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* CastTheExpert: Local circus performers in Prague were cast to perform for the masquerade ball scene, as was a soprano to sing at the start of said scene.
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** Anna's nervousness during the masquerade ball was helped by the fact that it was the coldest location they filmed in, and Kate Beckinsale was performing in a sleeveless dress that left her freezing.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The make-up for the vampire brides took six hours to apply, in addition to the motion capture suits. The actresses also had to have long nails glued to their hands for months.
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** Hugh Jackman initially wore hair extensions, as his hair was still short at the start of production, but he grew it out during filming.
** Josie Maran is naturally brunette and lightened her hair to play Marishka. Although Elena Anaya is brunette too, she just wore a wig to play Aleera.
** The make-up for the vampire brides took six hours to apply, in addition to the motion capture suits. The actresses also had to have long nails glued to their hands for months.
** Hugh Jackman initially wore hair extensions, as his hair was still short at the start of production, but he grew it out during filming.
** Josie Maran is naturally brunette and lightened her hair to play Marishka. Although Elena Anaya is brunette too, she just wore a wig to play Aleera.
** The make-up for the vampire brides took six hours to apply, in addition to the motion capture suits. The actresses also had to have long nails glued to their hands for months.
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* FakeNationality: British Creator/KateBeckinsale and Australian Richard Roxburgh play Romanians. The Brides' nationalities are never stated, and it's possible Aleera and Verona could be Spanish and Italian respectively like their actresses. However, Marishka has an ambiguously Eastern European name and accent, and is played by American Josie Maran.
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** British Creator/KateBeckinsale and Will Kemp, American Kevin J O'Connor, and Australian Richard Roxburgh playRomanians. Romanians.
** The Brides' nationalities are neverstated, and it's possible Aleera and stated but Verona could be Spanish and is obviously an Italian respectively like their actresses. However, Marishka has an ambiguously Eastern European name name, and accent, her actress is likewise. Aleera comes from Arabic (although there is a French variant) and is played by American Josie Maran.a Spanish actress. Marishka is Hungarian in origin and her actress is American.
** Tom Fisher is British playing the Undertaker. Oddly enough, he can be heard using his real accent in the opening, but a Transylvanian one in the present.
** British Creator/KateBeckinsale and Will Kemp, American Kevin J O'Connor, and Australian Richard Roxburgh play
** The Brides' nationalities are never
** Tom Fisher is British playing the Undertaker. Oddly enough, he can be heard using his real accent in the opening, but a Transylvanian one in the present.
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** Silvia Colloca recalls a scene between the Brides before the village attack where Marishka would suggest just letting the werewolf kill everyone, and Verona responds "never trust a man to do a woman's job".
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://vanhelsingmovie.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Helsing_Wiki The Van Helsing Wiki]].
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** Creator/MichaelBay was attached to direct, but opted to make ''Film/TheIsland'' instead.
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* TropeNamer: DoUntoOthersBeforeTheyDoUntoUs was named after Igor's line.
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* ActorAllusion: This is the [[Film/{{Underworld}} second vampire-related film]] that Creator/KateBeckinsale starred in.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh][[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/07/i-met-dracula-and-fell-love-silvia-collocas-journey-australia fell in love and got married]] the same year the movie came out. HilariousInHindsight when you realize Dracula actually married one of his brides (Verona)! What's more, Colloca claims that Verona is the Queen Bride - so FirstGirlWins after all.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh][[http://www.Roxburgh [[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/07/i-met-dracula-and-fell-love-silvia-collocas-journey-australia fell in love and got married]] the same year the movie came out. HilariousInHindsight when you realize Dracula actually married one of his brides (Verona)! What's more, Colloca claims that Verona is the Queen Bride - so FirstGirlWins after all.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/ElenaAnaya studied the movements of bats to incorporate them into Aleera's mannerisms - as she likes to bring aspects of animals into her characters. Likewise she felt Dracula and his brides wouldn't kiss like normal humans, and incorporated the bat elements there.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/ElenaAnaya studied the movements of bats to incorporate them into Aleera's mannerisms - mannerisms, as she likes to bring aspects of animals into her characters. Likewise she felt Dracula and his brides wouldn't kiss like normal humans, and incorporated the bat elements there.
