Seth Macfarlane to voice Johann Krauss in Hellboy II

[East South Central L.A]

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5749

Well, at least he's doing something other than Fox shows.

 

[jolitso]

Isn't Johann Kraus the guy with the mask on that you can never hear?

 

[Eagle Vision]

Oh God, they're making a second one!??? As if one wasn't bad enough.

 

[Mosi]

Seth's sister Rachael did a guest voice in an episode of The Batman, so why not?

 

[Lupita D]

Well this just made my day. XP Who else doesn't really care?I mean,I didn't even like the Live Action movie.

 

[Demi B]

I guess he's a big fan of the comic (or the first movie...or both, I guess). Interesting news...and we're well into this month, so it must be true.

 

[donut tribe]

Unexpected but awesome.

 

[bee22]

And Rachel did voice Mindy on The Grim Adventures Of Billy and Mandy, as well did writing on the show.

 

[Vikki S]

Also the voice of Eris.

 

[davemurd]

Wow, thats neat. I wonder, is Johann Krauss supposed to be a funny character or a serious character? It would be interesting to see how Macfarlane handles something that isn't totally slapstick like Family Guy and American Dad.

 

[dexatekrip]

And my interest in Hellboy II takes a sharp dip...

 

[Kunmui]

Cheesus Khrist, it's not like he's writing or having any creative involvement with the film...chill out. He's just voicing a character and collecting a paycheck. For all you know, Macfarlane is a fan of Hellboy and was more than happy to jump at the chance to voice a role in it.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky76]

Just because one actor you don't like was cast? That's kinda silly. :sad:

 

[music0for0lyfe]

Come now; you must admit Seth has a pretty awesome voice.

 

[Boy Puddles]

He has the most obnoxious voice(s) of ALL TIME. Brian the dog is the only voice he's ever done that doesn't make me want to stick flaming Q-tips in my ears.

 

[ms.everything96]

Brian's voice is pretty much Seth's normal voice (which was the one I was referring to).

 

[blue...]

And for that reason alone, you have no enthusiasm for Hellboy II. Kinda silly...

Come on now. I thought that Famke Jensen was a lousy choice to play Jean Grey in the X-Men movies (and that hasn't changed even now), but I still saw the flippin' movies.

 

[Munsta]

OK, Hellboy fan coming through.

Johann Kraus (in the comic, and I assume in the movie) is a medium and empath who's body was destroyed while he was out-of-body during a seance. The BPRD came in time to build him a "containment suit" to hold his ectoplasmic soul. In the comics it's sort of a man shaped balloon but in the movie it looks more like a diving suit. Johann is German and was a dignified old chap with a beard before his transformation and subsequent career as evil-fighting BPRD agent.

Here's Guillermo del Toro's response on the HBII message board:

 

[harley babe]

I understand why Johann needs to be overdubbed considering the person that's playing him is more of a physical performer/dancer type. I didn't respect the stupid stunt casting of David Hyde Pierce as Abe Sapien in the first movie, when you had the perfect voice for Abe all along in Doug Jones.

Doug Jones would be disrespected once again on the Fantastic Four sequel.