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Five Favorite Films with Hellboy II's Doug Jones

by Jen Yamato | July 08, 2008

Summary

Doug Jones shares his favorite films with RT, plus talks about his victory in voicing Hellboy II's Abe Sapien, his relationship with Guillermo del Toro, and the Frankenstein project that could become his dream role. Back to Article

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Crhualsees writes:
on Jul 08 2008 07:59 PM

Wow, those movies SUCK...

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stacilayne writes:
on Jul 08 2008 09:12 PM

Great idea for an interview, Jen. Doug is amazing, and really underrated (even now; hopefully, he'll become more well-known when Hellboy 2 comes out). I would have guessed a couple of those movies, but there were some surprises, too. Good stuff. Thanks for always thinking outside the ol' box.

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crossouttheD writes:
on Jul 08 2008 09:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#1853944)
Not cool. Doug Jones is eccentric, not "gay" (the real way you spell it neanderthale.)

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adu writes:
on Jul 09 2008 12:25 AM

They say he'll have a role in the Hobbit, I wonder who he'll play.

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jacog writes:
on Jul 09 2008 12:50 AM

You misspelled "neanderthal". :)

His movie choices are not bad, except Meet Joe Black, which was rather daft on many levels.

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vaodsi writes:
on Jul 09 2008 01:35 AM

doug jones is my best friends father.;)

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Gimy writes:
on Jul 09 2008 05:41 AM

what the h3ll does this guy actually sound like? i don't know him(no offense buddy) but the only two roles i've seen him in are F4 and Hellboy(saw it, wasn't impressed). thats like playing first base and having a DH for you, its pretty sad. its even MORE sad when you get replaced by a massively manly voice like...the dude from Frasier.

who the h3ll cares if the dude(which it looks like) is gay? are you not going to see the flick because of it? gonna break out ya bibles and throw it threw the movie screen when Hello-boy 2 comes out? c'mon...its 2008, not 1955. accept and get over it people.

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jasper de large writes:
on Jul 09 2008 07:23 AM

i like airplane!, meet joe black, and waiting for guffman, want to see waking ned devine but i think i'd pass on somewhere in time

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mm273589 writes:
on Jul 09 2008 07:27 AM

If not for the interview on Rotten Tomatoes with the cast of Hellboy, I wouldn't have recognized Doug when I saw him at a restaurant in Burbank. I approached him and asked if he was in the movies. Mind you, he was the first celebrity I've ever talked to (other than Ann Magnuson!!). He was extremely gracious and polite, introduced himself, and let me get a picture with him! He was a super friendly person! I would have been even more flustered had I known he was in Pan's Labyrinth! That was an amazing film! Meeting Doug was memorable and very enjoyable!!!

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 09 2008 09:35 AM

I'm glad some of you appreciate Doug Jones and didn't revert back to infancy with your comments. (And hi Staci! -- Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Staci Layne Wilson!) To the reader who met him in Burbank, I agree; he's probably the nicest man in Hollywood, and a delight to interview. Plus, he's inhabited some of the most memorable creature characters in recent years -- even without voicing them, which of course is the choice of producers and not his own.

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Kudama writes:
on Jul 09 2008 09:37 AM

Who the heck is posting comments these days? 9 year olds?

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arendr writes:
on Jul 09 2008 09:50 AM

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8 year olds, dude.

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lestatthevampire writes:
on Jul 09 2008 10:17 AM

Looks like you got a spammer, RT.

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vaodsi writes:
on Jul 09 2008 10:21 AM

Jasper....Waking Ned Devine is AWESOME! SEE IT!!!!!

doug jones is probably the most unappreciated actor in the business. I thought Andy Serkis was unappreciated when he didn't get an oscar nomination for Gollum, but at least EVERYBODY knew his name thanx to the big "ANDY SERKIS AS GOLLUM" text on the posters. Doug Jones is just in the backround, doing his thing brilliantly. Can't wait for hellboy. AND FRANKENSTEIN!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!

DEATH TO ALL EIGHT YEAR OLD SPAMMERS and R I C H K I S S!!!!!!!!!! WE'LL CAPTURE THEM, hang them by their toes AND FEED THEM TO ELI ROTH!!!!!

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Skekses writes:
on Jul 09 2008 10:38 AM

Doug Jones is a different kind of actor that more people should appreciate. A lot of the best actors couldn't do what he does, especially physically.

And the Frankenstein idea? I'd see it in a heartbeat.

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RT-Ryan writes:
on Jul 09 2008 10:45 AM

We're taking care of the problematic comments at the moment. As for the article itself, Doug Jones seems like a classy guy. He's been great in everything I've seen him in, so best of luck to the guy.

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RT-Ryan writes:
on Jul 09 2008 10:46 AM

Oh, and yes, if Del Toro did a Frankenstein movie with Doug Jones, I'd be there, no question. That would be incredible.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 09 2008 11:00 AM

Just so you know, those comments and spammers will be gone very shortly.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 09 2008 11:24 AM

Also, I got in touch with the creator of that incredible Frankenstein design, Alex Tuis. He's got his own website (http://a.tuis.free.fr/) and has done a lot of concept design/poster art for movies like Frontieres, James Wong's Dragonball movie, and the planned remake of Spider Baby. If you like his Frankenstein, I'd definitely recommend checking out his other work.

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minderbinder writes:
on Jul 09 2008 11:42 AM

"its even MORE sad when you get replaced by a massively manly voice like...the dude from Frasier"

Did you even read the article? He got replaced because they wanted to use a celebrity name to promote the movie - even DHP admitted that his performance was good and not much different from what DHP did. Same thing happened with F4, another "name" to add an obviously recognizable voice.

Movies would be much better off with performances that suit the character instead of distract you with a recognizable voice that sticks out.

And you RT guys REALLY need to add "report abuse" to article comments. I have to wonder if any moderation happens at all, have you seen some of the threads on say, the Hancock board??

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smi1ey writes:
on Jul 09 2008 12:53 PM

LOL at the hemorrhoid comment!

Fantastic interview. I thought the first Hellboy was acceptable, but after reading this, and with the so-far good reviews, I may go out to see this one to support such a fine group of performers. :)

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RT-Ryan writes:
on Jul 09 2008 06:33 PM

Minderbinder,

With a separate forum available for every single movie title on our site, it's very difficult for us to moderate all of them. We try to respond to reported posts as quickly as we can, though, and each of the individual movie forums operate in exactly the same way that our normal forums do. In other words, there should be "Report post" buttons in every post, so utilize those. Post Reporting for news articles and review comments is something we're looking into right now.

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thetruebastard writes:
on Jul 10 2008 08:38 AM

Anyone who thinks Airplane! sucks should be exterminated.

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minderbinder writes:
on Jul 10 2008 02:42 PM

Ryan, thanks for the info. I'm curious - have you checked out the Hancock forum?

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