Here’s Why Ron Perlman Doesn’t Want To Make ‘Hellboy 3’, But Will Anyways

You might surprised that Ron Perlman doesn’t want to make Hellboy 3 considering he’s been one of the biggest cheerleaders for the film getting made.  His constant tweeting and rallying for support of the film at conventions such as Comic-con make it even more baffling that he doesn’t actually want to do it.  His reasoning?  Check out the quote from a recent interview Perlman gave after a TCA panel for his Amazon series Hand of God:

“Let me make the record clear,” Perlman said. “I don’t want to do Hellboy 3. It’s a pain in the ass to put that makeup on and take it off. But I feel we’re obligated to finish the story. That’s it. End of conversation.”

At 65, Perlman has every right to groan at the thought of hours and hours of make-up being applied every morning.  He may not have to worry though as both Universal and Columbia have both passed on the project and the director of the first two films in the franchise Guillermo Del Toro has also stated finding financing for the film has been a challenge.

The Hellboy films are solid action flicks in my opinion.  I really enjoyed the action sequences and practicality of the effects in Hellboy 2 but found little joy elsewhere in the film (It should be noted that The Dark Knight came out around this same time and ruined all other movies for me for at least 87 weeks).  I, like Ron, could do without another film in the franchise but would most likely see it if hit the big screen so I can keep my geek card.  Aside from not being a huge fan of the franchise, I would like to see Del Toro tackle more original properties such as Pacific Rim and move forward with his career rather than revert back to what feels like an old fashioned franchise at this point.