Ron Perlman ‘More Than Happy’ To Make Hellboy 3

Guillermo del Toro somehow managed to create the perfect live-action adaptations of Mike Mignola’s lovable red demon in Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Even more impressive is how one of Hollywood’s hardest working actors, Ron Perlman, brought to life the title character whose true name is Anung Un Rama.

Both Hellboy and its sequel were well-received by critics, loved by fans and did well at the box office, considering their budgets, casts and the lack of mainstream knowledge of the comics for which they are based on. The only question we’ve all wondered for the last two years is when Hellboy 3 is coming and whether del Toro and the franchise’s unique poster boy, Ron Perlman, will be back.

The last we heard from Guillermo del Toro, back in the summer after he dropped out of The Hobbit, was that he was absolutely wants to do Hellboy 3 but that he is very hesitant about serving the fate of Hellboy and concluding the trilogy. He’s also one of the busiest men in Hollywood, having a large line-up of upcoming projects on his schedule, and he’s also playing in the video game industry with his upcoming horror title, inSane.

As for star Ron Perlman, Yahoo interviewed the veteran talent while he was working the press rounds for his role in Nicolas Cage’s Season of the Witch and managed to squeeze in a few questions about Hellboy 3. To start, Yahoo touches on Perlman’s consistent ability to play strong supporting characters instead of the lead, but that in Hellboy – with heavy prosthetics, no less – he’s the star. What was that experience like for him?

“I felt a little bit of pressure when we were setting out to do Hellboy I, which completely dissipated the moment we all walked on to the set. It’s really hard to feel pressure when you’re around (Mexican director) Guillermo (del Toro), because he makes for a set where it’s okay to be stupid, it’s okay to do things that are absolutely wrong.”

Is Hellboy 3 happening?

“I think he (del Toro) is moving in another direction, so if there’s another one to be made I’m not sure what his input would be. I would be more than happy to make a third one. He would have to be involved on some level, because he always thought of it as a trilogy … The take that Guillermo had on finishing the trilogy was epic, and if it doesn’t get made it would be unfortunate because it was always designed to have this big finish and I would love to see it being filmed.”

If Columbia Pictures pushes forward with a third Hellboy installment, there’s no doubt that del Toro would be involved in one way or another. He’s passionate about the character and fans can agree that it’s essential to have him help close out the story. If not directing, he would certainly produce and help structure the story.

While at the moment there is no movement on another Hellboy, Perlman still believes there’s a chance del Toro would come back for Hellboy 3. I hope both are back and that the trilogy is concluded by them.

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Source: Yahoo

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Olivia Wilde Happy To Be Back To Work On ‘House’

When Olivia Wilde’s character Thirteen surprisingly exited  House and embarked on a mysterious journey, fans have been when wondering when the numerically-labeled physician would be making her triumphant return to the hit Fox series.

During a press junket for the highly-anticipated Tron: Legacy, Wilde spoke to us about finally returning to the halls of Princeton-Plainsboro.

“Since doing Tron, I’ve been able to go back to House and have [had] a lot of fun doing that.”

Additionally, when asked whether she’ll be back on House for the long run or whether this is just a one-off to wrap up her character’s storyline, Wilde said:

“Oh, yes, I’ll be back on House. I’m blessed to be a part of a show that has allowed me to do these films while doing the show; it’s unusual and they’ve been very gracious.”

A refreshing revelation for House fans, no doubt. With Cameron’s departure from the series, Thirteen was left to battle the ominous cane wielding diagnostician on her own. While Cuddy often helped serve as proverbial backup, there’s nothing like having a strong female character in the room with House, Taub, Chase and Foreman while they’re doing their differentials on the patient of the week.

With the introduction of Amber Tamblyn’s character, Martha Masters, she managed to surprisingly fill many of the character gaps left by Thirteen when she abruptly exited. In the end, Masters proved to be a wonderful addition to the series with the perfect mixture of House and Cuddy all wrapped up in one genius med student.

Of course, while Masters was a terrific character that provided much fodder for House’s cannon and someone that could easily become a permanent member of his team and subsequently the show, her character was socially paralyzed and often failed to emotionally connect with the familiar physicians in the way that Thirteen was able to.

Although, with David Shore being so supportive of Wilde’s constant comings and goings, one has to ask whether the famed creator has given up one of the characteristics that he has stood by since the series beginning.

When Jennifer Morrison was leaving House, she stated that Shore has always been very true to the writing of the characters and what he believes them to be. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that Shore has lost any creative credibility, but when someone who writes what’s true to the character is met with filming schedules from Tron: Legacy and Cowboys & Aliens, that doesn’t exactly lend itself to fit within those creative boundaries of being able to tell the true story of those characters’ journeys.

Ultimately, as always, you either work with it, or…. there’s a mysterious suicide all of a sudden because one of your actors decided that he wanted to work at the White House, only to quit after several months. Weird.

While no specific date has been announced for Thirteen’s return, with Wilde currently back on set, one can estimate that you’ll be seeing her on House sometime in January/February.

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