Ron Perlman Talks About 'Conan The Barbarian,' 'At The Mountains Of Madness' And 'Hellboy 3'

As Season of the Witch limps towards theaters, the cast and crew are out doing the press rounds. Among them is Ron Perlman, the actor who has been a frequent presence in movies by Guillermo del Toro and who has already shot a part in Conan the Barbarian. While doing interviews for his current film, he has dropped some info about Conan, At the Mountains of Madness, and background for the idea for Hellboy 3.

To the Examiner, Mr. Perlman described his Conan role:

I play Conan's father. There's big-time sword action. But I'm only in the movie for 10 minutes. I can't tell everything, but the first sequence is huge. It's epic. All I can tell you is that I work with the Conan who's 11 years old. And there's a jump cut to Conan the adult, and I'm no longer on the scene. I don't want to give away anything.

And to io9 he talked about the role he might play in At the Mountains of Madness, which would be contingent upon how the shooting schedule of that film lines up with that of his TV show Sons of Anarchy:

The movie takes place in the North Pole, and so I'm on board as this sort of dog sled dude. I spend my entire life with these dogs. So I'm a rough guy, among all these scientists. I'm a contrast to the deeply intellectual world that's being explored. I live outside all the time, I live in the elements. I'm a no-bullshit kind of guy in a world of guys who just live in their heads. So it's a beautiful role to play, given that backdrop. I kick some butt I hope we get a chance to do it.

Finally he describes part of the idea that is still kicking around for Hellboy 3, which could be a recap to people who've really followed the hopeful development of a third film:

The only thing I can share with you is we have this demon who is a victim of this Oracle, which is not negotiable. He's been summoned to the Earth for the destruction of mankind, and that's non-negotiable. This whole notion that his nature, is the demon of destruction — against the way he's been nurtured by his father, John Hurt's character, to be kind and in the service of mankind. Those things are going to be in play in the third one. Then of course you have Liz pregnant with twins at the end of the second film. So you don't know what those two offspring are going to be? Are they going to be more human? Are they going to be more demon? Are they going to be a combination of the two? And how is that going to play out, in terms of Hellboy's destiny. Which I say again is non-negotiable. So that's the backdrop for the third film. And everything will be resolved, all these open-ended questions will finally be resolved. I don't know how, he didn't give me those details. But that's the backdrop for it.