To me, Hellboy is one of those really underrated films that just didn’t get appreciated enough. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s the best comic book film in history, but it was a solid solid piece of work and I was really happy when it finally got the green light to move forward with the sequel.
So now, the studios have released the official synopsis for the film and announced a release date as well. The good folks over at MovieWeb give us the following:
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 synopsis doesn’t really blow my socks off, but I’ll give Del Toro the benefit of the doubt on this one (especially after seeing Pan’s Labyrinth). The movie opens in theaters August 1st 2008!
