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China film title

Van Helsing

More Chinese titles

Van Helsing

colour

Match to the original tape

Dolby digital surround sound

grade

With the rating of PG- 13, he continuously creates images of action violence and lightning, as well as sensibility.

Singapore: PG Portugal: M/ 12 Argentina: 13 Australia: m Chile: TE Netherlands: 12 Peru: PT USA: PG- 13 France: u Finland: K- 1 1.

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Universal Studios 2004

Shooting date

2003 10 to June 2003

Date of production: June 5438, 2003+February

[Edit this paragraph] Credit

be in charge of/supervisor

Stephen Sommers Stephenson Morse

Screenplay by Stephen Sommers Stephen Sommers (author)

executant

Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman ... Van Helsing

Kate beckinsale kate beckinsale ... Anna Valerius.

Richard roxburgh richard roxburgh ... Count vladislav Drakula.

David wenham david wenham ... Carl

Shuler Hensley Shuler Hensley Frankenstein's monster

Elena Anaya Elena Anaya ... Allera

Will Kemp will kemp ... Velcan

Kevin J. O'Connor Kevin J. O'Connor ... ratio of injected gas to produced oil (abbreviation of injection gas-oil ratio)

Aaron Armstrong ... Cardinal Ginete.

Silvia Colloca Silvia Colloca ... Verona.

Jones Murray Jones Murray ... Marisaka

Tom Fisher Tom Fisher ... Top hat.

Samuel west ... Dr. victor frankenstein.

Robbie coltrane robbie coltrane ... Mr Hyde.

Stephen Fisher Stephen Fisher ... Dr. jekyll (Stephen Fisher)

producer

Bob Dussel ... Producer.

Sam Mercer ... Executive producer.

David Minkowski ... Deputy Producer: Czech Republic.

Artist W Robinson ..... Deputy producer.

Stephen Sommers Stephen Sommers ... producer.

Matthew steelman ... Deputy Producer: Czech Republic.

[Edit this paragraph] Production and distribution

Camera: Panavision camera and lens

Printing plant: color printing

Shooting format: 35mm

Manufacturing and processing method

Digital intermediate format (main format)

Sphere (source format)

Print format: 35 mm

Film length: 356 1 m (Switzerland)

Format: 35mm widescreen system

Production company

Carpathian Film Company [USA]

Universal Pictures [USA ]...(2006) (USA) (Theater Edition)

Stilkin Film Company [Czech Republic]

Somers Company [USA]

Issuing company

Argentina Video Home Page (AVH)[ Argentina] ... (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)

Bunton Film [Czech Republic] ... (Czech Republic)

Central Partnership [Russia ]...(2004) (Russia) (Theory)

GAGA Communication Company [Japan] ... (Japan) (dramatic)

Humax Film Company [Japan] ... (Japan) (Theater Edition)

United International Film (UIP) Co., Ltd. [Germany ]...(2006) (Germany) (dramatic)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ Argentina ]...(2006) (Argentina) (dramatic)

United International Film Company (UIP)[ Brazil ]...(2004) (Brazil) (dramatic)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ Switzerland ]...(2006) (Switzerland) (Drama)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ Spain ]...(2004) (Spanish) (Drama)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ France ]...(2004) (France) (Drama)

United International Film Industry (UIP)[ Greece ]...(2004) (Greece) (Drama)

United International Pictures (UIP) [Italy] ... (2006) (Italy) (Theater Edition)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ Netherlands ]...(2006) (Netherlands) (Drama)

United International Pictures (UIP)[ Singapore ]...(2006) (Singapore) (Dramatic)

Universal home video [Brazil] ... (2004) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD VHS) (DVD)

Special effects production company

Application effect [USA] ... (Special wear-resistant design and manufacture)

Buff [France] (additional visual effects)

CIS Hollywood [USA] ... (visual effects)

Cobalt forex [USA] ... (Additional visual effect)

Digital oscilloscope [USA] ... (Visual effect)

Incubation Production [USA] ... (Conceptual Art)

Howard Anderson Company [USA] ... (Additional visual and optical effects)

Illusion Art Company [USA] ... (Special Visual Effects)

Industrial light and magic company; Magic (ILM)[ USA] ... (special visual effects and animation)

Keith van der laan's Captured Audience Works (Special Effects)

Pacific Property and Insurance Company. Art Studio [USA] ... (Visual Effects)

Perpetual Motion Picture ... (Additional Visual Effects)

Pixel Liberation Front ... (Additional Pre-visualization)

W.M. Creation ... (as a W.M. Creation Company)

Weita Digital Co., Ltd. [New Zealand] ... (Visual Effects)

Weita Studio Weita Studio Co., Ltd. [New Zealand] ... (Miniboat)

Zoe's Studio [USA] ... (Visual Effects)

Yu Company [USA] ... (Additional visual effects)

Other companies

ARRI rents [Germany] ... handles and lighting equipment (Asari rents).

