The Van Helsing Reboot Just Took A Major Step Forward

With no plot details available, it’s unclear at present to say how this new version of Van Helsing will be different from previous adaptations, but it will have to make a pretty big effort considering how many times we’ve seen the character on the big screen. The Hugh Jackman blockbuster was the first time that a film put the character front and center, but the role has been played by a number of legends, including Peter Cushing (1958’s Dracula), Laurence Olivier (1979’s Dracula), Anthony Hopkins (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), and Christopher Plummer (Dracula 2000). It’s also worth noting that Dracula’s greatest foe has also had a pretty heavy small screen presence in recent years, particularly thanks to the Syfy series that launched in 2016.