Late last year, Hellboy Web of Wyrd, a new action-adventure game starring the iconic paranormal investigator, was announced. The game seemed to capture the look and feel of Mike Mignola’s original comics, but not a ton of information about the game was revealed and it dropped out of the public consciousness rather quickly.
Well, Hellboy Web of Wyrd has now taken on new relevance for an unfortunate reason. Last week, Lance Reddick, one of the stars of the Wire and John Wick movies, who has also done extensive video game work for games such as Destiny 2 and Horizon Forbidden West, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 60. It turns out Reddick will be adding another video game to his list of credits posthumously, as it’s been revealed that he’ll be playing the red guy himself in Hellboy Web of Wyrd.
“Our hearts are with Lance’s family, friends, colleagues, and fans. Lance was a brilliant performer, generous with his time and his attention — he had talent beyond compare, and we remain honored to have him as our Hellboy.”
The debut trailer for Hellboy Web of Wyrd only featured a single line from Hellboy himself, so it wasn’t widely known Reddick was playing the character. That said, it’s extremely obvious now when you rewatch the trailer, which you can do, below.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola also commented on Reddick’s passing.
“I’m stunned. I was just with him a couple weeks ago as he was doing the voice of Hellboy for a new computer game — he was so great and such a nice guy. And just so young! Just too sad.”
Hellboy Web of Wyrd is being developed by Upstream Arcade, who previously made the well-received isometric shooter with a Mignola-esque art style, West of Dead. Here’s a description…
“Developed by Upstream Arcade, Hellboy Web of Wyrd is an original story created in partnership with Dark Horse Comics and creator Mike Mignola. This roguelite action adventure game features monstrous toe-to-toe brawling. Like the comics, the game sends Hellboy on a series of vastly different and wholly unique adventures; and while those stories stand on their own, they are all tied to the mysterious legacy of The Butterfly House.”
Hellboy Web of Wyrd is coming to PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and Switch. A release window has yet to be set, but if it comes out in 2023 or 2024, that will surely make it one of Reddick’s last projects (aside from, perhaps, additional cameos in Destiny 2).
