Added a pic of Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing.--Jackman revealed more info about the plot while speaking to the Edmonton Journal. Here's what he said: "In the original Dracula story, Van Helsing is a 60-year-old Dutch professor who's been into the occult and ends up being the Dracula hunter. But this is the 34-year-old version of him at the beginning ... a kind of mercenary of the Catholic church who is sent to kill any possessed soul. So his mission is to go to Transylvania and find out what's going on with Dracula and take him out. But he encounters a lot of monsters along the way."
--The Chigaco Sun Times talked with Hugh Jackman recently about the movie. Here's a little of what was said: "I fight Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula and a few other surprises are thrown in. It's a huge movie. Don't get me wrong. 'X 2' was a big movie, but 'Van Helsing,' my God. The sets, the action pieces--it's out of control. It's like I walked into 'Indiana Jones.' "
--Hugh Jackman talked with SciFi wire a bit about his character and all the weapons he gets: "I've got so many weapons in Van Helsing, I've lost count. I'm almost like one of those watch salesmen. I have this huge overcoat. It almost becomes a joke by the end. My ... sidekick is going, 'Well, what else do you got in there?' I pull out this crossbow, and I got this and a mace, and you name it."
Production contines to L.A. this week. Some new concept art can be seen on your right.--Release date has been pushed forward a month.--Josie Maran and Elena Anaya are set to play two of Dracula's three brides.--Variety reports that Richard Roxburgh will play Dracula.-- Variety reported that the f/x company, Industrial Light & Magic, has been tapped to create the computer-generated visuals for the film.
ok ive pissed myself after reading that. what is the movie going to be oriented with do you know? I mean like is it going to be like an action horror flick like blade or LXG? i hope not but i heard aobut this movie a while ago i htought it was another rumor but now im going to be looking forward to this flick
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i asked one of my frineds if he knew who van helsing was an he said no...............why are my frineds such cinamatic fools
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I'm really looking to this - I love dark movies but I just hope it does justice to all three characters (Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewholfe) and doesn't end up like the whole Freddy vs Jason movie which didn't do anything for me at all. I also hope Kate get's a strong female role like in Underworld.
I like comparing it to the Mummy more (the 1999 version) seeing as it's the same director and it has a very similar style. LXG, no matter how good it seemed, had its faults. The Mummy was great. I'm really looking forward to Van Helsing, it looks like a kick-ass movie that finally brings the literary legend to screen. It has one of my fave writer/directors, and one of my fave actors, AND Kate Beckinsale, who is w/o a doubt hott as hell
Maybe but in the Dracula novels you get the impression that he very experienced in slaying vampires, this movie will show us how he got a lot of that experience.
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Aug 12th, 2003 11:25 AM
Yea, I think this movie is going to rock!
