Lionsgate's cinematic reboot of Hellboy was one of the bigger commercial bombs of the year, struggling to connect with critics and audiences worldwide in an effort to bring the popular Dark Horse Comics antihero back to big screen.
According to star David Harbour, the film's producers have not approached him to reprise the title role for a potential sequel and doubts there are any active plans for one, following the new film's disastrous reception.
"There's a lot of people who reach out to me who really loved it and really enjoyed the new take, and were just happy to see him back on the screen, but I know in the culture at large, I don't think it was very well received," observed Harbour in an interview with ComicBook.com.
The reboot earned a disappointing $21.9 million at the domestic box office on a reported production budget of $50, not including marketing and distribution costs. The film was similarly poorly received by critics, debuting at a dismal 9% critics score on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes before stabilizing to a 13%.
"I don't think it made a lot of money. I don't really keep up with those things too much to be honest, but I don't think the perception was that it was a hit, and so in that way, I don't know that the risk is worth it," admitted Harbor. "I think the idea is to move on. The producers spoke to me just saying 'Great job,' they really liked what I did, but I haven't heard anything about a sequel, and I'm not hanging my hat on anything like that."
Director Neil Marshall’s Hellboy stars David Harbour as Hellboy, Ian McShane as Trevor Bruttenholm, Milla Jovovich as Nimue, Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida and Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimio. It will be available on digital HD on July 9 and 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 23.