Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, the sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy, was released onJuly 11, 2008. To meet the film's budget while maximizing its length and special effects, director Guillermo del Toro reportedly forfeited part of his own salary. Both films are. The movie received an Academy Award nomination in 2009 for "Best Makeup", but the award went to Greg Cannom for his work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Hellboy, the character, debuted in comics in 1993, but did not achieve wider recognition until release of the 2004 film. Portrayed in the films by veteran actor Ron Perlman, Hellboy is an affable demon (as demons go), summoned by the Nazis toward the end of World War II, but taken by US forces and raised to fight evil.

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