Buena Vista negative cutting [USA] ...

Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment [USA] ... Cranes and trolleys

Decca Records [USA] ... Music publisher

Effie Lin [USA] ... Digital Media

Catering for stars [USA] ...

Hollywood film choir [USA] ...

Joe Anne Kane Music Service Company [USA] ... Music preparation (such as Joan Kane Music Service)

Kaleidoscope Film Group [USA] ...

Step forward ..... Benefit record

Pan-vision remote control system [USA] ... remote crane and nose.

Effect claw [USA] ... animal provider

Sony grading stage [USA] ... soundtrack recording (as the soundtrack stage of Sony Pictures)

Color [USA] ... color timing

UMG soundtrack [USA] ... soundtrack publisher

[Edit this paragraph] Release date

Australia

May 5(th), 2004

France

May 5(th), 2004

Hungary

May 5(th), 2004

Mexico

May 5(th), 2004

the Netherlands

May 5(th), 2004

Sweden

May 5(th), 2004

Argentina

May 6(th), 2004

Germany

May 6(th), 2004

Hong Kong

May 6(th), 2004

Portugal

May 6(th), 2004

Brazil

May 7(th), 2004

Italy

May 7(th), 2004

Russia

May 7(th), 2004

Spain

May 7(th), 2004

Taiwan Province Province, China

Taiwan Province of China

May 7(th), 2004

Britain, England

Britain

May 7(th), 2004

United States of America

May 7(th), 2004

South Korea

June 2004

India

July 2(nd), 2004

Japan

September 2004

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction to the plot

Van Helsing is a famous vampire hunter. He appeared in foreign movies.

Vampire hunter-a person who specializes in hunting vampires and takes it as his duty. Stephen Sommers, the director, bet on a magical story in a specific epic background-an era in which darkness and evil are gradually humanized and ghosts are extremely arrogant. In this chilling but attractive world, Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman), a hero of justice, will simultaneously fight against the well-known demons of Universal Pictures: vampires, werewolves (Will Kemp) and Frankenstein (Shuler Hensley).

/kloc-in the 0/9th century, in the deep mountains of western Romania, there was a mysterious capital full of legends-Iania in Transylvania, which was a world where right and wrong were reversed. Whenever the sun goes down and evil spreads, the devil runs out from the deepest part of the nightmare ... After centuries, in the endless battle with mankind, the devil is also testing his viability. Dracula (richard roxburgh) is the best among the vampire remnants. He has a devastating temptation and mysterious power. In his old nest Transylvania, he has long been unwilling to be lonely. Drakula has three bloodthirsty and cruel vampire brides. The only purpose of their existence seems to be to help their master realize his great plan-when the human civilization system is destroyed, Dracula will rule the whole world with catastrophe, fear and darkness.

Entrusted by the Catholic Church, the monster hunter Van Helsing went to Transylvania to protect the last two members of the Villarreal family, hoping to destroy the deep-rooted evil forces with his own strength. In a city ravaged by vampires, he forms an alliance with the protected Princess Anna (kate beckinsale). Her family was cursed by vampires for generations. Only by killing Dracula can her family go to heaven. In order to protect his family and find his brother who became a werewolf, he entered the cold Dracula Castle with Van Helsing and his partner Carl, who loves invention.

Comments on a name they are all afraid of.

Adventure always exists.

Van helsing is more interesting and exciting than horror.

-New York Post

It's stupid, but it's interesting and spectacular.

-Chicago Sun Times

With excellent actors and fresh elements presented in ancient stories, Van Helsing has become a feast of demons.

