Perlman demands new 'Hellboy'

Ron Perlman, the star of Guillermo del Toro's two 'Hellboy' films has stated that he wants the director to make it a trilogy.

Talking in a Q&A session at this year's Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Big Ron answered questions as to whether there would ever be a third 'Hellboy' by telling the crowd he'd now love to do one, despite the actor and director deciding against it back in 2008.

"I've been giving Guillermo body shots for two years. We both walked away from 'Hellboy 2' agreeing that there would never be another one. But, with the passage of time, it became clear to me that he really always designed it as a trilogy. He has a very well-articulated idea of what the resolve would look like and it's amazingly theatrical and is epic in scope and would make for amazing cinema, with or without the first two movies."

"But there are so many questions posed in the first two films that absolutely need to be answered. I said, 'You owe it to the world to finish this trilogy.' I've been giving him Jewish guilt."

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However Perlman then added that Guillermo's shooting schedule was the biggest hurdle in making a third film: "He's just so busy, but I'm going to keep working away at the body. I'm pushing seventy so he better f****** do this soon."

The franchise, based on the comics of Mike Mignola, have to date proven extremely lucrative for the pair since first 'Hellboy' was released in 2004, with the films together grossing over $259 million worldwide.

Ron will, however, be appearing in another del Toro blockbuster this summer: 'Pacific Rim.'