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Released atSan Diego Comic-Con, the latest trailer forHellboy: The Crooked Manreveals a haunting look at the film’s main villain. Taking audiences to 1950s Appalachia,The Crooked Mantells the story of Hellboy and a BPRD agent who attempt to uncover the mysterious happenings surrounding a band of witches led by a crazed character named the Crooked Man. The firstHellboy: The Crooked Mantrailershowed a look atJack Kesy in the title role, but did not yet reveal what the Crooked Man character looked like.
Now,Ketchup Entertainmenthas released a new trailer forHellboy: The Crooked Manat SDCC. Check it out, below:
The trailer opens in a disturbing manner, with a raccoon crawling down a woman’s throat after the setting is established. Floating in the air, another woman is constricted by a snake and nearly killed, before Hellboy squashes its head with his bare hands. Appalachian denizens tease the “Crooked Man,” who is a legend throughout the community. Through the eerie shadows, thefirst look atHellboy: The Crooked Man’s titular villain, the Crooked Man, is revealed, and it’s a shockingly scary take.
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man adheres closely to the comics.
Even though he is only unveiled in two short moments, the look at the Crooked Man is thoroughly unsettling. He sports a scraggly beard, an unseemly expression, and a dark top hat with a notable notch in it. The most significant part of the Crooked Man’s visage ishow similar he looks to the portrayal of the character in the comics.Both of the Crooked Man characters sport the same clothing, and do their neck-cracking head cock to the side when staring down other characters. In this regard, the latestHellboytrailer shows its closeness to the comics.
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The Crooked Man’s look is not the only way in whichHellboy: The Crooked Manclosely adheres to the comics. Original comics' creator Mike Mignola mentioned in an interview withScreen Rantthatsome shots from the movie look just like “panels from the comics.“This statement further reveals that this filmis trying its best to stick to the visual aesthetic from the comics, promising one of the more faithfulHellboymovie adaptationsyet.
The setting ofThe Crooked Manis also critical to how the film adapts the comics. Set in the Appalachian forest, thisfilm comes closer tomatching the folkloric feelof the original comics.Hellboy: The Crooked Manmay have a lower budget than some of the previousfilm adaptations, but its strict adherence to the comics could propel the film to success when it hits theaters in the fall.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man is a film set in the 1950s, where Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent find themselves in rural Appalachia. They encounter a small community plagued by witches, led by the Crooked Man, a local devil intricately linked to Hellboy’s own past.
