Guillermo del Toro still wants to make Hellboy 3, yet Ron Perlman remains not keen. Here’s what you can do about it…
At the end of last week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Guillermo del Toro, in an interview that you can read in full on the site tomorrow.
One project that we asked him about was Hellboy 3, and whether he had any plans to complete the trilogy of films. And the answer? It confirms the position of a little while back, but offers the tantalising chance of being able to do something about it.
"I would love to," he told us, "but I don't think Ron [Perlman] wants to." He continued, explaining,"He really grew tired of the makeup in the second film and he was really rubbed the wrong way by those seven hour sessions. And I think that ... I don't blame him ... but I think it is almost impossible for him to agree to do it. I can't make a Hellboy film without Ron, you know, at all."
When we suggested that we might put together an online petition to persuade Perlman to sign up for a third Hellboy movie, a chuckling del Toro said, "You know what? If you guys start that, I promise you it would help, because he would absolutely love that."
So, we've done it. You can find it here. And please do sign it. Fond though we are of Sons Of Anarchy, which is paying Perlman's bills right now, a third and final Hellboy movie is something we'd really love to see...