However, del Toro’s busy schedule around this time (he wouldn’t make a movie again until 2013’s Pacific Rim) served as a roadblock, as well as a waning studio interest.
Surely, there were possibilities and teases, with both director Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman stating they were hopeful about a third film at different points.
Following the middling box office performance of 2008’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army, it was never quite clear if a second sequel was in the cards.
Ultimately, a reboot devoid of continuity from the previous series was elected to move forward, and while Perlman voiced frustration over the decision, he seems to have found his peace with it.