Hellboy is certainly a fitting property to delve into the Shakespearan themes, especially since Hellboy’s overarching narrative, like Hamlet, chronicles a struggle that’s both personal and has wide-reaching consequences.
Harbour also mentioned beforehand that Shakespeare’s stories have always been a big influence for him, as he likes to take “simple stories” and make them complex.
After mentioning how the Hellboy reboot will see the eponymous protagonist going through more struggle and angst compared to Ron Perlman’s iteration of the character, David Harbour gave the above quote to Independent, going so far as to note the shades of Coriolanus, one of the lesser-known Roman-themed Shakespearan tragedies.
Taking into account how Hellboy is also aiming for an R rating, it sounds like we can expect the reboot to have a particularly mature tone, though it will preferably not be any less action-packed.