—— HORRO.COM

[Edit this paragraph] behind-the-scenes production

Classic monster story

Speaking of film director Stephen Sommers, I have to say that he created two box office bombs-Tomb Raider Lost City and mummy 2. The former was a big surprise of 1999, and the total domestic box office in the United States exceeded $6.5438+0.55 million, while the latter staged the myth of the sequel to the film, and the box office in the United States reached $6.865438+million in the first week of release. And it became the first American film in 200 1 with an overseas box office of more than 200 million dollars. So far, the global box office of mummy 2 has reached $429 million. In addition, Sommers was the screenwriter and producer of The Scorpion King in 2002. In the first week of the film's release, the box office topped the list with 3665438+ 10,000 yuan, and then the global box office reached 1, 5 1 10,000. After completing these successful films, Summers always wants to try something different. He recalled: "Someone joked with me that since I photographed the mummy, why not try Dracula, the vampire, but Dracula has already photographed it, and the space for playing is limited. So I thought of putting all the classic monsters in Universal Pictures movies together, which must be very different. "

With this in mind, Somers began to re-examine the classic monster of Universal Pictures. More than 70 years ago, the appearance of these monsters made Universal Pictures a leader in Hollywood. However, before writing the script, Sommers didn't have a good idea because he wasn't sure whether he could do it. "I'm thinking about how to connect these legends," Summers said. "Related premise must be consistent with the legend handed down, I can't put a hero and three monsters together for no reason. What should the vampire Dracula do if he needs Frankenstein when he encounters life and death problems? There must be a motive behind sin, so after the motive is determined, everything will be solved. "

The producer of this film, Bob Ducsay, is a partner of Summers 15 years. He thinks Summers is a great narrator. For Summers, the story is everything. Although Somers makes action, special effects and art design serve his films, the most important thing is the story and the people who unfold it.

What Somers wants to do is not only to continue the myth, but also to explain it. For example, we all know that Dracula can't be seen in the mirror, but because of the nature of filmmakers, Somers wants to find out. He said: "If the myth doesn't give an answer, then I will give my own answer. I realized that Frankenstein, vampires and werewolves may exist in the same world and in Eastern Europe at the same time. Later, I accidentally discovered that werewolves might be the guardians of vampires, and I began to get excited. This film has great potential. "

Finally, Dracula, a novel written by bram stoker on 1897, brought Somers into the magical world completely. Somers said, "I read that book 20 years ago. In Stoke's novels, Van Helsing is 60 years old and his name is Abraham. He has appeared in countless films, but none of them are centered on him. I need to turn him into my own version. So I changed his name to Gabriel to make him younger and cooler. He is a bounty hunter who wants to conquer Drakula, the embodiment of evil. "

About finding actors

Before writing the script, Summers thought that Hugh Jackman was the ideal person to play Van Helsing, because Van Helsing should be powerful and romantic. At that time, Jackman was preparing to star in X-Men 2 and the Broadway musical Boys from Oz. After reading the script, he said, "It is a rare opportunity to join this film, because it was my childhood dream to shoot such a magnificent and poetic action thriller."

When looking for an actress to play Anna, Somers insisted on one goal, that is, Anna should not only have a strong heart, but also be interesting, sexy, strong and gentle. In kate beckinsale, creative people found everything they wanted. Beckinsale said, "I like the female characters in action thrillers. On the one hand, I play Anna who has a deep hatred with Dracula, shouldering the heavy responsibility of saving the family. On the other hand, I have feelings for Van Helsing. I should thank Stephen, because Anna is not a broad-minded person and has always been an equal with Van Helsing. "

Richard roxburgh, an Australian actor, won a reputation in the world film industry for his excellent performance in Moulin Rouge, in which he played Drakula. Regarding this role, he said: "In movies, actors are often asked to play roles that have been repeated countless times, which is like repeating familiar lines on the stage of drama. In this film, Dracula was written by Stoke. What interests me is that this is a person's character, he is a person, and to some extent, he is a great soldier. Of course, amazing evil is also his nature. "

Frankenstein is also an enduring legend in the film. In this film, Somers and others not only continue the established Frankenstein tradition, but also try to add new elements. Somers believes that Frankenstein is also a long-misunderstood monster. Although he looks ferocious, in the original book, he doesn't want to kill anyone. You will feel sorry for him, because he is a tragic figure. Summers and producer Dasey discovered Shuler Hensley while watching a Broadway play. The famous actor who won the Tony Award also thinks that after mary shelley wrote Frankenstein, many subsequent works are biased in describing Frankenstein because he has a good side.

