Budapest,
Hungary, June 14, 2007 - –
Principal photography has begun on the action-thriller Hellboy 2: The
Golden Army from writer/director Guillermo del Toro and film producers
Lawrence Gordon (Hellboy, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Die Hard), Lloyd Levin
(Hellboy, United 93) and Mike Richardson (Hellboy, Gone). The film will
be released on August 1, 2008.
Del Toro, who most recently brought the Oscar®-winning elaborate fantasy
Pan’s Labyrinth to the screen returns to helm the second installment,
starring Hellboy alums Ron Perlman (Outlander, The Mutant Chronicles),
Selma Blair (The Fog, In Good Company), and Doug Jones (Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer, Pan’s Labryinth).
With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle,
the saga of the world’s toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues
to unfold in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons
and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from
del Toro.
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm
of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless
leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline
and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to the
planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator
and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood.
But when you need the job done right, it’s time to call in Hellboy
(Ron Perlman).
Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and
Development -- pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath
Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann -- the BPRD will travel
between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures
of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who’s
accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown
destiny that beckons him.
The screenplay for Hellboy 2 is written by Guillermo del Toro, from a
screen story by del Toro and Mike Mignola, based upon the Dark Horse comic
created by Mike Mignola and the 2004 motion picture Hellboy. The first
installment, released by Revolution Studios in 2004, earned $100 million
at the worldwide box-office and became a cult sensation when released
on DVD. The character continues to be a top-seller in publishing and collectibles
and has been expanded into best-selling animation and games.
The film also features British actor Luke Goss (Blade II, Undead) as as
the ruthless leader of the underworld, Prince Nuada, and actress Anna
Walton (television’s Out of Hours, Vampire Diary) as his compassionate
sister, Princess Nuala.
Hellboy 2’s behind-the-scenes team includes Oscar®-winning director
of photography Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Night at the
Museum) production designer Steven Scott (Hellboy, Doom), costume designer
Sammy Sheldon (V for Vendetta, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
and editor Bernat Vilaplana (Pan’s Labyrinth, La Monja). Chris Symes
(Eragon) is the executive producer of the film, with Mike Mignola serving
as co-producer.
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army will film in both Budapest and the United Kingdom,
with post-production based in London.
About Universal Pictures
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Universal Studios is part of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading
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of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. Formed in
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NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment
networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production
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parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled
by Vivendi.
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