Director Stephen Sommers turned the character into a full-blown Hollywood superhero. Hugh Jackman plays Gabriel Van Helsing, an amnesiac holy assassin working for a secret Vatican society. Equipped with rapid-fire crossbows and grappling hooks, he battles Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein’s monster. This film marked the peak of the character's transition into pure action-fantasy.

"Para alguns, sou um assassino. Para outros, sou um homem santo. Para mim... eu sou apenas um pecado" (Tradução livre).

. This intersection transforms the protagonist, Gabriel Van Helsing (played by Hugh Jackman), from Bram Stoker’s elderly Dutch doctor into a "Holy Warrior" and amnesiac mercenary working for a secret Vatican society. Visual Grandeur and Aesthetic Filmed largely in

Antes de Van Helsing ser um herói de capa e zarabatana, ele era um professor de metafísica envelhecido. O primeiro que merece destaque é o clássico da Universal, Drácula de 1931, estrelado por Bela Lugosi.

Ebenfalls 2004, noch vor dem Kinostart, erschien der animierte Kurzfilm . Regie führte Sharon Bridgeman, die Geschichte wurde von Garfield Reeves-Stevens und Judith Reeves-Stevens geschrieben.

Cushing brought a distinct physicality to the role. His Van Helsing was younger, energetic, and highly athletic.