Abe Sapien smiles (as best as he can) on the set of HELLBOY.
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Abe Finds Love in HELLBOY 2
By: Jarrod Sarafin, News EditorDate: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Source: Primiere
In an interview with Primiere, character actor Doug Jones has hinted to a sub-plot within Guillermo del Toro's HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY. According to the actor, Del Toro is expanding on the Abe Sapien character(which Jones portrays) that he didn't really get a chance to do in the original film.
"In the follow-up, Hellboy and gang are on a mission to stop the prince of the woodland ghouls, who is hell-bent on retrieving three pieces of a key that will allow him to unlock the might of the Golden Army, a fighting force of invincible metallic soldiers. With two of the pieces already in hand, he must obtain the last from his sister. To divert a war, Hellboy and his troupe must protect the princess, but things get complicated when Abe falls in love with her."
"Abe Sapien was more of a one-note sort of character [in the first film]. In this one, he is showing more range of character traits. He has got a bit of a love interest this time, which is the first time Abe has ever felt that."
The sequel stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice and John Hurt.
Plot Summary: After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).
Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development--pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann--the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.
HELLBOY 2:THE GOLDEN ARMY hits theaters July 11, 2008.
