Over the past few weeks, Ron Perlman has been actively lobbying fans to get behind him in support of Hellboy III [read what he had to say here, here and here], and now the star has taken to Instagram with a rather intriguing post which appears to suggest that the long-awaited sequel is moving ahead…

Lurking… Waiting… And then, poof… One more Roman numeral after the name… As if by magic……….. A photo posted by Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) on Jun 27, 2015 at 9:00pm PDT

Director Guillermo del Toro has previously revealed that he tried – and failed – to secure financing for Hellboy III, stating back in July of last year that he didn’t believe it would happen. However, assuming Perlman isn’t just toying with fans, it certainly sounds like some sort of deal may have been reached.

What do you think? Has Perlman revealed that Hellboy III is happening, or is he just continuing his crusade to push for the movie? Let us know in the comments below…