The sinister theme of vampires has been raised in many films and series for many decades, and the Van Helsing film project was no exception. Actors of a fantastic action movie are chosen almost perfectly, also it fascinates with spectacularity and dynamism. So, what is known about the main characters of the picture and the people who played them?
Van Helsing: actors and plot
The picture, which saw the light in 2004, takes place at the end of the 19th century. Gabriel Van Helsing, whose role is assigned to Hugh Jackman, is knighted by a secret organization that for centuries has been engaged in the extermination of monsters on the planet. The young fighter with evil spirits receives another task, from which the action movie Van Helsing begins. Actors playing characters that help Gabriel cope with his difficult mission: Kate Beckinsale, David Wenham. David embodies the image of a monk traveling with a knight. Kate plays a mysterious beauty, helping Van Helsing in the fight for personal reasons.
The “Object”, which the brave Gabriel must destroy with the help of friends, lives in the mysterious Transylvania, lost deep in the Carpathians. This land is simply teeming with various monsters that have a ruler. He is the notorious Count Dracula - a powerful immortal vampire. Assistants are: Professor Victor Frankenstein, specializing in creating monsters, and his servant Igor. This is how the main antagonists Gabriel Van Helsing will fight. The actors who played the villains are Richard Roxburgh (Dracula), Samuel West (Dr. Frankenstein) and Kevin O'Connor (Igor).
Hugh Jackman and his character
Interestingly, the director Stephen Sommers originally planned to shoot a fantastic film about vampires and fighters with them back in 1994, but unknown reasons forced him to postpone the idea for 10 years. The first candidate for the role of Gabriel was Anthony Hopkins, but in the end she went to Hugh Jackman, for whom he was substantially modified. Hugh gladly agreed to shoot in the action movie "Van Helsing", the main actor was even able to combine this process with the game in the film "X-Men 2". Jackman laughingly recalls how he was forced to wear a wig without the necessary luxurious hair.
Hugh Jackman was already a star when he was invited to the Van Helsing tape, however, the actors who played other central characters were also famous. Gabriel became famous thanks to the X-Men, where he embodied the image of the mutant Wolverine.
Chief villain
In all the action films and thrillers there are antagonists with whom characters acting on the side of the good fight. The painting “Van Helsing” was no exception. "Dracula" (actor Richard Roxburgh) became famous thanks to the films "League of Outstanding Gentlemen", "Mission Impossible 2". Nevertheless, Count Dracula was named one of the best images created by a movie star. It is curious that one of the "brides of Dracula", Verona (Sylvia Collock), whom Richard met during the filming of the picture, became his wife in real life.
In 2004, the action movie Van Helsing was released, and the actors and roles of the tape, despite this, continue to arouse public interest. Count Vladislav Dracula, played by Roxburgh, bears plans to capture the world, for which, with the help of beautiful brides, the vampire is trying to get a huge number of "children". Unfortunately for him, the descendants are born dead. Father is trying to rectify the situation with the help of Dr. Frankenstein, who is able to revive monsters.
Other actors
Not all interesting characters of the fantastic action movie Van Helsing are described above, the actors and roles of which are still of interest to the audience. For example, the main character of the picture Anna, fighting with Dracula to save a kind of curse, was played by the talented actress Kate Beckinsale. Initially, the director doubted her candidacy due to the fact that a character like Anna is too reminiscent of the role played by Kate in the film “Another World”. However, the girl’s samples could dispel his doubts.
Karl is a novice monk, appointed by the secret order to Gabriel as an assistant in the fight against evil. The director paid maximum attention to the casting, hoping for the resounding success of the action movie Van Helsing. Actors who were to play the main characters were selected for a very long time, which happened with Carl. This role ultimately went to the unknown David Wenham, who succeeded Paul Hogan. Igor’s character was created specifically for O'Connor, who is friends with the director.
This is how the most interesting heroes of the fascinating fantastic painting “Van Helsing” look like.