DEADPOOL 2 Actor Jack Kesy Cast as Hellboy in HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN

Deadpool 2 actor Jack Kesy will be the next actor to play the role of Hell boy in Millennium Media’s next film Hellboy: The crooked manwhich is the latest attempt to bring the film franchise to life.

Kesy played Black Tom in the Deadpool sequel and has also appeared in projects like 12 Strong, Baywatch, Claws and The Strain. What’s so interesting about this casting choice is that there’s nothing cool about it. But, obviously, the creative team saw something in him that cast him in the role.

Millennium Media Co-President Jonathan Yunger said of the casting: “Jack Kesy is a dynamic actor who has the ability to transform into his roles. His talent and stature are perfect for this young Hellboy. I was very impressed with him while working together on The Outpost.

We’ll just have to wait and see how his version of the character turns out. I know we will never see Ron Perlman in the role again, but he was perfect as Hellboy.

Brian Taylor (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Player) is set to direct the film and has previously said he’s trying to “really do honor” to the original comics: “We started with a draft from Mike and Chris. Funny enough, a lot of what I’m doing is trying to get it even closer to the original comic than they did… A comic will never translate directly to the screen, but I’ll tell you my intent in the film is really to honor and bring the original comics to life.”

The script of the film was written by the comic creator Mike Mignola AND Golden Chris. The story is based on the comic of the same name, and in that story, Hellboy teams up with a rookie BPRD agent named Tom Ferrell, and they find themselves stranded in rural 1950s Appalachia. “There they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with an eerie connection to Hellboy’s past: the Crooked Man.” The story “will expand the world of Hellboy through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series.”

Taylor also confirmed that he’s looking into making an R-Rated version of the film, saying, “We’ve definitely discussed about, you know, it doesn’t serve anyone to do something for R for the sake of R. To say it has to be R, so we have to add A, B, and C. But this material, this source material is dark and scary and violent and adult. So to really accept that, we don’t want to have handcuffs.

What do you think of the casting for Jack Kesy? One thing’s for sure, he’s got a chin!

Source: Deadline