will be screened on June 19 at the same place.
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'The Golden Army' to See the Vulnerable Side of Hellboy
April 28, 2008 03:04:36Though promised to deliver more actions and bigger weapons in the sequel to "Hellboy", the filmmakers behind "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" apparently also want to make a human out of the red-skinned demon with big stone right hand. In the interview with Hellboy's depicter Ron Perlman, MTV News uncovered that the follow-up film will expose more of the romantic relationship between Hellboy and Liz and how it affects the story.
Confessing on the relationship that has developed even further since the first movie, Perlman stated that the lover have taken their romance to the next level. "We start off the film on the next level, where we're living together," said the 58-year-old actor. "She's living in my bachelor pad with me and my 55 cats, my 22 television screens, all of which are either playing 'Popeye' or 'The Three Stooges'."
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No More 'Hellboy' Film After the Third
April 24, 2008 03:04:38Though "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" won't be coming out in the theaters until July 11, plans for the follow-up to the action sci-fi film have been made. And apparently, it would generate mixed thought from the fans since report suggested that though a third film may be made, it would be the last "Hellboy" film.
Talking to SciFi, director Guillermo del Toro revealed that whether the third "Hellboy" film will be brought up to the big screen or not depends on the outcome of the upcoming sequel. The good news is he has prepared ideas for it, but on a downer side, he insisted that he won't do more than that. "If there was ever a third one, I would really make sure that we at least sign a contract that there is no more," explained the filmmaker. "No prequels and no sequels: nothing. If that happens, then there is a third one we have planned, and the seeds are planted in this film."
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New 'Hellboy II' Trailer Arrives!
April 04, 2008 10:04:24Another trailer version of the forthcoming superhero flick "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" has been put online by Universal Pictures. The video footage that gives out glimpses from the Guillermo del Toro's action film runs for about two and a half minutes.
Started with a brief introduction done by helmer/scribbler del Toro, the trailer picks up the story by showing an auctioning scene where an ancient crown is being introduced to the future collectors. The auction is then disturbed by the appearance of a mysterious white-skinned elven prince who steals the crown. The trailer gives up much of the actions promised to be seen in the movie.
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New 'Hellboy II' Trailer Description Outed!
March 14, 2008 04:03:57Following the previewing of "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" full trailer at ShoWest Film Convention in Las Vegas, a description for the new trailer has been released online. The description of the new video footage has been reported by IESB.
The movie news site noted down that the trailer begins with "an auction where an ancient crown in going up on the block". The scene reportedly showcases a clip in which the auctioneer explains about the item's history and to whom it belonged to. Then, a mysterious white-skinned elven prince appears and steals the crown. The trailer continues with a naration that is similar to the first trailer followed by a clip where Hellboy, Liz and Abe are investigating an old house before being swarmed by fairies.
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First Hellboy II: The Golden Army Trailer Hits!
December 21, 2007 11:12:43Fans of the cigar-smoking, red-bodied superhero should be more than delighted now that the first trailer for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" has finally been unleashed onto the net by Universal Pictures.
Running way over two minutes, the piece arguably points out that everything has been made better than the first film installment back in 2004. Tons of monster are featured in along with arguably greater action sequences.
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Hellboy 2's Trailer Released Around December 2007
December 05, 2007 11:12:30The trailer of "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" is expected to be released sometime in December 2007. The news of the trailer release was posted by the movie's director, Guillermo del Toro in the message board of Hellboy's Official Site.
In his announcement, he also revealed that the official pictures of Johann Krauss and the villains will be released around December too. On the message posted on November 27, del Toro wrote down, "In the next 3/4 weeks we will reveal Johann. Expect 'Baddies' around mid-December too. A trailer SHOULD be out around the Holidays."
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First Look: the Big Red of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
December 01, 2007 10:12:55The large red-skinned demon finally shows his face up for the first time since his on-screen debut in "Hellboy" back in 2004.
Yes, the official site for "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" has revealed the first image of the titular character in the sequel, as seen on the left. Also take a look at fellow BPRD members Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman below, again played by Doug Jones and Selma Blair.
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Official Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Site Comes to Life
October 18, 2007 04:10:20Surprise, surprise, the official site for "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" has surfaced online with a pack of fun stuff.
It's an unusual move a studio rarely does in launching a film site, but nevertheless will delight fans of the franchise for sure. Containing many sections to be explored, the site features an interesting slot called "OnSite" where you can read director Guillermo del Toro's first Blog entry from the flick's Budapest set.
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Full "Hellboy 2" Cast Unveiled
June 06, 2007 01:06:48Getting very close to the filming start date, director Guillermo del Toro has delightfully opened up the casting choices for his "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" posted at the official fan-site of the guy, Del Toro Films .
While stating the character of John Myers won't return in the flick, del Toro confirmed that John Hurt would once again appear as a cameo with Anna Walton, Luke Goss, and Roy Dotrice playing Princess Nuala, Prince Nuada, and King Balor, respectively. Added to the lineup is John Alexander who will show up as Johann, whose voice will be provided by Thomas Kretschmann instead.
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"Golden Army" Marching in May
March 06, 2007 03:03:29Giving an update on his next starring vehicle of "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army", Ron Perlman has eagerly told the LA Daily News that director Guillermo del Toro has headed to Budapest to "zero in on the beginning of principal photography" and that production will begin around the end of May.
The actor also opened up an interesting tidbit that the flick will contain "an epic quality" even as it "continues to explore all the things that are great about this character - a superhero who is such an underachiever and such an adolescent." In addition, the "Blade II" star revealed that he now is busy doing exercises in order to fit himself into the suit he is about to don again for playing the titular character.
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Universal Takes Over "Hellboy 2"
August 04, 2006 02:08:47"Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" finally finds its home in Universal Pictures. According to Variety, the company has already given its approval to fully finance and distribute the sequel to the 2004 comic book adaptation after Sony through its Columbia Pictures decided to back out from the project.
Still features the original cast from the first installment like Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, and Doug Jones, the project also welcomes back director Guillermo del Toro to helm and pen the scripts. Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin will produce with Chris Kenney to executive produce.
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Reader's Reviews
just saw this movie today. G-R-E-A-T movie!
posted by sashaBALLZ on Jul 13, 2008
just seen saturday..was really good..funny.not what i expected.not really enough action but stil la great movie.gott abe a 3rd.cant wait!!
posted by mauger07 on Jul 14, 2008to watch full movie go to myvix
posted by myvix on Jul 16, 2008
eh. its ok
posted by soloshot on Aug 03, 2008Brilliant. They deserved to win.
posted by Seph on Oct 22, 2008i watch it over and over again. then i think about it over and over again! its an obviously addictive movie, lets just prey there's a third!
posted by Hellboy ll on Apr 13, 2009and then she'll probaly spontanisly combust or the twins will comethuough her tummy
posted by kristaleeRamsey on May 28, 2009