Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name, created by Mike Mignola. Produced by Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin in association with Dark Horse Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is a sequel to Hellboy (2004) and is the second live-action film in the franchise. Directed and written by Guillermo del Toro from a story he co-wrote with Mignola, the film stars Ron Perlman as Hellboy, alongside Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Hurt. In the film, Hellboy and the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense must battle a mythical prince who plans to reclaim the world for his magical kindred. Hellboy II: The Golden Army was released in the United States on July 11, 2008 to generally positive reviews from critics; with praised towards its fantasy atmosphere, as well as Perlman and the other cast's acting performances. It grossed $168.3 million against a production budget between $82.5–85 million. The film received a nomination for Best Makeup at the 81st Academy Awards. The film was rebooted in 2019, simply titled Hellboy, and was released by Lionsgate. Following the critical and commercial failure of the film, a second reboot was announced in 2023.
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I'm not afraid of you you know. You should be. Look at this mess. Look around. I have one rule. Don't touch my stuff. Oh I get it. That's your rule. Okay. The one and only. I'm easy. How's that even possible? Everything is your stuff. The same CD LP. It's Al Green. You can't listen to Al Green on CD. But it's good to keep. And an eight-track. An eight-track Red? Yeah well one day the world's gonna realize its mistake. Eight-track was the way to go baby. Come on kids you can come out now. That's right it's all over. That's right.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Security breach central Manhattan. Oh damn. Gotta go. We all gotta go. It's an emergency right? Security breach. Let's go. Red. Red! All personnel to garage area. Hold on a sec. Oh jeez it's Manning. Watch yourself Liz. Red. Red! Listen. Manning. Hi. We're going to downtown Manhattan. Yeah it'll be fun. Downtown. Very dangerous. Dangerous for you. And for me. Now I know you dream of the outside world but trust me it's not that great. It's savage as a matter of fact. Bad. Come on fellas let's get this out of here. These on the other hand are good.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army