Hellboy

Hellboy is an R-rated reboot of Mike Mignola's comic series. David Harbour plays the half-demon hero who is sent to Britain on a dangerous mission. He joins medium Alice Monaghan and agent Ben Daimio as they face a rising threat. Their enemy is the resurrected sorceress Nimue, also called the Blood Queen. The plot draws on Arthurian folklore and the B.P.R.D. world of monster hunting. Hellboy also wrestles with the fear that his demonic nature will end the world.

Audience-visible woke elements are limited and mostly about casting rather than the plot. Alice Monaghan is played by Sasha Lane, who has Black and Māori heritage, though the comics present her as Irish-blooded. Sophie Okonedo appears as elite English seer Lady Hatton, and some background Osiris Club members are non-white Britons. Daniel Dae Kim plays Ben Daimio in line with the comics after another actor left the role. Hellboy and villain Nimue remain white, so the mix stands out more than it drives the story. Dialogue and themes stay on monsters, destiny, and father conflict, not activist speech. Niche complaints flagged Alice's race change, but the movie was not a broad culture-war target.