2004December 28, 2004. On salon.com, Stephanie Zacharek put HELLBOY at #8 on her list of the 10 Best Films of 2004.
[8) "Hellboy" -- Like most stories based on comic books, "Hellboy," in which Ron Perlman plays a hulking, beer-guzzling, butt-kicking, red-skinned demon with the tenderest of hearts, has a deeply moral underpinning. But director Guillermo del Toro is less interested in your standard-issue battle between good and evil than he is in exploring the nooks and crannies of human vulnerability. Having superpowers doesn't mean you can escape pain -- in fact, it may mean you're destined to suffer some things more acutely. "Hellboy" is a superhero movie with soul.
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December 27, 2004. The title for "THE WOODCUTTER," in which Ron plays the character of Red, has now been changed to "M.I.A: MISSING IN AMERICA," and the release date given on the IMDB is USA 2005.
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December 26, 2004. Looking at the year in movies, The New York Daily News had this to say about "Hellboy."
KING OF THE BEASTS: Ron Perlman's red-faced Hellboy wins big over Gerard Butler's masked man in "The Phantom of the Opera." And he gets the girl.
Full article here.
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December 16, 2004. Ron attended the premiere of "Flight of the Phoenix" at the Mann Bruin Theater, Westwood, CA last night along with many celebrities including Dennis Quaid, Courtney Peldon, Clifton Collins jr., Arsenio Hall, Giovanni Ribisi, Miko C. Brando, John Moore, Owen Wilson, Scott Michael Cambell, Lana Antonova and others.
"The Flight of the Phoenix" is an action/adventure from Twentieth Century Fox, starring Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie, Jared Padalecki, and directed by John Moore. The film goes on general release from December 17th.
Photos at dailyceleb.com and wireimage and also at MasksA video interview with Ron at this premiere can be found at IESB.net. And for those who cannot access this interview a transcript is available here.
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December 15, 2004. According to an article in the Tucson Citizen, filming on "Desperation" is set to resume at the Tucson Convention Center today and is scheduled to wrap up Friday. The estimated cost of the fire damage is at least $250,000, and it appears repair costs will be covered by the film production company's insurance policy.
The full article can be read here.
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December 14, 2004. Ron was one of the many celebrities who attended the 2004 Spike TV Video Game Awards at Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, California, last night. The show was hosted By Snoop Dogg, and other celebrities included Brooke Burke, Samuel L. Jackson, Vin Diesel, Green Day, Tara Reid, Papa Roach, Tony Hawk, John Singleton, Danny Masterson, and many others.
Ron accepted the Best First Person Action Game Award for "Halo 2."
More than 4.6 million viewers voted for their favorite video games of 2004. Two of the games to which Ron has added his voice received awards: HALO 2 was awarded BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION and DESIGNER OF THE YEAR, and THE CHRONICLES of RIDDICK: ESCAPE FROM BUTCHER BAY received BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE.
For more details of this event click here.Photo by Janet Gough
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December 11, 2004. Fire broke out on the "Desperation" film set at the Tucson Convention Center last night, December 10th. The Tucson Citizen reported that there were no serious casualties, although 5 people were treated in hospital for minor burns.
Read the report here.
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November 30, 2004. The Tucson Citizen website announced that the filming of the Stephen King TV movie, "Desperation," will close a block of Congress Street in Tucson today (Nov 30th) to cars, shoppers and other downtown visitors.
The article went on to say that locals didn't seem to mind too much when they discovered some of the well-known actors in the cast.
"Henry Thomas (the kid from "E.T.") Tom Skerritt (of "Top Gun" and "A River Runs Through It") and Ron Perlman, (from the 1980s' television series "Beauty and the Beast" and most recently the voice of Lord Hood in the video game "Halo 2") are among the cast who will be downtown tomorrow."
Read the full article at: tucsoncitizen.com
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November 12, 2004. Ron and his wife, Opal, attended the North American premiere of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film, "A Very Long Engagement," which was part of the 2004 AFI Film Festival at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California, November 10, 2004.
