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Guillermo del Toro, writer/director of the upcoming sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, told reporters that the film carries Hellboy creator Mike Mignola’s blessing, but goes off on its own path–and Mignola himself acknowledged that the movies are now their own thing. "I said in the best analogy, it’s like marrying a widow," del Toro said in a group interview in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 30. "You have to be very respectful of the late husband, but at some point, you’re going to get in bed. … In the case of Hellboy, I’ve been blessed with a guy …