Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Hellboy: Sword of Storms |
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Hellboy: Sword of Storms is the first of two direct-to-video animated films produced by Starz Media's Film Roman and Revolution Pictures based on Mike Mignola's popular comic book series Hellboy. The film was co-produced, co-written, and directed by animation veteran Tad Stones, who created the popular Disney Afternoon series Darkwing Duck and worked with Mignola on developing Atlantis: The Lost Empire into an animated series. [1]
Sword of Storms made its US television debut on October 28, 2006 on Cartoon Network's Toonami Saturday action block and will be released on DVD in Spring 2007.
Cast
Starring the voices of:
Actor | Role |
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Ron Perlman | Hellboy |
Selma Blair | Liz Sherman |
Doug Jones | Abe Sapien |
Peri Gilpin | Professor Kate Corrigan |
Plot outline
A professor of folklore opens a forbidden scroll and becomes possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning, who seek to return and dominate our world. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense sends Hellboy and a team of agents to investigate, but when Hellboy picks up a samurai sword, he literally disappears into a weird wonderland of Japanese legends, ghosts and monsters.
Meanwhile, BPRD agents Kate Corrigan and Russell Thorne are on the trail of the possessed professor to bring Hellboy back.
Air Date
Hellboy: Sword of Storms aired on October 28th on Cartoon Network's Toonami block.