Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | |
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 Limited edition poster by Drew Struzan |
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| Directed by | Guillermo del Toro |
| Written by | Screenplay: Guillermo Del Toro Story: Mike Mignola Guillermo Del Toro Comic Book: Mike Mignola |
| Starring | Ron Perlman Josh Duhon Doug Jones Selma Blair Jeffrey Tambor |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Editing by | Bernat Vilaplana |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 11, 2008[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Preceded by | Hellboy |
| Official website | |
| Allmovie profile | |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is a sequel to 2004's Hellboy, also directed by Del Toro. Hellboy II: The Golden Army is written by Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola. Universal Pictures finances and distributes the film, which has a target release date for July 11, 2008.
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[edit] Premise
In February 2007, Mignola described the story he had developed with del Toro as one that focused on folklore and fairy tales, rather than the more pulp elements of the first film.
| “ | It's not Nazis, machines and mad scientists but the old gods and characters who have been kind of shoved out of our world. I kind of equate it to the whole American Indian situation. The Indians were shoved onto reservations. You had your old, wise Indians who said, "You know, this is the way it is. We can't fight anymore. We just have to accept our fate." You then have your Geronimo character saying, "Or we could just kill the White Man." That's kind of the situation we have in the film. We have our elf characters resigning to the way things are and then there's one saying, "Or we could take the world back." The main difference is - what if the Indians had a nuclear warhead? The elves have their equivalent of the weapon that is too terrible to use. What if this guy decided to use it?[2] | ” |
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ron Perlman | Hellboy |
| Selma Blair | Liz Sherman |
| Doug Jones | Abe Sapien The Angel of Death The Chamberlain Wizard[3] |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Tom Manning |
| John Hurt | Trevor Bruttenholm |
| Luke Goss | Prince Nuada |
| Anna Walton | Princess Nuala |
| John Alexander | Johann Kraus [4] |
| Seth MacFarlane | Johann Kraus (voice)[5] |
| Roy Dotrice | King Balor[4] |
| Brian Steele | Troll Mr. Wink Map Shop Owner Fragglewump[4] |
[edit] Production
In May 2004, the sequel to Hellboy entered development at Revolution Studios with the first film's writer-director Guillermo del Toro returning with producers Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin. The comic book creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola, was reported to develop a story with del Toro for the sequel, with actor Ron Perlman to reprise the role of Hellboy.[6] The following September, del Toro expressed interest in making Hellboy into a trilogy with Mignola, with the first sequel slated for a 2006 release.[7]
In August 2006, with Hellboy 2 being orphaned by the now-defunct Revolution Studios, the studio Universal Pictures acquired the project to be slotted for a summer 2008 release. Production was slated to begin in April 2007 in Budapest and London.[8] del Toro, who had been in negotiations to film Halo, instead chose to stay with Hellboy 2 for "artistic and personal reasons."[9] In October 2006, del Toro shared his plan to recreate the classic versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man.[10] The director also reiterated plans for a third Hellboy to create a trilogy.[11]
With the success of del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006), the director was able to fast-track production of the sequel to Hellboy.[3] Guillermo del Toro began filming Hellboy 2 in June 2007 in Budapest and concluded in December 2007.[12]The official trailer for Hellboy II was available from Thursday, December 20th
Neil Gaiman spent several days on the set to get pointers on directing from del Toro for use in his own upcoming directorial debut, Death and Me.[13]
[edit] Promotion
An Alternate Reality Game for Hellboy II: The Golden Army was created: The Secret Device.
'Find the Clues, Decipher the codes, and Unlock the Secret Device'
In-game sites include:
Several videos on YouTube are also connect to the game:
- Lexivision channel on YouTube
- Videos on a YouTube channel by 'A Smarmy Yeti' (anagrams to 'I Am A Mystery')
- Mysterious Footage on YouTube channel 'dutchfelines' (anagrams to 'Find The Clues')
Fans sites / ARG Wiki's created that track the ARG and provide good summaries:
The Beginning:
In a trailer for Hellboy II released in early April, a logo for HETFET.org was visible at the end. Players who visited HETFET were greeted by a simple splash page lacking much information. In the weeks to come, the HETFET homepage was populated by a series of limericks insert link to limericks page which offered cryptic clues. To see all of the limericks, click here link to limericks page. The clues seemed to point to the date of April 19th. This coincided with the date of the Hellboy II panel at the 2008 New York Comic-Con. While director Guillermo del Toro spoke about the film, HETFET protestors gathered outside the Javits Center shouting protest chants and toting signs with slogans such as "Save the Trolls."
April 19th was also the day the HETFET site opened up. The site contained several sections, but most notably a link to the mysterious Secret Device [[1]]. The Secret Device is an interactive device, similar to a combination lock. By rotating the three interlocking wheels, you can select three different numbers to enter in as a combination. The first code is self-cracking. That is, by rotating the wheels of the Secret Device, you'll notice that when you select certain numbers, the red lights on the outer ring will light up. By using this technique on all three wheels, you come up with the first complete code. Once the 1st lock is cracked, you receive more clues that help push you further into the story and the game.
The End:
It has been rumored that there will be a Grand Prize given out to a chosen few who complete the ARG. This has not been confirmed.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Mummy and Hellboy 2 Switch Dates", ComingSoon.net, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ Richard George. "Interview: Hellboy's Mike Mignola", IGN, 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ a b Larry Carroll. "'Pan's Labyrinth' Duo Use Oscar Clout To Make Hellboy II' Their Way", VH1, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ a b c Del Toro Films - Guillermo Del Toro Fansite - GDT Announces Hellboy 2 Cast
- ^ Update: Del Toro on The Hobbit, Hellboy II & New Project
- ^ Stax. "Hellboy II Confirmed!", IGN, 2004-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Brian Linder. "Guillermo, Blair Talk Hellboy Sequel", IGN, 2004-09-02. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "'Hellboy' in U turn", Variety, 2006-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Gabriel Snyder. "Tyro helmer wears 'Halo'", Variety, 2006-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Scott Collura. "Exclusive: Hellboy vs. the Universal Monsters?", IGN, 2006-10-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Scott Collura. "Exclusive: Hellboy 2 Leads to Hellboy 3", IGN, 2006-10-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Andy Serwin. "‘HELLBOY 2’ UPDATE", Wizard Entertainment, 2007-08-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Del Toro Wants Gaiman On Death
[edit] External links
- Official site and trailer
- Hellboy hype at Superhero Hype!
- Hellboy 2: The Golden Army at the Internet Movie Database
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