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Has Tom Cruise's Van Helsing Reboot Found Its Director?
Remember 2004's 'Van Helsing?' Sure you do, it was that awful Hugh Jackman movie featuring bad incarnations of the Universal Monsters that served to remind us all how good 'The Monster Squad' really was. Suffice to say, 'Van Helsing' fell well short of quality. Lo and behold, instead of leaving well enough alone, Universal is giving it a second try. They have set in motion a new Van Helsing movie starring Tom Cruise as the literary vampire slayer turned cinematic indiscriminate monster hunter. The new 'Van Helsing' was written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ('Star Trek'), but who to direct such a risky endeavor? Evidently, the director they are currently talking to is Rupert Sanders ('Snow White and the Huntsman'), though it should be stressed that the discussion is in the very early stages.
Ok, but can you do it right this time? I'm not at all against the idea of taking Bram Stoker's classic vamp killer and extrapolating his skills to apply to all manner of supernatural baddie. However, the silly, poorly-written, substance free version of that concept that we got back in 2004 needs to be viewed as the antithesis of this new project if its going to succeed. My hope with the potential hiring of Rupert Sanders is that he's able to apply some of that fairy tale revisionism from 'Snow White and the Huntsman'to all the iconic monsters, the majority of whom were born of literature themselves. Sanders was able to find some dark subtext to his beautiful fantasy world, which instills at least some confidence that he could take on this project. My hope is that Sanders will bring a bit more of the Peter Cushing quality back to the character. Now as to whether Tom Cruise should be playing Van Helsing...that's an entirely separate discussion.
What do you guys think? Could you see yourselves getting excited for a new 'Van Helsing?' Is Sanders the right choice to direct?
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Comment by Kelly on October 14, 2012 at 10:49pm -
Seeing the title of this article made me think of Interview with a Vampire, because Tom Cruise + vampire movie, and how I wish they'd make a proper sequel with him as Lestat as unlikely as that is.
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Comment by Kelly on October 14, 2012 at 10:41pm
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I really enjoyed the 2004 Van Helsing, it was fun. I was too young when it came out to recognize the flaws, but I was still able to enjoy it when I caught it on tv recently. Not denying it's silly or that it could have been better, but it entertained me and I liked the villain and the makeup on the vampire ladies.
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Comment by Brian 'Born-a-Bastard' Jordan on October 12, 2012 at 11:24am -
I gotcha Mr. Wild...(excuse me too),
Like I said we all have different opinions...and dig different things. For me it's just...a movie were you crowbar in so many characters just to do it...have a a long scene were Dr.Jeklye and later Doc Frank's monster are flipping around in the air for minutes on end like acrobats...bad acting like the Count's...weak editing...and no I shouldn't have to 'turn my brain off' to enjoy a movie (and this is a guy who likes dumb movies done right...) I just don't see the value in it. It seems like the lazy hollywood fair that was only picked up and done because the title character had a known name. On rotten tomatoes (no I don't sit around quoting that site) it's at something like 14% and the Spill crew have talked about how bad it is at times...again just different opinions...but it's like people coming out of the woodworks to defend the second transformers movie or that flick about killer pollen...yeah I was a little rough in an earlier comment but I do think "you guys are better than that".
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Comment by Brewskifi on October 12, 2012 at 10:29am -
I'm one of those people that really effing hate the '04 Van Helsing.
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Comment by R. O. L. on October 12, 2012 at 9:55am -
Facepalm...
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Comment by Dredd on October 12, 2012 at 9:17am -
Yep, I liked the 2004 version too.
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Comment by Hogwarts Dropout on October 12, 2012 at 7:53am -
Add me to the list of people who enjoyed Van Helsing. Sure, it was schlocky, but it was fun. That's all I wanted from it, and it delivered.
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Comment by Dawnell_do on October 12, 2012 at 7:44am -
Okay why do people hate the Van Helsing movie? I thought it was pretty good.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on October 12, 2012 at 6:46am -
...seriously?
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Comment by Thomas Christopher White on October 12, 2012 at 6:26am -
i know this movie didn't do too well but my god did it produce one of the coolest draculas i've ever seen.
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