11 Things You Didn't Know About 'Hellboy II'
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Monday, July 14, 2008
7. It was a toss up between introducing Johann Krauss or Lobster Johnson:
Mike Mignola (Creator): It was Guillermo’s idea [to use Johann Krauss] and then when they figured out how much it was going to cost to do the clear plastic head he tried to substitute Johann for [Lobster Johnson], which I wouldn’t let him do, because I just felt for what Johann needed to do in the film it needed to be Johann. I said if you want to lose the clear plastic head and make him a human who’s a medium that’s fine, but I don’t want you to bring in this other character and change that other character to suit this film. It would be kind of like saying, “We want Superman, but Batman is cheaper so we’ll put in Batman.” Different guys, different powers. 