Hellboy UK release date....

Buddy · 08 February, 2004, 12:25:54 AM

Just trying to find out when the Hellboy movie is released here.

One source says September 3rd, do we really have to wait that long to se it?

US release date is April 2nd.

Why such a long wait?

IndigoPrime · 08 February, 2004, 02:13:32 AM

Places were saying April 16th, but now I'm not so sure.

Devons Daddy · 08 February, 2004, 05:16:06 PM

is it a summer blockbuster?

with the spider man 2 expected to kick as and ravage teh box office perhaps hey are looking at not clashing. spiderman has a larger demographic then hellboy hasnt it.

april would be good for us all. it has begain very basic stuff low key in terms of advertising in asia this month. so april could be about correct.
8 - 10 weeks time.

Mr D · 08 February, 2004, 05:17:47 PM

It's more likely to come after I think... That way it can ride the success of Spidey 2's comic book ness

Something Fishy · 08 February, 2004, 06:06:08 PM

Yes, Empire were reporting april but it has now slipped to September.

I think maybe the other big releases around April have led to a reschedule.

Annoying as they were starting to give us more concurrent releases. I hate that about Hollywood - make the little foreign types wait. why is that?

James · 08 February, 2004, 06:09:05 PM

I read in Dreamwatch April something, March in the US.

Buddy · 09 February, 2004, 05:44:22 AM

Deffo April 2nd in U.S.

Hope link works!!

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Buddy · 09 February, 2004, 05:44:59 AM

bugger

Buddy · 09 February, 2004, 05:48:05 AM

bugger

try this, if not I give up!!

Link: http://www.cinemaeye.com/more/305_0_10_0_C/" target="_blank">just go here

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Dan Kelly · 09 February, 2004, 03:12:08 PM

Big discussion on this at the official boards. September is certainly in the pipeline at the moment but April could still be poss.

In fact there is a post there from Del Toro about the whole non-US release schedule and the marketing.

Personally I think that a long gap will result in more on-line piracy, and hence less people going to see the final thing...

Dan

Link: http://boards.sonypictures.com/hellboy/showthread.php?s=05e28e33dd462706b83b8569cf7f880c&threadid=573" target="_blank">Hellboy boards

IndigoPrime · 09 February, 2004, 05:18:21 PM

Well, with that sized gap, the DVD will be out on region 1 before it hits the cinemas here. That's fine for something with true mass appeal (Finding Nemo, for instance), but Hellboy? It's be dead in the water. And besides, I was looking forward to seeing the film in a couple of months. Bah!

Woolly · 09 February, 2004, 05:58:59 PM

Bugger!
My birthdays the 2nd april an i was really looking forward to seeing this.

Damn them all to hell(boy)!

Buddy · 14 February, 2004, 05:43:49 AM

I've now read that 16 April is slotted for the UK Hellboy release.

Yay!

Mangamax · 14 February, 2004, 05:48:05 AM

I've got it down as 3rd Sept - and that's from an industry listing

madgirl · 14 February, 2004, 06:56:08 AM

Yeah that was my info to Manga. Bloody yanks :-)