Universal is pressing ahead with its plans to reboot Van Helsing as part of its cinematic Monster universe, with Variety reporting that Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have signed on to co-write the script.
Spaihts has previously penned Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy, which will launch the new cinematic universe when it is released in 2017. Details are currently being mapped out as to how the shared universe will incorporate Van Helsing, a character who first appeared in Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula.
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Universal’s previous stab at a Van Helsing movie starred Hugh Jackman in the title role, and was released in 2004, grossing $300 million around the globe.
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Originally published November 13, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
