First Hellboy: The Crooked Man Trailer Is Full Of Death, Demons, And Big Guns

The first trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man has gone live, and this time, Mike Mignola's famed comic-book character is headed to the American South to take on sinister forces in the Appalachian mountains. 12 Strong's Jack Kesy dons the signature duster and right hand of doom for this new adventure starring Hellboy, and the first trailer teases a film much creepier than previous Hellboy movies.

Imagine if Hellboy and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense wandered into one of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead movies, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect in the trailer following its reveal on Entertainment Weekly.

Set in the 1950s, Hellboy: The Crooked Man is based on the comic-book mini-series of the same name and sees the BPRD agent tracking down a dangerous demon collecting souls for the devil. This is the first Hellboy film since 2019's reboot bombed at the box office, ending any chances of a sequel being greenlit.

Alongside Kesy--now the third Hellboy actor after Ron Perlman and David Harbour--the film also stars Adeline Rudolph as a rookie BPRD agent, as well as Jefferson White, Leah McNamara, Hannah Margetson, and Martin Bassindale.

The movie was co-written by Mignola and Christopher Golden, and is directed by Brian Taylor (Crank). Hellboy: The Crooked Man was shot on location in Bulgaria from March to May 2023, and a release date has yet to be confirmed.