Hellboy III"¦ depending on Pacific Rim II

The deal is to make Pacific Rim II a major hit "“ if this happens, then Legendary will consider giving del Toro the money for Hellboy III.

This kind of move has happened before. The one movie made just for another to appear that we think of is Lethal Weapon IV. Mel Gibson agreed to star again in the Lethal Weapon franchise, on the condition that he'll receive financing for The Passion of the Christ. Lethal Weapon IV doubled its budget worldwide, while The Passion of the Christ made more than $600 million on a budget of $30 million.

So there is at least this one precedent. But can Pacific Rim II become a huge box office hit? The first movie had a huge budget, of $190 million, and made just $400 million worldwide (as a comparison, the Amazing Spider-Man franchise was buried when its second movie made $700 million worldwide"¦)

So, in the end, what are the chances? We can expect for Pacific Rim II to have just about the same budget as the first one, if not bigger. And while the fans enjoyed the first movie, they weren't too keen on flocking to the cinemas to see it"¦

In other words, there is a huge possibility for Hellboy III to happen "“ on the condition that the fans will support Pacific Rim II when it comes on the 4^th of August 2017. Check out the next page for more details from Guillermo del Toro.