Hellboy
Get this: Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman were both keen to come back for another cinematic round of Hellboy. The two main catalysts that made the first two films so incredible and different from any other comic book movie wanted to make a threequel. So, what happens? The franchise gets rebooted with a new lead and director. Doh!
Take nothing away from David Harbour, who we’re sure will do a stellar job in the lead role, but Perlman was Hellboy for a generation. From the look of the character to the mannerisms, this was a match made in Heaven (or should we say Hell?). So, it’s bizarre to fathom why anyone would even want to reboot this franchise when the actor was ready to portray the demon again. If he wanted out, by all means start afresh, but this is just a strange decision.
Look, with Neil Marshall involved as the director, the reboot is in good hands. However, we still can’t shake off the feel of what could’ve been had del Toro and Perlman gotten another go at Mike Mignola’s popular superhero. Surely, they deserved at least a trilogy for all their efforts.