Van Helsing (2004)
Director
Stephen Sommers
Main cast
Hugh Jackman; Kate Beckinsale; Richard Roxburgh; Josie Maran; David Wenham
Genres
Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Description
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
Stephen Sommers
Main cast
Hugh Jackman; Kate Beckinsale; Richard Roxburgh; Josie Maran; David Wenham
Genres
Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Description
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
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