Photos of this event can be found at wireimage.com and at the MASKS website.
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November 9, 2004. The Online edition of the New York Post comments that actors Ron Perlman and Orlando Jones add emotion to a witty script on the new XBOX game, "HALO 2," which was released today, November 9, 2004. Full report at nypost.com.
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November 5, 2004. Ron is working on a new Stephen King TV movie, "DESPERATION," which is being filmed in Arizona. Details.
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October 30/31, 2004. Ron was a guest at the Scandinavian Sci-Fi, Game and Film Convention in Stockholm, Sweden over the weekend of the 30/31 October. The site includes photos from many of Ron's roles.
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October 18, 2004. Ron took part in the 6th Annual Golf Classic for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Monday, October 18, 2004.
Photos at wireimage. com.
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October 6, 2004. The film "Quiet Kill," in which Ron plays Sergeant Perry, was released in the USA on July 1, 2004, under a new title, "Nightmare Boulevard."
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September 27, 2004. Ron attended the premiere of "I Heart Huckabees,'' at the Mohegan Sun casino, Uncasville, Conn. on September 27, 2004. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law and Naomi Watts.
More details of the premiere can be found at Boston Herald.com
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September 20, 2004. Ron took part in the 7th Annual AFI Golf Classic at the Rivera Country Club at Pacific Palisades, California on September 20, 2004. Photos.
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September 18, 2004. Ron was honoured with the "Acting Award for Excellence" at the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival on Saturday, September 18, 2004. The San Bernardino Sun reported that Ron was being honoured for his diverse acting credits, including "Hellboy," "Enemy at the Gate," "Blade II" and "Star Trek: Nemesis."
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September 10, 2004. A new title has been added to Ron's Filmography on the IMDB. "Knights of Impossingworth Park" which is written, produced, and directed by Keith Cavelle, has been announced for a worldwide theatrical release in 2005. The cast listed so far are Valerie Tian as Christine, Ron Perlman as Mr. Canbedone, and Dale Midkiff as Prince Darkindeed. Dale Midkiff is also listed as a producer.
"Knights of Impossingworth Park" will be filmed in England, UK, and in Vietnam, and will be distributed by Warner Bros.
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September 10, 2004. Ron is scheduled to attend the London Film and Comic Con at Wembley Exhibition Centre on the weekend of the 6/7 November, 2004. Click here for more information.
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August 7, 2004. Hellboy The Official Movie Souvenir Magazine will be on sale in the UK from August 19th. Check out the Cover picture and press release.
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July 23, 2004. Ron attended the 2004 San Diego Comic Con on Friday July 23rd, along with Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola. Photos at wireimage.com.
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July 13, 2004. Ron took part in the 2004 ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic at the Lost Canyons Golf Course in Simi Valley, California, on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. Photos.
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June 30, 2004. Two Soldiers made its midwest premiere on June 26-28 in Peoria, IL, the hometown of writer/director Aaron Schneider. Both Aaron Schneider and Ron Perlman attended the screening, which was followed by a reception at the Hotel Pere Marquette.
The "Two Soldiers" DVD can be pre-ordered at the Official website.
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June 28, 2004. Ron took part in the 5th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation at the North Ranch Country Club, Westlake Village, California on June 28, 2004.
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June 14, 2004. Ron was Guest of Honor at the multi-genre DREAMCON, in Jacksonville, Florida, June 12 & 13, 2004. Photos.
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May 24, 2004. Ron has joined the guest list for Trek Expo 2004 which will take place at the Exposition Center on Expo Square, Tulsa, Ok. June 18-20. Ron will attend on Saturday only.
For a full list of guests and all other information on this event, visit the official website at Starbase 21.
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May 22, 2004. Ron attended the 7th Annual "QVC's Cure by The Shore" presented by QVC and the Entertainment Industry Foundation charity event to raise funds for multiple sclerosis research on May 22, 2004 in Malibu, California.
