Del Toro and Perlman want a Hellboy 3

Hellboy 3 is still having a good chance of getting made. Director Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman (who plays Hellboy) sat down with Legendary Pictures head Thomas Tull during a break from the San Francisco-based weekend press tour for Pacific Rim, and expressed their interest in continuing the Hellboy series. [full article after the jump]

Hellboy (1 and 2) are definitely among the well-made, yet under-appreciated, superhero movies around. Hellboy 1 was well-received. But the second movie did not meet the box office expectations the studios hoped for. Regardless of financial performance, Hellboy 2 was a magnificent sequel that broadened the world of Hellboy and opened a few questions that are intended to be answered by a third movie. And fans of it are eagerly awaiting, crossing fingers for a third to indeed be made.

Del Toro told Ryan Turek of ShockTillYouDrop.com during their one-on-one chat that Perlman brought up the prospect of Hellboy 3. "I hate giving pieces about it, but last night, we were at dinner and Ron said, 'I would be very happy to do Hellboy again, when are we doing Hellboy 3?'  Thomas [Tull] said, 'I would love to see Hellboy 3.'  He didn't say he would love to do it he just said he'd like to see it, but today, I'll ask him."

In an interview with the site, Perlman agreed Legendary would be a great home for the final chapter in the Hellboy legacy.

"Not just anybody can make this movie," Perlman said. "I loved working for Legendary and I know for Guillermo working on Pacific Rim was one of his greatest experiences.  The reason I loved working for them is because Guillermo was so happy.  I came in six months into the shoot and he seemed as fresh as a daisy, simply because he was working for someone who appreciated and supported his outlandish visions of what he wanted to put on the screen.  My immediate, silent wish was, wouldn't it be great if these guys came in and helped resolve the Hellboy series."

"[Hellboy 3] needs to be twice as big as Hellboy 1 or Hellboy 2. It's all of these oracles coming home to roost with these apocalyptic things taking place," Perlman said.

"Guillermo's version of this resolve in the trilogy is epic in scope. Not just anybody can make this movie. It has to be somebody who's no stranger to this sense of scope."

Perlman went on to add: "For me to do Hellboy 3, it could kill me - in terms of physically demanding, for a guy my age, but it's worth it because anyone who sits and listens to Guillermo's version of how this thing ends is completely seduced. It's so theatrical and compelling and if you liked the first two movies in any way, shape or form, this is the ultimate one-two punch."