Hey folks, Harry here... If you're like me, you're going through HELLBOY withdrawls waiting for Nick Nunziata to get to the Hellboy set on his CHUD site. I'm dying to hear what they've seen - and his most recent report talks about how as he's writing Part 3 - he's already been on set for 2 days - but we haven't gotten to that part yet.... ARGH! Excruciating agony. For anyone that has ever griped about my film geek cock tease - I want you to note... Nick has filed 3 reports without being on set... (I've loved all 3 so far) ...and the most I had ever written before getting to the set was a one-day - I'M ON MY WAY PIECE - well... Lucky for us... Pitdoc, our spy from the New York Licensing Show has sent more coolness than you can shake a stick at. The VIDEO files he took were too big to email or post - so instead we've got... ASSLOADS of video-grabs from the television promo reel that was running in the HELLBOY booth. These will be divided up over 2 pages - but it'll be a HEFTY download - Sorry about this you Dial-up fiends! It is worth the wait!
The above was sent by Madcap Models - it's the San Diego Comic Con Giveaway poster for this year. The above and the following 3 photos can also be found at Countingdown's Hellboy site which has interviews and a set report on HELLBOY up right now!
Madcap Model sent the above and the next two pics as well - Above you'll find Kronen - the evil assistant of Rasputin. He's not quite human, and DEADLY all-caps. Below you'll find Rasputin with the scientifically mystical gauntlet he's created for... well basically unleashing the end of the world as we know it... Instead - something else happens...
Above is the last of the Madcap Model pics -- It features shadowy soldiers... Yeah, cuz you needed me to tell you that... cuz... you probably were confused beyond words! Then below, well you see Abe Sapien - Hellboy's all-around pal and buddy boy. Guillermo loves Abe Sapien like he does Sandy's Frozen Custards.
The next 3 pictures are of Abe Sapien de-gloving himself as he's about to let loose with his... well, you'll see, but in getting set to do that, you'll find he has the exact same hand defect as Moriarty pre-op.
Above you'll see Abe all wet and glistening... this is because Abe is an Amphibious aquatic creature-man. He's also very emphatic - as you'll see in the following two shots that show him with Professor Broom (John Hurt!)
I believe the above 3 shots are scored with the Beatles classic, "I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND." Well, John thought it was funny
Well the above and below represent early sculpt work on a friendly corpse that Hellboy comes across...
Above you'll see a mysterious figure entering the door... wow, I'm good at this. Below, you'll find Guillermo transformed by anger and trying to consume a PA because he was really hungry. Actually it is a creature in the film.
This fella models the HELLBOY college backpack... a line of merchandise tie-ins that'll sweep the country by storm. Below, you'll see the actual cadaver that Guillermo cast in the film, which is not Hume Cronyn as one disrespectful Talkbacker said in the last HELLBOY talkback... no... actually, you can clearly see that it is Raymond Massey
Above is an early sculpt for Abe, and behind him is... ummm... a critter I know nothing about... yeah... I'm clueless... mhmmm, riiiight. Then next 3 are a series of shots of Abe Sapien that... well kick a lot of ass...
Above you can see a talented artist transforming Abe Sapien into something human-like, so he isn't mobbed on the streets. I hear it takes upwards of 9 hours to make Abe look human, where he then takes the "street alias" of Doug Jones. But we know the truth.
As a teaser of what's to come later, you'll find absolute proof that Guillermo Del Toro is dirtier than me. Even I wouldn't stoop to demonic kiddie porn, but this is what happens when a lovable Mexican director goes to one of them wild Eastern European countries as inspired by Mike Mignola. Sigh... He's uncut, as you can tell, so Ladies... that answers that time honored question... Yes, HELLBOY is whole!
