Hellboy Movie Gets A Fiery New Poster

Despite having just had its release pushed back until spring, Summit Entertainment's new Hellboy reboot isn't slowing down on the promotional front. The film's official Twitter account has just released a brand-new poster featuring an intimidating look at actor David Harbour in full costume and makeup, complete with some blazing hot flame effects and a full set of demonic horns.

Harbour is taking over the titular role of Hellboy in the wake of fan fan favorite Ron Perlman who previously starred in both the original Hellboy film and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, directed by Guillermo Del Toro. The news of the new casting and imminent reboot came with some mixed feelings--largely because Perlman had been publicly campaigning for a third entry for years. However, Harbour's role as the surly-yet-lovable Sheriff Jim Hopper in Netflix's new cult classic, Stranger Things have helped garner no small amount of favor from even the most dedicated Perlman and Del Toro loyalists.

The Hellboy reboot, directed by horror veteran Neil Marshall (The Descent) is set to pit Harbour up against Milla Jovovich in the role of The Blood Queen, an immortal monster pulled from the pages of creator Mike Mignola's original comics. They'll be joined by Daniel Dae Kim as BPRD agent Ben Daimo and Ian McShane as Professor Broom, Hellboy's adoptive father.

Prior to this poster, we've only had a single promotional still of Harbour in full make up, as well as a poster featuring Mignola's artwork to work from. It should definitely be noted that in the screen test shot, Harbour's HB had his horns filed off while in the poster, they're almost fully grown in. Typically, in the comics, Hellboy's horns are an indicator of his demonic nature starting to really take hold. So between that, those flame effects, and the "Legendary AF" tagline, it seems likely that we're headed toward a considerably less whimsical take on the character compared to Del Toro's original duology. That doesn't necessarily mean things will push into the gritty reboot zone, but it's certainly something to keep an eye on.

Hellboy is scheduled for release on April 19, 2019, shuffled back from its original announcement of January 11. Delay aside, with New York Comic-Con right around the corner and the cast of the movie set to make an appearance on the Javits Center main stage this Saturday for the Hellboy special presentation, it's a safe bet that a teaser trailer is on its way. In fact, Harbour himself has recently confirmed on social media he'll be bringing "a few minutes of hell" to the show.