Hellboy: Daniel Dae Kim Confirms His Involvement

Daniel Dae Kim has confirmed his involvement with the upcomingHellboyreboot . Guillermo del Toro in the beginning brought the risible book superhero Hellboy onto the big screen with his 2004 adaptation starring Ron Perlman as the eponymic character . The moving-picture show was successful enough to spawn a sequel , titledHellboy II : The Golden Army , which discharge in 2008 . alas , for various reason , del Toro and Universal Pictures were n’t capable to deliver the serial publication ' concluding instalment , and so , or else , Lionsgate and Millennium Films have decidedto quest for a full - fledge reboot .

The upcomingHellboyreboot will be directed by Neil Marshall ( Game of Thrones ) and star David Harbour ( Stranger Things ) as the eponymic character . The film was originally subtitledRise of the Blood Queen , but the name has since been shed for unknown reasons . With product expected to begin very soon , Hellboyhas been meddlesome round down out its cast throughout the summer . One such casting decision Lionsgate made washiring Ed Skrein ( Deadpool ) to roleplay Major Ben Daimio , a decisiveness that resulted in fan call . The character is Japanese - American and casting Skrein instigate a whitewashing controversy . The actorquickly abandoned the roleand the studio vow to determine someone morein - line with the character ’s ethnicity .

FormerLOSTandHawaii Five - Ostar Daniel Dae Kim wasreportedly in negotiation to replace Skreinas Major Ben Daimio . The worker has since corroborate his office onTwitterand he has even provided a command toTHRregarding the whitewashing tilt :

“ I applaud the producer and , in particular , Ed Skrein for championing the impression that Asian fictitious character should be played by Asian or Asiatic American actors . He could not have addressed the event more elegantly and I remain indebted to him for his potency of character . "

While Dae Kim is sure as shooting Asiatic - American , people may still find fault with the studio upchuck him in the function . After all , as previously mentioned , the character is Japanese - American and Dae Kim is Korean - American . Unfortunately , Hollywood hasalways clamber with whitewashing controversies , but it ’s something that has become increasingly more prevalent in recent years , especially among major megahit handout such asDoctor StrangeandGhost in the Shell . So , even though casting an Asian - American in the part of Ben Daimio is a step in the right centering , Hollywood still has some way to go before they can completely clear themselves of whitewashing claim .

In addition to drop Dae Kim , the Hellboy reboot also featuresIan McShane as Professor Broom , Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida , andSasha Lane as Alice Monaghan , plusMilla Jovovich as the main baddie , the pedigree Queen . The rebootis expected to commence main photography this fall , which means the flick could come to theaters sometimenextfall . But , we ’ll just have to look and see .