Photos at wireimage.com
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May 21, 2004. Ron told US magazine that his upcoming indie film, "The Woodcutter," with Danny Glover and David Strathairn is "very moving and very hard to watch. It's about Vietnam vets who live in the woods in the great Northwest. It's based on real subcultures of guys who came back from the war too damaged to be able to assimilate back into Society. I play the most damaged character in the whole piece. He figures very strongly into how the story winds itself up." He went on to say that former "Beauty and the Beast" co-star Linda Hamilton is also in the film.
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May 10, 2004. Ron will be a guest at the Motor City Comic Con, which will be held at the Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan this coming weekend, May 14-16, 2004. Ron will be there on Saturday and Sunday.
Full details can be found at the Motor City Comic Con website.
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May 5, 2004. Ron attended the 30th Annual Saturn Awards at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, Hollywood, CA, on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. This event is presented by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and Cinescape Magazine.
Thumbnail photos at wireimage.com and larger images at Masks
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May 2, 2004. Ron presented the Movieline Young Hollywood Cult Favorite award at the 2004 Movieline Young Hollywood Awards Show, Club Avalon, on Sunday, May 2, 2004.
Photos at wireimage.com
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May 1, 2004. Ron played at the 33rd Annual LAPD Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Rancho Park Golf Course, Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2004.
Photos at celebrity.com and wireimage.com
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April 26, 2004. From US magazine, a supplement to the Los Angeles Daily News.
THE BIG-SCREEN SCENE:
Ron Perlman, who stars in Revolution Studios' big-screen comic-book saga "Hellboy," reports he's set to make his feature-film directorial debut with a project close to his heart."I can't wait. I've been carrying this project around for a couple of years," he says. "It's called 'Wooden Lake,' and it's a little story about the destiny of two brothers who are victimized by a series of events that change the course of their lives."
Perlman--who honed his directing chops on his former "Beauty and the Beast" series--says he's lined up veteran actor Hal Holbrook to play the grandfather of the two boys but is still looking for actors to play the young brothers.
If all goes as planned, he'll start shooting "Wooden Lake" in the fall. Will he star in it as well? "No," he quips, "I would never work for me. Even with my disorder, I don't have enough personalities to be the director and the star."
-by Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith.My thanks to Ardi Newton for sending in this article.
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April 16, 2004. We have an exclusive interview with Sean Michael Beyer, who will direct Ron in his next feature film, "COLDWATER." Ron will play ranch director, 'Colonel' Morris Timberland, in this disturbing, true-to-life, drama which will highlight the humiliation and torture that takes place in Juvenile Boot Camps and Behaviour Modification Schools around the world.
Production on 'Coldwater' will start in June, 2004.
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April 7, 2004. Ron and Opal attended the premiere of the "The Whole Ten Yards," which stars Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. The premiere took place at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California, on April 7, 2004. Click here for photos of the event, plus a link to an interview with Ron.
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March 1, 2004. "TWO SOLDIERS," in which Ron plays the role of Colonel James McKellog, WON THE OSCAR for Best Short Film at the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California - February 29 , 2004.
Links to pics of Ron at the Oscars:
Countingdown- pic one
Countingdown - pic two
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February 12, 2004. Here are two dates for your diaries if you happen to live in the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, or Jackson, Florida. The first is "THE PARTY OF A CENTURY!" Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's 25th Anniversary, which Ron is scheduled to attend at the Hotel San Remo, Las Vegas, March 26-28, 2004.
The second date is for DREAM CON in Jacksonville, FL, June 11-13, 2004, where Ron is listed as the Guest of Honour.
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February 4, 2004. Ron told ScifiWire that he broke a rib jumping onto a train that was coming towards him at about 45 mph while filming "HELLBOY" in Prague last year. Read the full story at Scifi.com.
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February 3, 2004. Ron attended the Los Angeles premiere of the romantic comedy,"50 First Dates" at the Mann Village Theatre, Westwood, California on February 3, 2004. The film stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and was directed by Peter Segal.
Photos at wireimage.com.There is also a picture and a short interview with Ron during this event, at Action - Adventure Movies.
Helen also has photos of this event in her Photo Album on Masks.
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