Millennium Media has announced that Jefferson White (Yellowstone) will star as Tom Ferrell and Adeline Rudolph (Resident Evil) will play Bobbie Jo Song alongside Jack Kesy (Deadpool 2) as Hellboy in The Crooked Man.
As noted, White is perhaps best known for his role in Paramount's Primetime Emmy-nominated Yellowstone, along with Endeavor’s Eileen, and IFC Films’ God’s Country. His upcoming projects include A24’s Civil War.
Rudolph, meanwhile, should be familiar to you for her roles in Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The CW’s Riverdale. Her upcoming projects include Lionsgate’s Creepers.
We also have an official plot synopsis that reads, "Stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia, Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent discover a small community haunted by witches, led by the Crooked Man, a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past."
Specific character details haven't been shared alongside that, but Ferrell is a character from the comic books who appeared in The Crooked Man story which debuted in July 2008 to tie in with the theatrical release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
As for Bobbie Jo, we're guessing she's the newly created female lead who is set to replace Cora Fisher.
Brian Taylor, who also helmed Crank and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, will direct what's being described as a movie that expands Hellboy’s world through one of the most beloved issues of the comic series. Hellboy's creator, Mike Mignola, meanwhile, has penned the screenplay alongside his Dark Horse Comics collaborator Chris Golden, so it's a project that definitely has potential.
Now, the next big casting news will almost certainly be whoever plays The Crooked Man.
Interestingly, the press release announcing these latest additions frequently refers to this latest Hellboy movie as simply The Crooked Man, leaving us to wonder if the title character's name will be largely excluded from marketing. That would be a smart way to differentiate this adaptation from 2019's disastrous reboot starring David Harbour, anyway!
Millennium Media has yet to announce Hellboy: The Crooked Man's release date.