Only last week it was announced Ed Skrein had been cast in the coming Hellboy: Rise Of The Blood Queen film in the role of Major Ben Daimio. The announcement was met with immediate backlash as the the character is of Asian heritage in the comics. As a result, Skrein has departed from the project.
In a statement to Deadline, Hellboy producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin, Lionsgate and Millennium said: