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: The last of an ancient Romanian bloodline sworn to kill Dracula or remain in Purgatory forever. Count Dracula

The 2004 film Van Helsing , directed by Stephen Sommers , is an ambitious "monster mashup" that reimagines classic Universal Monsters Van Helsing 2004

Fresh off X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003), Jackman was at the peak of his action-hero prowess. His Van Helsing isn't a stuffy Victorian doctor; he is a bruised, world-weary mercenary. The opening black-and-white sequence where he kills Mr. Hyde in Notre Dame establishes the tone instantly: this is a man who fights monsters with snarls and scars, not silver stakes. : The last of an ancient Romanian bloodline

If you're looking for the real-world inspirations or settings of the film, these locations define its gothic atmosphere: directed by Stephen Sommers