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January 29, 2004 — From Sci-Fi Wire:
Stephen Sommers, director of the upcoming Universal monster-fest Van Helsing, told SCI FI Wire that he views the film's central creatures as simply misunderstood people. "It has a very different tone to it" compared with his two Mummy films, Sommers said in an interview on the movie's Los Angeles set last May. "It's a very different story. I just love the characters. I went into this thing saying, 'There are no monsters, just people with really bad problems.'"
Van Helsing stars Hugh Jackman as monster-slayer Gabriel Van Helsing and Kate Beckinsale as the gypsy princess Anna. As they journey through 19th-century Europe, they encounter famous movie creatures, including Frankenstein's monster, the Wolf Man, Dracula and a few others.
"Van Helsing has some bad problems," Sommers said. "Princess Anna has some bad problems. I mean, this guy, Frankenstein, he has real bad problems. The Wolf Man, he's like a wreck. ... But they're all humans, everybody in the movie. There are no monsters. Even Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. They're all people. Frankenstein's a man. He's seven men, but he's still human. ... There are no aliens in the movie."
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