Will kemp, a young actor who plays the werewolf in the film, was attracted by the director during the audition. Kemp is a ballet dancer who is good at using body language, which just caters to the needs of the role.

Finally, the actors who play the three vampire brides need to be determined. Spanish actress Elena Anaya, who plays Elena, recently won the Goya Award for Lucia's Lover. Director Somers received Anaya's video for the first time in Madrid. During the audition, Anaya's sexy, gorgeous and slightly neurotic appearance quickly conquered Somers. As for the person who plays Veronica, Somers thinks that she should have the temperament of Madame Dracula more than the other two, and the excellent charm and grace of Italian actress Silvia Colloca are enough for this role. The third bride is the youngest and enchanting Marika. Somers thought it was much more difficult to find an actor to play Marika, until he saw Jones Murray, a model who spoke for many top clothing brands, appearing in front of him, and his intuition told him that it was her.

About the behind-the-scenes lineup and shooting location

In the film's huge behind-the-scenes lineup of more than 65,438+0,000 people, including five-time Oscar nominee and photography director Allen Daviau; Allen Cameron, a production designer nominated by BAFTA for Tomb Raider and mummy 2; Gabriela Pescucci, a fashion designer who won an Oscar for "The Age of Innocence"; Emmy Award winner and composer Alan Silvestri; There are also two special effects designers from Industrial Light Magic, and many special effects makeup teams who have won many Oscars.

Most of the whole movie was shot in Prague. Prague is chosen because the local cold climate is just suitable for shooting location, and the appearance of extras is also very regional. Those ancient and amazing buildings can turn back the clock for centuries. Executive producer Sam Mercer said, "We can make use of Prague's culture and history. Here, Prague is even within reach. /kloc-The buildings and customs of 0/500 years ago are still alive, which is completely in line with the time setting of our story. "

However, although some locations can show the features of Europe in the19th century, the crew still needs to build many sets. Some of these scenes were shot in the studios of Barandorf and Prague in the Czech Republic, and some were shot in the studios of Praia Vista and Doni in Southern California. Of all the scenery, the most spectacular is the rebuilt Transylvania. The scenery is built in Kunratice, a suburb of Prague, including the town square, two cemeteries, Gothic buildings over 10 and so on.

The biggest set in the film was built in Doni Studio, including the lobby of Drakula Castle, two towers and the bridge between them. Because of its huge size, Dracula's lobby is built outdoors and can only be filmed at night.

About shooting

The film started shooting on June 5438+ 10 in Prague, where Van Helsing's underground armory was built. Subsequently, the crew moved to the15th century castle, 90km outside Prague, for live shooting. Most notably, Drakula's masquerade was filmed in Prague's St Nicholas Cathedral. To turn a sacred place into a zombie party, we must first tear down rows of benches, spread the floor on the concrete floor, then cover the confessional and decorate it with screens, while the sculptures in the church should remain the same. In addition, the crew also used many candlesticks and mirrors. The whole transformation process is quite challenging, because everything can't be fixed on the existing structure of the ancient building, so the crew had to adjust the previous shooting procedure. Because traditional candles are forbidden in the church, the crew specially made low-heat fuel candles, and used more than 400 candles at the scene, creating a mysterious artistic conception of light and shadow.

During the shooting of the ball, the indoor temperature of the church has been below zero, and all the cast members are enduring the low temperature. In order to prepare for this scene, all departments of the crew participated: gabriela Pescasi, a costume designer, dressed 270 actors; Composer Alan Silvestri composed two movements for the play before filming, which were played by an orchestra of 1 15 people. The choreographer Debra Brown choreographed two waltzes. Beckinsale, Rosberg Cr and Anaya had a three-week dance rehearsal. Among the 250 local extras, 100 is the best ballroom dancer in Prague. In addition, there are many acrobatic performances interspersed among them.

