Ron Perlman starred as Hellboy in Academy Award-winning director Guillermo Del Toro's franchise but didn't return for the critically panned 2019 reboot. It's been over 10 years since Perlman has since last donned the Hand of Doom, and has no immediate plans to return, but feels like he should if the fans really demand it.

　　Talking to the Independent, the actor talks about returning to the Hellboy world and if he's thought about it. Perlman responded in his own way, that he's getting up there in age, and he just might, but only if he could get the band back together.

　　"Am I eager to do Hellboy 3? No, I'm 71 f------ years old," Perlman responded. "We owe this to the fans, and we should give it to them because it would be an epic conclusion. So Guillermo, if you're reading, I’m not done pounding you to get this f------ thing done."

　　The Hellboy franchise was rebooted with actor David Harbour, who has had a career upswing since Netflix's Stranger things, in 2019, but failed to win over audiences, only earning $44 million worldwide. Perlman has said he didn't return to the films because Del Toro wasn't involved, but had wished the team good luck.

　　"The reboot was something I had the opportunity to participate in and decided that the only version of Hellboy I'm interested in is the one I do with Guillermo," Perlman said in 2020. "So in walking away from it, I truly walked away from it, and haven’t seen it or heard much about it. I wished them well."

　　Until they reunite on Hellboy once again, Perlman and Del Toro will be working together on Del Toro's Pinocchio for Netflix as Perlman will provide the voice for Mangiafuoco, the unsuccessful puppeteer who constantly argues with his ventriloquist's dummy and other puppets.