Ron Perlman talks Hellboy 2 and more!
June 27th, 2005
Source: The Hollywood News
Posted by: Paul Heath

This past weekend, Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman attended the London Film and Comic Con, and we were there to see what he had to say when he gave an exclusive talk to the thousands that hit Earls Court on Sunday. So, here's what Mr. Perlman had to say about Hellboy 2 as well as his upcoming movie projects including his directorial debut...

UPDATED: Here's the audio where Ron talks about plans for Hellboy 2, and when we can expect it. It's a Quicktime file, so make sure you have it before you click. The talk is transcribed below.

Several questions. Any news on the Hellboy sequel and what movie would you most like to be in?

RP: Well, I'd love to be in Hellboy 2. That's to the first question. Guillermo del Toro is off in Spain right now doing another film, and that's the reason why Hellboy 2 is not in production yet. I would imagine that if everything goes according to plan, we'll be in production Christmas time, and shooting the picture maybe January or February of next year. That means that in December 2006 or January 2007, there will be a Hellboy 2 in your stocking.

Out of all of the film's you've seen. What would you say is the best and the worst comic book movie of the last five years?

RP: I see comic book movie because I have a young son, so I've seen more of them than I'd wish I'd seen. I though X-Men was an example of great filmmaking applied to a rather interesting concept. I thought Hellboy was unique in so much as you had a charater who was an underacheiver. He's very low-tech, he's very blue collar doesn't take himself too seriousley, he's not that true blue, honest, you know, do gooder. He's a cigar chomping, beer drinking, slob of a guy who lives in a bachelor pad filled with cat poop, dirty socks, and he sort of chooses to move through the world with his tongue irmly inplanted in his cheek. e's got nothing but wise cracks and one liners for his opponents....trash talk. If I was going to play any of them at all, I'm so glad it was him. The guy needs to have a sense of humour for me to have an interest in him, and I haven't seen all that mny superhero movies with any kind of sense of humour at all. The new Batman movie, I've heard is outstandingly good. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm waiting.

I'm looking for information on a more obscure film. Soloman's Turn.

RP: The script is still being tinkered with and when the script is finally finished we'll make it. It's being written by a guy in which I have a deep association with, and I'm directing a film that he wrote and I'm producing another film that he wrote....

That was to be my next question....Wooden Lake.

Wooden Lake is almost ready for production. I hope to be shooting that in the late fall.

I saw you a few years ago in a Broadway play...A Few Good Men, and was surprised you weren't in the film....

RP: Rob Reiner called me and I said look. Jack Nicholson really needs the work!

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