Question 1

Why does the Angel of Death float in Hellboy II?

Accepted Answer

Doug Jones, who played the Angel of Death, wore heavy mechanical wings and could barely stand, so he was hung from a wire instead of walking, causing the character to float.

Question 2

How was the Angel of Death's unique voice created?

Accepted Answer

Doug Jones recorded each line twice—once in a higher pitch and once in a lower pitch—and the two takes were blended together to create the voice.

Question 3

Why did Doug Jones voice Abe Sapien in this sequel after David Hyde Pierce did it in the first film?

Accepted Answer

David Hyde Pierce refused to be credited for the first film, feeling Abe Sapien was Doug Jones' work, so Jones took over the voice role for the sequel.

Question 4

What other films did Guillermo del Toro turn down to direct Hellboy II?

Accepted Answer

Guillermo del Toro turned down directing Halo, I Am Legend (2007), One Missed Call (2008), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) to focus on this sequel.

Question 5

Who is the female reporter interviewing Hellboy outside the auction house?

Accepted Answer

The female reporter is Blake Perlman, played by Ron Perlman's daughter.

Question 6

Why does the Angel of Death float in Hellboy II?

Accepted Answer

Doug Jones wore 40-pound mechanical wings and could barely stand, so they hung him from a wire instead of having him walk, making the character float.

Question 7

How was the Angel of Death's unique voice created?

Accepted Answer

Doug Jones recorded each line twice—once in a higher pitch and once in a lower pitch—then the two takes were blended together.

Question 8

Why did Doug Jones voice Abe Sapien in this sequel after David Hyde Pierce did it in the first film?

Accepted Answer

Producers hoped Pierce's name would boost the first movie's box office, but he refused credit and promotions, feeling Abe was Jones' work, so Jones voiced him here.

Question 9

What Irish mythological connections does the movie's villain have?

Accepted Answer

Prince Nuada is named after the first king of the Tuatha De Danann, who bore the epithet 'Silverhand'; in the film, Nuada is 'Silverlance' and his father Balor has a mechanical arm.

Question 10

Which other major film projects did Guillermo del Toro turn down to direct Hellboy II?

Accepted Answer

Del Toro turned down directing Halo, I Am Legend (2007), One Missed Call (2008), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) to make this sequel.

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