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Van Helsing
Release Date	July 27, 2004
Genre	Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Director	Stephen Sommers
Screenwriter	Stephen Sommers
Stars	Hugh Jackman Kate Beckinsale Richard Roxburgh David Wenham Shuler Hensley Elena Anaya Will Kemp Kevin J. O'Connor Alun Armstrong
Studio	Universal Pictures

Van Helsing is a 2004 movie written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, based loosely on characters created by Bram Stoker in his novel Dracula.

Jackman plays the young, cursed, romantic Gabriel Van Helsing, famous monster hunter, and the plot throws in Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and a raft of other characters from classic monster movies.

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