★★★☆☆ (3/5 – “Guilty Pleasure Classic”)
Set before the events of the 2004 movie, this film follows Van Helsing and his friar partner, Carl, to London. They are on the trail of a series of horrific and supernatural murders, only to discover that the culprit is the infamous and monstrous Mr. Hyde. Starring Hugh Jackman and David Wenham reprising their vocal roles, The London Assignment is an action-packed adventure that provides additional context for the characters and their world.
Para os puristas, este ainda é o definitivo em termos de fidelidade ao tom gótico de Bram Stoker. van helsing filme
, a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by vampires. Animated Prequel Van Helsing: The London Assignment
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Released straight-to-DVD as a prequel to the live-action film, this animated feature (running about 30 minutes) fills a small gap. It follows Van Helsing and his friar sidekick Carl in Victorian London as they hunt Mr. Hyde. While the animation is rough and the runtime slight, it provides a darker, more atmospheric tone than the main film, explaining the origins of Van Helsing’s signature weapons.
Hugh Jackman stars as Gabriel Van Helsing—not the frail, elderly vampire hunter of Stoker’s novel, but a amnesiac, action-hero badass employed by a secret sect of the Catholic Church. Armed with a retractable saw-blade chakram and a revolving crossbow, he is dispatched to Transylvania to destroy Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). There, he teams up with the feisty Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), the last of a family line sworn to kill the Count. Animated Prequel Van Helsing: The London Assignment ,
A marca "Van Helsing" provou ser altamente flexível. Ela influenciou animações (como a franquia Hotel Transilvânia , onde Van Helsing e sua bisneta Ericka têm papéis centrais) e séries de TV de sucesso.
: The plot weaves together Count Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, werewolves, and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde into a single narrative. The Vatican Connection