Van Helsing is a
2004 American action/
horror film about
vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, written and directed by
Stephen Sommers. The film stars
Hugh Jackman and
Kate Beckinsale. The film opened on May 7, 2004.
Based on a version of the character of
Abraham Van Helsing from
Bram Stoker's novel
Dracula, the film also incorporates characters from other works such as the film
The Wolf Man into the narrative, and draws particularly on literary classics of the
gothic horror canon such as
Mary Shelley's novel
Frankenstein.