David Harbour in talks for Hellboy reboot

Los Angeles May 9 (IANS) Actor David Harbour known for his role in Stranger Things is in talks to play Hellboy in a reboot of the 2004 film Hellboy.

Producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are in negotiations for a new instalment that would reboot and relaunch the franchise reports hollywoodreporter.com

The original film was helmed by Guillermo del Toro while Neil Marshall who directed a few episodes of the popular TV show Game of Thrones might helm the new project.

The new Hellboy movie will not have its original star Ron Perlman.

Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola in 1993. The character is based on a demon raised by a professor working to fight supernatural evildoers for an organisation called Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.

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