While Abe Sapien was featured in the original Hellboy movies, starring Ron Perlman and directed by Guillermo del Toro, neither Alice Monaghan nor Ben Daimio ever showed up.
Today we have word that Ed Skrein, who is coming off his villainous role as Ajax in last year’s Deadpool, will play Major Ben Daimio, who is described as a “rugged military member” of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.).
Neil Marshall is working from a script by Andrew Crosby, Christopher Golden and Hellboy comics creator Mike Mignola.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that this B.P.R.D. character Ben Daimio can transform himself into a jaguar, when he’s angered or when he’s in pain.