In an interview, Perlman reveals he had the option of returning for a third Hellboy film, which he turned down.
While Ron Perlman is seen as the face of the Hellboy movies that debuted in 2004 and 2008, it was Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro who was the chief architect of the world that Perlman inhabited so well as Hellboy.
Ron Perlman is as inextricably linked to the role of Hellboy as Hugh Jackman is to Wolverine.
“The only thing that’s stopping the third Hellboy film is the fact that Guillermo [del Toro] is one of the busiest guys in the business.