Lionsgate will open 2019 with a superhero film, as the studio’s Summit imprint has dated “Hellboy,” featuring “Stranger Things” star David Harbour in the title role, for Jan. 11.
Summit will also release “Kin,” a sci-fi crime thriller starring “The Disaster Artist” headliner James Franco, on Aug. 31, 2018.
Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin and Mike Richardson are producing “Hellboy,” which also stars Milla Jovovich and Daniel Dae Kim. Ed Skrein was originally cast in Kim’s role as Ben Daimio, who is written as Japanese-American in the comic books the film is based on.
In April, “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola announced the R-rated reboot of the franchise with Neil Marshall (“The Descent”) as the helmer of the project. Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden and Mignola are writing the script.
The news came two months after Guillermo del Toro, who directed 2004’s “Hellboy” and 2008’s “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” with Ron Perlman playing the titular character, announced “Hellboy 3” would not happen.
The first “Hellboy” earned a worldwide total of $99 million at the box office and starred Perlman and Selma Blair. Its sequel performed better, earning $160 million worldwide. Although the movies weren’t runaway smash hits, critics loved them, both earning a score in the 80s on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Kin” was directed by Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker and also stars Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, Zoe Kravitz and Dennis Quaid. Baker and Baker wrote the screenplay along with Daniel Casey.
7 Male Superheroes 'Wonder Woman' Beat Critically or Financially (Photos)
Gal Gadot and Chris Hemsworth both agree that Wonder Woman would beat Thor in a fight. Some fans might dispute that, but it's clear Diana Prince's film beat the Son of Odin's. With a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes and a domestic opening of $103 million, "Wonder Woman" has outperformed some very good male-focused comic book movies. Here's a sampling that makes the case for more superwomen on screen.
The first "Thor" scored 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes while its sequel, "The Dark World," only grossed $85 million in its opening weekend.
Besides blowing past the $48 million opening for "Batman Begins," "Wonder Woman" scored higher on the Tomatometer than every Batman film ever made except for "The Dark Knight," which just edged out Diana's big debut with a 94 percent score.
"Wonder Woman" finished with a higher opening than Captain America's first two films, with "The Winter Soldier" posting a $95 million opening.
"Wolverine" has been the face of the "X-Men" franchise, yet "Wonder Woman" had a bigger opening than every film featuring Wolverine. It also matched Wolverine's best-received movie, "Logan," on the Tomatometer.
"Wonder Woman" matched 2004's "Spider-Man 2," Spidey's best showing on the Tomatometer. "Wonder Woman" also beat the domestic openings for that film and both "Amazing Spider-Man" films.
"Wonder Woman" posted a higher RT score and overseas opening than both "Guardians" films, and also topped the $94.3 million domestic opening for the first "Guardians" film.
Benedict Cumberbatch's entry into the comic book realm, "Doctor Strange," won critics and audiences over (90 percent on RT), but its $85 million opening couldn't match Diana's debut.
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Success of “Wonder Woman” makes the case for more women-focused superhero films
Gal Gadot and Chris Hemsworth both agree that Wonder Woman would beat Thor in a fight. Some fans might dispute that, but it's clear Diana Prince's film beat the Son of Odin's. With a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes and a domestic opening of $103 million, "Wonder Woman" has outperformed some very good male-focused comic book movies. Here's a sampling that makes the case for more superwomen on screen.
