Production on the new live-action Hellboy installment, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, begins soon and has added more stars to its cast.
Deadline reports that Jefferson White (“Yellowstone”) will star as Tom Ferrell, and Adeline Rudolph (Resident Evil) has been cast as Bobbie Jo Song.
Jack Kesy (“The Strain,” Deadpool 2) will be playing the next Hellboy, previously played by both Ron Perlman and David Harbour.
“Jack Kesy is a dynamic actor who has the ability to morph into his roles. His talent and stature are perfect for this younger Hellboy. I was very impressed with him while working together on The Outpost,” said co-President of Millennium Media, Jonathan Yunger.
Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Mom and Dad) will be in the director’s chair for Millennium, the movie based on the 2008 Hellboy mini-series. The story is said to “expand Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.”
Production is set to begin next month in Bulgaria for the film that will see Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.”
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola penned the script for Hellboy: The Crooked Man alongside Christopher Golden.
“The Crooked Man is a departure from all previous Hellboy films where Mike Mignola and the creator of the comics will finally shepherd an authentic version of his stories and characters in film form,” said Millennium Media’s President Jeffrey Greenstein. “This is the first in the series of films that will captivate audiences in familiar (and new) ways. Brian Taylor is an expert across the board, and I couldn’t think of a better person to bring this story to life to show our audience this different and original Hellboy slate of films.”
Millennium Media is producing the new movie alongside Dark Horse Entertainment. Production kicks off on Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Production begins next month in Bulgaria.
