In May 2017, a reboot, titled "Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen", was announced by "Hellboy" creator Mike Mignola, revealing that the project was to be directed by Neil Marshall and star David Harbour as the titular character. Mignola also stated that the film would have an R rating unlike previous installments. In August 2017, Ian McShane was cast as Trevor Bruttenholm. Mila Jovovich was cast as Nimue the Blood Queen. On August 10, 2017, the Hellboy reboot dropped the "Rise of the Blood Queen" title and is simply titled "Hellboy". On August 16, 2017, Sasha Lane was cast as Alice Monaghan. On August 21, 2017, Ed Skrein was cast as Major Ben Daimio, however, upon discovering that Daimio was portrayed in the comic books as a Japanese-American character, Skrein pulled out to allow an Asian actor to be cast instead. The film takes inspiration from ', ', "", and "Hellboy in Mexico". "Hellboy" was released on April 12, 2019.