Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Short description
A university professor specializing in folklore becomes possessed by ancient Japanese demons of thunder and lightning. The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense sends an agent team to investigate the situation. During the mission, a cursed samurai sword transports Hellboy into a supernatural dimension filled with monsters, ghosts, and feudal chaos. While Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien fight a dragon, Hellboy must navigate this otherworldly realm to find his way back home.
The film was directed by Tad Stones and Phil Weinstein. For Stones, this project followed four previous directorial efforts and preceded one other. It was one of three films directed by Weinstein. The voice cast features Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Peri Gilpin, Gwendoline Yeo, and Dee Bradley Baker.
Produced in the United States by Film Roman and IDT Entertainment with a budget of 5 million USD, the movie blends elements of action, fantasy, and horror. Audience reception is similar across different platforms, with a rating of 6.4/10 from 5,400 votes on IMDb and 6.3/10 from 162 votes on TMDB.
What's left behind the scenes
- The main character's fight with flying heads is taken from the story "Heads," which appeared in the comic book collection "Grob v tsepakh i drugiye istorii" (Grave in Chains and Other Stories).
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