Hellboy star Ron Perlman has shared a new update on the possibility of a threequel in the franchise. The actor’s comments have provided fans with a glimmer of hope, as they are eager to see Guillermo del Toro‘s third and final installment in the series.
In an interview with Deadline, Perlman was asked for an update on the Hellboy sequel and whether he would return to reprise his role. The 76-year-old actor said, “I’ve said so much about this and pissed off enough people, but I’ll say it again for you: the original movies were meant to be a trilogy.”
The Sons of Anarchy actor added, “I’m not interested in doing any other version of Hellboy other than finishing the trilogy with Guillermo [del Toro]. It would be so epic. Like a Greek epic. Hubris, hamartia, destiny, nature vs nurture, it would be such an adventure.”
Ron Perlman still has big plans for Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy 3
In the Deadline interview, Perlman also shared his idea of what del Toro’s Hellboy 3 could address from the previous installment. The actor said, “In Hellboy II, we left off at a very awkward moment where the Liz Sherman character is pregnant with twins, and none of the promises of Hellboy being summoned into existence to destroy the world have been addressed. That would all have been in the third film.”
Perlman also added, “I’ll always advocate for the making of the third film. I’m 76 now, and if he comes to me and I’m 86, we’ll still do the motherf—.” When Deadline followed up with a question about whether Perlman had spoken to del Toro about doing the sequel, the actor declined to comment.
Del Toro’s Hellboy was first released in 2004, in which Perlman starred as the titular character alongside Selma Blair and Doug Jones. It covered Hellboy’s Nazi-summoned origins as he tries to save humanity by working with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. The sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, was released in 2008. It followed Hellboy and his team trying to stop an elven prince from awakening a deadly army.