Hellboy 3 coming???

     Despite the fact that I love Guillermo Del Toro* as a director (Pan's Labyrinth was awesome and I was sad to see him leave The Hobbit movies) I was never a fan of the Hellboy franchise.  The first one was ok but the second was God-awful despite the awesome set designs.  However, fans of the films (especially the second) may recall that (spoiler alert!) the sequel ends on cliffhanger with Hellboy's girlfriend pregnant with twins.
     As to why a third and final film has not graced the screen yet?  Well you can kind of blame that one on Del Toro.  The man has a ton of projects he's linked to; movies that he's writing, producing, directing, or all three.  With all the balls he's juggling he's about ready to have a reoccurring show next to Carrot-Top in Vegas.
     Well you can add one more ball to the group.
     According to "Entertainment Weekly" and "Mother Nature Network" (?) Del Toro plans to team-up with his old buddy Ron Pearlman** to try to bring a third Hellboy to the screen.  Del Toro stated, "I can say publicly that we are together in trying to do Hellboy 3."  But then again talk is cheap and "we are together" is a far cry from "here's the release date."
     After years of publicly stating that he could not or would not do a third film, a simple act of kindness changed Del Toro's mind.  Recently Ron Pearlman, who plays Hellboy, worked with the Make a Wish Foundation.  A six year old boy with leukemia wished that he could meet and become Hellboy.  So what did Ronny do?  He showed up to the kid's place in full Hellboy regalia with a makeup crew that turned the boy into a miniature Hellboy.  He even ordered gourmet burgers, fries, and shakes for everyone. 
     Del Toro stated Pearlman's act of kindness really moved him and reminded Del Toro how important this franchise and the character is to people.  No word yet on casting, script, or start date but for just the sake of this sick kid I hope the movie gets made.

*I highly recommend "The Strain" vampire trilogy he wrote with author Chuck Hogan.  Freaking amazing.
**Ron Pearlman's performance as Clay on "Sons of Anarchy" is just amazing.  Single-handedly the most underrated and under appreciated show on television.