Rising actor Jack Kesy will slip on the red make-up to play Hellboy in the upcoming “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” for Millennium Media. The project begins shooting later this month in Bulgaria.
Brian Taylor (“Gamer,” “Crank”) will direct the film which boasts a script by original creator Mike Mignola and his Dark Horse comics collaborator Chris Golden.
In the film Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent are stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches and led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy’s past – the Crooked Man.
Said man is Jeremiah Witkins, an 18th-century miser and war profiteer hanged for his crimes yet returned from Hell as the region’s resident Devil.
Kesy to date has had small roles in some notable films like “Deadpool 2” and “Without Remorse”. He lead Lionsgate’s “Dark Web: Cicada 3301” and had a big co-starring role with Orlando Bloom in “The Outpost”. TV wise he worked on “The Strain” and “Claws”.
Jonathan Yunger, co-president of Millennium, says in a statement: “Jack Kesy is a dynamic actor who has the ability to morph into his roles. His talent and stature are perfect for this younger Hellboy. I was very impressed with him while working together on The Outpost.”
The film follows on from the two beloved Guillermo del Toro-directed “Hellboy” features in 2004 and 2008 starring Ron Perlman, and the not so well regarded 2019 reboot helmed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour.
Source: THR
