On September 3rd 2004 Hellboy - the latest big screen comic book blockbuster - hits a screen near you.

Free@Last TV has made a 30-minute TV special, which will be aired on both Channel 5 and ITV2 in the week leading up to this landmark release to celebrate the comic cult favourite Hellboy’s first cinema adventure. The film stars Ron Perlman as Hellboy, John Hurt as Professor Broom and Selma Blair as firestarter Liz Sherman.

The Story of Hellboy
Hellboy was born in the flames of hell and brought to our world in a pagan ritual.  Born to bring about the apocalypse, Hellboy is saved by mentor, the benevolent Dr. Broom . Hellboy is raised in Broom's Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence, where he works alongside 'Mer-Man' Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, the woman Hellboy loves who can psychically control fire, and Myers, the FBI agent, who is his rival for Liz's affections. Together, our heroes must come to terms with their fantastic powers that prove to be both a blessing and a curse. In the process they discover that their abilities might serve to benefit mankind but keeps them forever isolated from the society that only they can protect.

Hellboy was released on April 2nd 2004 in America , the $66 million film has earned over $70 million in its first month of release.

The Hellboy Special
Our TV special traces the origin of Hellboy from comic book icon to big screen hero and features interviews with the cast of the film as well as director and screenwriter Guillermo Del Toro, Mike Mignola, Hellboy’s creator alongside a  range of British experts including writer Kim Newman, author Mike Conroy, Richard Matthews, editor of the Official Hellboy movie magazine and film critic Daniel Etherington who will discuss the development of the Hellboy movie and the story at the heart of the film.

Hellboy is rated PG-13 for sci-fi action, violence and frightening images.