Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Practical Effects
Baba Yaga's chicken-leg house—disgusting, glorious practical nightmare fuel.
Acting
David Harbour commits harder than this movie deserves.
Direction
Neil Marshall's horror instincts vs. studio chaos: beautiful disaster.
Director
Neil Marshall
David Harbour
Hellboy / Anung Un Rama
Milla Jovovich
Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
Ian McShane
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Sasha Lane
Alice Monaghan
Daniel Dae Kim
Ben Daimio
Thomas Haden Church
Lobster Johnson
Stephen Graham
Gruagach (voice)
Douglas Tait
Gruagach
Sophie Okonedo
Lady Hatton
Alistair Petrie
Lord Adam Glaren
Brian Gleeson
Merlin
Penelope Mitchell
Ganeida
Mark Stanley
Arthur
Emma Tate
Baba Yaga (voice)
Troy James
Baba Yaga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Neil Marshall wanted an R-rated horror film; Lionsgate wanted franchise starter. The reshoots and editing room battles are legendary—Harbour later said the final cut wasn't what they shot.
The Baba Yaga sequence adapts 'The Corpse' and 'The Baba Yaga' comics almost panel-for-panel—Marshall's horror background shining through studio interference.
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