ComicCon: Hellboy 3 Still Could Happen

Despite their flaws, Hellboy (4/5) and its sequel The Golden Army (3/5) went down well in my books, and like many other fans I wouldn't mind seeing the planned trilogy reach its conclusion at some point in the near future. However, the existence of a third instalment has been oft denied by director Guillermero De Toro, so whether we'll get our wishes fulfilled is another thing entirely. We have, though, got an update from De Toro on the possibility of Hellboy 3. Speaking at ComicCon, he said: "The reality is each of these movies has been an incredible ordeal to make. [Hellboy] was an $89 million (£54.6 million) movie [but] I wound up making it for $50 million (£30.6 million) because nobody wanted a red guy. The third one is the hardest one because it's the darkest one and not necessarily has a happy ending. The third one is epic. It's gigantic." De Toro wouldn't be pressed further on whether he would decide definitively to make or not to make the film anytime soon, so we're no closer to Hellboy 3 than we were before, but this statement is at least a start, a small update of sorts explaining why we've heard so little on the matter. More news as it comes...slowly.