VAN HELSING (2004)

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	May 7th, 2004
	Stephen Sommers
	Stephen Sommers
	Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya, Silvia Colloca, Schuler Hensley, Will Kemp, Josie Maran, Kevin J. O'Connor, David Wenham, Samuel West
	Universal Pictures
	Action, Horror
	vanhelsing.net
	PG-13 for nonstop creature action violence and frightening images, and for sensuality
	125 minutes
	$120,073,130 (US total)
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Set in the late 19th century, monster hunter Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Jackman) is summoned to a mysterious land in East Europe to vanquish evil forces... evil forces with names like Count Dracula (Roxburgh), the Wolf Man (Kemp), and Frankenstein's Monster (Hensley). Assisting him once he gets there is Anna (Beckinsale), the heir of a long-running family committed to hunting down and destroying Dracula. (Anaya, Colloca and Maran play Dracula's brides; Wenham plays a friar, Carl, who escorts Van Helsing through the dangerous wilderness).

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DVD Trailer

Featurette - 'Paying Tribute to the Past'

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MovieWeb Reviews:

"Tomorrow every boy, in every town will be shouting a new name for movie terror: "Ripoff!""

- Blake Snyder

"Jackman is pretty good here, but him, and everything else is just overwhelmed by the CGI and Sommers' dizzying direction. But I guess we should be grateful that he is that he's still using human actors..."

- Brian Gallagher

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HEADLINE NEWS

	Van Helsing slays the box office May 9th, 2004: ...scaring up a domestic gross of an estimated $54.2 million
	Loads of new Van Helsing images! April 26th, 2004: ...new pictures from the monsterfest!
	New Van Helsing banners! April 19th, 2004: ...some new artwork and stills show up online
	A ton of new photos from Van Helsing online April 13th, 2004: ...Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, they're all here
	Tons of new video online from Van Helsing, Kill Bill Vol. 2, and Alien vs. Predator! April 7th, 2004: ...take a look at new featurettes and trailers!
	Huge VAN HELSING preview, plus the new trailer! March 19th, 2004: ''Basically, I play a monster killer...'' - Hugh Jackman
	The final VAN HELSING poster is here! March 18th, 2004: ...monsters beware
	Actress Silvia Colloca talks VAN HELSING February 22nd, 2004: "She has been around far too long to be bothered by things like crucifix or so..."
	New images from VAN HELSING! February 4th, 2004: ...over 20 new high resolution shots!
	The official VAN HELSING movie website launches! February 2nd, 2004: "My job...my curse...is to vanquish evil..."
	Director Stephen Sommers talks about making VAN HELSING! January 29th, 2004: "I think I was watching Frankenstein one night, and I started thinking ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if…?"
	A description of the first 10 minutes of VAN HELSING! January 19th, 2004: ...the footage gets screened
	New trailers for VAN HELSING, STARSKY & HUTCH, and THE PASSION OF CHRIST! January 16th, 2004: ...get an eye full!
	The VAN HELSING trailer coming this Friday! January 14th, 2004: ...official confirmation from Universal Pictures
	The 3 brides from VAN HELSING! December 27th, 2003: ..a new photo is online!
	New photo from VAN HELSING online! December 18th, 2003: ...plus some logo images!
	David Wenham talks VAN HELSING! December 15th, 2003: "Carl is a monk who invents extraordinary weapons..."
	New VAN HELSING toys reveal info about the film! December 2nd, 2003: What to expect from the upcoming monster basher...
	New VAN HELSING pics online! December 1st, 2003: ...Hugh Jackman to rescue you from monsters!
	Your first look at 'Frankenstein' on the set of VAN HELSING! August 19th, 2003: A new image appears online...
	COMIC-CON 2003: VAN HELSING footage description! July 21st, 2003: The monster flick got some fanboy time at the con...
	Tons of VAN HELSING set photos and video come online! July 6th, 2003: Loads of new stuff from the upcoming monster movie...
	The first photo of Hugh Jackman on VAN HELSING! June 20th, 2003: Get ready to hunt some monsters...
	New photos and a set report from the land of VAN HELSING! June 6th, 2003: A fuzzy look at Frankenstein appears online...
	A scooper gets to sneak a few minutes of VAN HELSING!!! May 30th, 2003: ...and he live to tell about it!
	New pre-production art from the monster flick VAN HELSING! April 14th, 2003: New production sketches PLUS Hugh Jackman speaks about the project!
	New Horror Images from VAN HELSING, FREDDY VS. JASON, and UNDERWORLD February 17th, 2003: Scared of the dark? You should be...

HOME VIDEO NEWS

	Fox adds its pics to PSP roster May 9th, 2005: ...more good news for UMD
	Van Helsing comes to DVD on October 9th! July 29th, 2004: ...bring some monsters home
	Van Helsing DVD details surface July 4th, 2004: ...coming on October 19th
	CONTEST: We're giving away Van Helsing: The London Assignment! May 11th, 2004: ...an animated adventure into 'Van Helsing's world!
	Van Helsing & The Chronicles of Riddick prequel stories coming to DVD! March 3rd, 2004: ...shelving before their theatrical releases!

INTERVIEWS

Hugh Jackman talks more VAN HELSING!
January 6th, 2004: "The movie is set in Transylvannia and it's quite fantastical..."

PRODUCTION NEWS

Shuler Hensley talks Van Helsing
April 8th, 2004: ...the man inside of 'Frankenstein'

FILM BUSINESS

	Van Helsing sells 4 million units October 26th, 2004: ...in it's first six days of release
	Van Helsing stakes it's claim at video stores October 21st, 2004: ...selling more than 2.5 million combined DVD and VHS units its first day on store shelves