The first trailer for the new Hellboy film was released last week, and it was met with some mixed reactions. I’d say the majority of fans weren’t impressed.

I was personally expecting the trailer to be a bit darker and not as upbeat as the one we got, especially because that’s the kind of film that the cast and crew have been teasing in their interviews!

Well, Tim Gonzales came to the rescue and recut the trailer to have an eerier and more brooding tone, and it actually makes the film look better! This is the trailer that would have gotten me excited about the movie! This is what the creator of the video had to say:

I'm a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy films, and was bummed out when Ron Perlman, despite his best efforts, was unable to get Hellboy 3 greenlit. When a Hellboy reboot was announced with Neil Marshall and David Harbour attached I was like, "well shit, as much as I love GDT and Perlman, I'm down." The Descent is one of my favorite movies, and I love Harbour in Stranger Things. What got me super excited was how Marshall hyped up that the film was going to be a hard R, leaning more towards the horror genre with a lot of gore and violence. With Marshall's portfolio of films, yeah, my expectations were pretty high. I figured the reboot was going to be an "edgier" take. Darker. Gritty. Grounded. Yeah those buzzwords. Whatever. I was into it. But from the new trailer it looks like more of the same? Maybe my hype was misguided/misinformed. The action and creature design look spot-on though. That said, I was motivated to cut the trailer footage into a "darker" teaser that's less upbeat and more eerie to better reflect my initial excitement when the reboot was first announced. Hellboy fans, hope you enjoy this! Either way, let me know what you think of the edit in the comments below, and thanks for watching. If like this trailer, be sure to check out my other fan edits.

Watch the fan trailer below and tell us what you think!