UPDATE: Amazon Prime won't be streaming HELLBOY for free on July 23. The movie will be available for purchase on Prime Video starting on July 9. And then it will be available to rental on July 23.
Director Neil Marshall's HELLBOY reboot starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, and Ian McShane is all set to punch its ungodly way onto digitally and Blu-ray/DVD next month (pre-order HERE). And today we have word that the movie is being dumped to Amazon Prime Video next month too.
Amazon recently released the titles coming to Amazon Prime, and on July 23, the same day HELLBOY hits Blu-ray/DVD, it will also be available on the streaming platform. This version of the classic comic book character has been rated R for "strong bloody violence and gore throughout and language" and is written by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden, Aron Coleite, and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.
This reboot finds Hellboy:
along with his team of paranormal researchers, trying to save the world from a medieval sorceress who wants to destroy humankind.
I know this reboot has been getting more than its fair share of haters over the past few months, but I still can't help myself from wanting to see it as soon as possible. But I think I'm going to go ahead and place some faith in Marshall and all the other creatives behind the scenes and spring for the movie on Blu-ray. Hell, maybe some deleted scenes or alternated scenes will change the course of the movie. Hope springs eternal after all!
Harbour's co-stars include Milla Jovovich as the villainous Nimue, Queen of Blood, Ian McShane as Hellboy's mentor Professor Broom, Sasha Lane as his love interest Alice Monaghan, Penelope Mitchell as the elder witch Ganeida, Daniel Dae Kim as Major Ben Daimio (who can turn into a jaguar), Sophie Okonedo as the seer Lady Hatton, Alistair Petrie as Lord Adam Glaren of the supernatural mystery investigating Osiris Club, and Brian Gleeson as the wizard Merlin. HELLBOY will be getting released digitally on July 9th ahead of home media July 23rd.