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* DeletedScene: Aleera originally featured in the masquerade ball. Creator/ElenaAnaya spent quite some time rehearsing the complicated dance routines - only for all her scenes to be cut. A photo exists of her in a sparkly red gown licking Anna's neck.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the Spanish dub, real life brothers Nuria and José Luis Mediavilla voiced both Anna and Velkan respectively. However, their father Pepe Mediavilla was the voice of Frankenstein's Monster.
* RomanceOnTheSet: [[http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/835257/richard-roxburgh-and-silvia-colloca-gallery.jpg?1357420838 Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh]] [[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/07/i-met-dracula-and-fell-love-silvia-collocas-journey-australia fell in love and got married]] the same year the movie came out - HilariousInHindsight when you realize Dracula actually married one of his brides (Verona)! What's more is that her actress claims that Verona is the Queen Bride - so FirstGirlWins after all.
* RomanceOnTheSet: [[http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/835257/richard-roxburgh-and-silvia-colloca-gallery.jpg?1357420838 Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh]] [[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/07/i-met-dracula-and-fell-love-silvia-collocas-journey-australia fell in love and got married]] the same year the movie came out - HilariousInHindsight when you realize Dracula actually married one of his brides (Verona)! What's more is that her actress claims that Verona is the Queen Bride - so FirstGirlWins after all.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the Spanish dub, real life brothers siblings Nuria and José Luis Mediavilla voiced both Anna and Velkan respectively. However, their father Pepe Mediavilla was the voice of Frankenstein's Monster.
* RomanceOnTheSet:[[http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/835257/richard-roxburgh-and-silvia-colloca-gallery.jpg?1357420838 Silvia Colloca and Richard Roxburgh]] [[http://www.Roxburgh][[http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/07/i-met-dracula-and-fell-love-silvia-collocas-journey-australia fell in love and got married]] the same year the movie came out - out. HilariousInHindsight when you realize Dracula actually married one of his brides (Verona)! What's more is that her actress more, Colloca claims that Verona is the Queen Bride - so FirstGirlWins after all.
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** The ride, at least, was sort of completed--the haunted house attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood was rethemed after the movie, replacing the ''Mummy'' one it had previously, before eventually being rethemed again to a more all-encompassing horror franchise motif. (The building itself has since been demolished and replaced with different rides and shops, though.)
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* StillbornFranchise: There were plans for a sequel and a spinoff TV series, ''Transylvania'', but they were scrapped in light of the lower-than-expected box office and mostly bad reviews. It still got an animated prequel, a video game and side-story comic book released the same year as the film.
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* StillbornFranchise: There were plans for a sequel sequel, a theme park ride, and a spinoff TV series, series called ''Transylvania'', but they were scrapped in light of the lower-than-expected box office and mostly bad reviews. It still got an animated prequel, a video game and side-story comic book released the same year as the film.
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** There were plans for an ambitious ride at [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal's Islands of Adventure]], utilizing vehicles held by giant mechanical arms. The plans were scuttled when the movie underperformed, but the technology was eventually used for ''Ride/HarryPotterAndTheForbiddenJourney'', which took the spot the Van Helsing ride would have had.
** There were plans for a modern day reboot back in 2012 with Creator/TomCruise playing the character as well as producing it before Cruise left the film in 2015 to do ''Film/TheMummy2017''insteadinstead.
** There were plans for a modern day reboot back in 2012 with Creator/TomCruise playing the character as well as producing it before Cruise left the film in 2015 to do ''Film/TheMummy2017''
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** Silvia Collocca is terrified of heights and therefore was not acting during the scene where Verona and Aleera are hanging upside down and getting yelled at by Dracula.
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* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to Creator/StephenSommers' late father.
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* ThrowItIn: Apparently the costumes for the dwergi henchmen had a nasty habit of catching fire if they got anywhere near a source of flame. The crew decided to run with this and included several shots of the dwergi running around the lab [[ManOnFire on fire]].
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* FakeBrit: Australian Australians Creator/HughJackman uses a British accent for Van Helsing, as does New Zealander and Creator/DavidWenham use British accents for Carl.Van Helsing and Carl respectively.
