Van Helsing is a 2004 American horror action film directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter Van Helsing, and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. The film is a homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and 1940s (also produced by Universal Studios which were in turn based on novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley), of which Sommers is a fan.
The titular character was inspired by the Dutch vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein's monster and werewolves in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Dracula.
Despite negative reviews, the film grossed over $300 million worldwide and did well with the general public, becoming one of the biggest blockbusters released in 2004.
Cast:
Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing, a legendary hunter of monsters.
Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious, the last descendant of an ancient Romani family.
Richard Roxburgh as Count Vladislaus Dracula, the ruler of Transylvania,
David Wenham as Carl, a friar of the Holy Order
Shuler Hensley as Frankenstein's monster
Kevin J. O'Connor as Igor, a former servant of Frankenstein's, now working for Dracula.
Will Kemp as Velkan Valerious, Anna's brother, who is turned into a werewolf.
Elena Anaya as Aleera, Dracula's youngest and most sadistic concubine.
Alun Armstrong as Cardinal Jinette, Van Helsing's superior in the Holy Order.
Silvia Colloca as Verona, Dracula's consort and the leader of the Brides.
Josie Maran as Marishka, Dracula's concubine.
Tom Fisher as Top Hat, a Transylvanian grave digger.
Samuel West as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Stephen Fisher as Dr. Jekyll
Robbie Coltrane as the voice of Mr. Hyde
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