Tuesday, March 30th, 2004
                           Mann Village in Westwood

                               NEWS/PHOTO ALERT

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    CONTACTS:  Sara Reich     Denise Balbier   Alex Ritchie
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               (310) 244-5649 (310) 244-4606   (310) 244-1421

                  HELLBOY opens nationwide on April 2, 2004

    WHAT:      PREMIERE OF REVOLUTION STUDIOS' AND COLUMBIA PICTURES' HELLBOY

    From visionary writer/director Guillermo del Toro ("Blade II," "The
Devil's Backbone") comes "Hellboy," a supernatural action adventure based on
Mike Mignola's popular Dark Horse Comics series of the same name.
    Born in the flames of hell and brought to Earth as an infant to perpetrate
evil, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) was rescued from sinister forces by the benevolent
Dr. Broom (John Hurt), who raised him to be a hero.  In Dr. Broom's secret
Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, Hellboy creates an unlikely family
consisting of the telepathic "Mer-Man" Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) and Liz Sherman
(Selma Blair), the woman he loves who can control fire. Hidden from the very
society that they protect, they stand as the key line of defense against an
evil madman who seeks to reclaim Hellboy to the dark side and use his powers
to destroy mankind.
    "Hellboy" features an outstanding ensemble cast including Ron Perlman,
Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden and John Hurt. The film also stars
Victoria Smurfit, Rupert Evans and Doug Jones, and is produced by Lawrence
Gordon, Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics, and Lloyd Levin.
    "Hellboy" will be brought to life by six-time Academy Award(R)-winner Rick
Baker ("How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Men in Black," "An American Werewolf
in London") and his acclaimed Cinovation Studios.  The other amazing
characters are designed and created by Spectral Motion ("Blade 2," "Men in
Black 2," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence").

    WHO:       FROM THE FILM - Selma Blair, Peter Briggs, Guillermo Del Toro,
               Rupert Evans, Lawrence Gordon, John Hurt, Doug Jones,
               Lloyd Levin, Mike Mignola, Patrick Palmer, Ron Perlman,
               Brian Steele, Jeffrey Tambor

    WHEN:      Tuesday, March 30th, 2004         WHERE:    Mann Village
               Press Call Time        5:30 pm              961 Broxton Avenue
               Arrivals               6:30 pm
               Screening              7:30 pm