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David Harbour Thinks 'Hellboy' "Flavor" Was Off, Admits "Major Problems"

Leave it to David Harbour, star of the recent Hellboy reboot, to give us a delicious metaphor for why the film maybe didn't find it's proper audience. But also completely admits it had "major problems".

David Harbour Thinks 'Hellboy' "Flavor" Was Off, Admits "Major Problems"

Imagine if you will, the current superhero genre renaissance in film being described as a flavor. No, really- as Harbour tells Digital Spy, think of the Disney-owned Marvel Studios brand being chocolate in this equation.

"The problem that I have with comic book movies nowadays is that I think, and it's a result of the power of Marvel stuff, it's like chocolate, it's a flavor. So everybody goes chocolate is delicious and these guys make the best chocolate. So as you judge the movies, it's like, 'Well it's not as chocolatey as this, this does not taste like chocolate at all'. And I sort of want a world where there's more flavors than just comparisons to chocolate. So in that way when Hellboy is viewed on the chocolate spectrum, it does very poorly."

David Harbour Thinks 'Hellboy' "Flavor" Was Off, Admits "Major Problems"
That….is actually a freaking brilliant way of explaining a genre-hopping film that has garnered some pretty harsh criticisms.

Harbour continued, admitting that yes, this tale of Big Red wasn't perfect.

"That being said, it also has major problems. I think as a rental or as a movie that you see on an airplane, I think you'd be like, 'Oh that was fun' because it's a fun movie, and I think it was unfairly bludgeoned as a result of these comparisons."

David Harbour Thinks 'Hellboy' "Flavor" Was Off, Admits "Major Problems"
Fans of the Lionsgate 2019 film should also TOTALLY check out Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's collection of Hellboy-themed items, ranging from beard oil (that smells of bourbon tobacco, gun powder and brimstone), The Osiris Club atmosphere spray, The Crown hair gloss, and a collection of scents based on characters from the movie.

Current estimates have the home release of Harbour's demon for sometime this summer.


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Mary Anne ButlerAbout Mary Anne Butler

Bleeding Cool News Editor Mary Anne Butler (Mab, for short) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), and most recently Bleeding Cool. 

Over the past 10 years, she’s built a presence at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). 

 Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. 

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