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* CreatorBacklash: A minor example. Creator/KateBeckinsale hated the corset she had to wear as Anna, saying she wanted to burn it all by the time filming was over.
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* CreatorBacklash: A minor example. CostumeBacklash: Creator/KateBeckinsale hated the corset she had to wear as Anna, saying she wanted to burn it all by the time filming was over.
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** OurVampiresAreDifferent (top right)
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* BetterOnDVD: The film earned over $65 million in its first week of DVD sales - which is more than half of the theatre revenues.
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** The crew commentary had Stephen Sommers and Bob Duscay.
** The cast commentary had Richard Roxburgh and Shuler Hensley.
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* DirectedByCastMember: The Latin American Spanish dub was directed by Creator/SalvadorDelgado, who also voiced Count Dracula.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Became ''Grave Man'' in India.
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** Latin America: ''Van Helsing: Monster Hunter''
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** Latin America: ''Van Helsing: Monster Hunter''
** Brazil: ''Van Helsing, the Monster Hunter''
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** There were plans for a modern day reboot back in 2012 with Creator/TomCruise playing the character as well as producing it before Cruise left the film in 2015 to do ''Film/TheMummy2017'' instead
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* ActorInspiredElement: Elena Anaya Creator/ElenaAnaya studied the movements of bats to incorporate them into Aleera's mannerisms - as she likes to bring aspects of animals into her characters. Likewise she felt Dracula and his brides wouldn't kiss like normal humans, and incorporated the bat elements there.
* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''Series/VanHelsing'' is not related to this movie.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/HughJackman and Shuler Hensley had previously starred in the West End revival of ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'' as, respectively, Curly and Jud.
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* ActingForTwo: In addition to playing Frankenstein's Monster, Shuler Hensley also served as a stand-in for Mr. Hyde during the fight scene with Van Helsing.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/HughJackman and Shuler Hensley had previously starred in the West End revival of ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'' as, respectively, Curly and Jud.
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* StillbornFranchise: There were plans for a sequel and a spinoff TV series, ''Transylvania'', but they were scrapped in light of the lower-than-expected box office and mostly bad reviews.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Elena Anaya studied the movements of bats to incorporate them into Aleera's mannerisms - as she likes to bring aspects of animals into her characters. Likewise she felt Dracula and his brides wouldn't kiss like normal humans, and incorporated the bat elements there.
--> "I wanted to imitate the posture of the hands, the use of nails and mouth, the piercing glance, the quietness that anticipates a sudden attack. And the bat's fly."
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* DyeingForYourArt: The make-up for the vampire brides took six hours to apply, in addition to the motion capture suits. The actresses also had to have long nails glued to their hands for months.
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** The part of Aleera was much smaller originally, but Stephen Summers was impressed with Elena Anaya and added more scenes for her as the shoot went on.
** Van Helsing was originally going to be fully nude when he transforms back from being a werewolf, but they eventually decided it would be [[DistractedByTheSexy too distracting]]. The nude shot was still used in [[spoiler: Van Helsing crying over Anna's body]], but with CGI pants added in.
** Van Helsing was originally going to be fully nude when he transforms back from being a werewolf, but they eventually decided it would be [[DistractedByTheSexy too distracting]]. The nude shot was still used in [[spoiler: Van Helsing crying over Anna's body]], but with CGI pants added in.
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* FakeNationality: British Creator/KateBeckinsale and Richard Roxburgh play Romanians. The Brides' nationalities are never stated, and it's possible Aleera and Verona could be Spanish and Italian respectively like their actresses. However Marishka has an ambiguously Eastern European name and accent, and played by American Josie Maran.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Silvia Collocca (Verona) is terrified of heights. And yet she plays a vampire who spends more time in the air than she does on the ground.
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* FakeNationality: British Creator/KateBeckinsale and Australian Richard Roxburgh play Romanians. The Brides' nationalities are never stated, and it's possible Aleera and Verona could be Spanish and Italian respectively like their actresses. However However, Marishka has an ambiguously Eastern European name and accent, and is played by American Josie Maran.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: SilviaCollocca Colloca (Verona) is terrified of heights. And yet she plays a vampire who spends more time in the air than she does on the ground.
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