American Gods’ Ian McShane Joins New Hellboy Project as Professor Broom

More news from the Hellboy reboot as American Gods’ star Ian McShane has officially joined the project as the new Professor Broom.

McShane, who did phenomenal work in the adaptation of American Gods, will be playing the role of Hellboy’s adoptive father Professor Broom.

John Hurt played the altruistic professor and head of the BPRD in the two films directed by Guillermo del Toro namely Hellboy and Hellboy 2 The Golden Army.

Ian McShane’s other film appearances include Game of Thrones, Pirates of the Caribbean (Blackbeard), Hercules and the two John Wick films.

The new Hellboy movie with the tentative title Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen will star David Harbour as the titular Hellboy. The film will be directed by Neill Marshall (The Descent).