More complicated than the scenery of "The Dracula Ball" is the Transylvania built in Kunratsi, a suburb of Prague. The design work began on Christmas Eve in 2002, and the designers got inspiration from German "expressionist" art and movies. The construction team composed of 80 craftsmen spent 10 weeks to complete the whole exterior decoration, with a total area of about 6500 square meters. In order to shoot the scene of the vampire bride attacking Transylvania, the crew made full use of real-life shooting, motion capture and digital special effects technology to build a Cablecam aerial photography system. The erected steel wire rises from the ground 10 feet to hundreds of feet in the air, so that the suspended camera can skim the whole set at high speed.

In addition, there are many hanging wire stunts over the scenery in Transylvania. R A Langdell, the stunt coordinator, recalled: "Hugh and Kate personally completed the aerial suspension stunt, and sometimes there were more than 65,438+00 actors flying in the air in a scene. We effectively combine special effects, digital special effects and stunts of actors. " In order to capture the details of the vampire bride's movements in flight, Elena Anaya, Silvia Colloca and Josh Meilan filmed in front of the blue screen of the studio for two weeks.

When shooting, the actors had to overcome the weather in Prague, when it was often sunny, which was very abnormal in Prague in February. During the three-week shooting, the dark and cloudy sky rarely appeared, and finally they had to turn to digital special effects.

In the film, the square in front of Notre Dame de Paris was shot in the old town square of Prague, where a thrilling carriage chase will be staged. Jackman finished the stunt shot himself, and the most terrible thing was that he would be thrown out of the driver's position. At that time, the carriage of six horses was running very fast. He was going to fall between two horses and mop the floor with his feet at high speed. Michael, director of the stunt group, said: "It is dangerous for an actor to get close to an animal at any time, because the actor is in an unknown situation and the animal may get out of control. In order to shoot this scene of Hugh, we have taken all possible precautions against accidents. Later, the stunt coordinator Rondell came up to me and said, if we can finish it smoothly, then Van Helsing is the first film in the history of film to let the main actor finish such a high-risk scene himself. " Jackman recalled with a lingering fear: "If I fall, I will definitely die."

In April, the crew returned to the United States to shoot, and set up scenes including the entrance hall, balcony, skylight, laboratory, coffin room and skylight of Dracula Castle in Playa Vista Studio in Los Angeles. Here, director Somers is ingenious, letting Dracula walk to the ceiling and hang upside down with three vampire brides. Langdell, the stunt coordinator, said: "In order to achieve this effect, some filmmakers may use special effects or reverse the scenery, but we really did it."

In mid-May, the film crew moved to Downey Studio, where the lobby of Drakula Castle will be built. Alan Cameron, a production designer, said that Drakula Castle borrowed many elements from Indian architecture, hoping to give people a cold and violent feeling.

other

Before the main shooting of the film began, special effects designers from industrial light and magic, illusion art and audience capture began important pre-production. Alan Cameron, the production designer, said, "We must combine reality. For example, on the set, we built a bridge 200 feet long, but in the finished film, it should be more than 1000 feet long. In fact, it is impossible to build such a big set from operation and capital. "

In order to complete the transformation of the werewolf, Will Kemp rushed to the headquarters of the Industrial Light Magic. His body was thoroughly scanned, and data of various movements and postures were input into the computer. The most creative special effects production in the film is the flying picture of the vampire bride, and the real performance is completely integrated with CGI. The three actresses who finished the special effect makeup should put on motion capture costumes and shoot facial expressions in front of the blue screen to capture all the movements of the body. Finally, the computer-generated body will complete the action captured and recorded, and connect with its real head.

In previous films, Dracula always showed people as bats, but the film director Sommers was not interested in bats. He thought of making the bat's wingspan reach 15 feet, and a completely different "hell beast" jumped on the screen. This CG monster is like a bat and all kinds of monsters.

Like Dracula's transformation, the image of the werewolf in the film is very different from the previous version of Universal Pictures, because the proportion of wolves is larger. However, as far as Frankenstein is concerned, although the design of this film is also different, it still maintains the original feeling as a whole. Although it can continue the image, the makeup process is still complicated. Shuler Hensley spends four hours putting on makeup every time. He had to put on a zipper silicone costume, and the prosthetic technician made metal feet for him. Facial makeup consists of nine parts.

[Edit this paragraph] Highlights

The film was originally scheduled to be a sequel to 1992 400 Years of Vampires and Zombies. Anthony Hopkins will continue to play Van Helsing, but with the delay of filming, some story elements have changed.

The ancient medical instruments in Frankenstein's laboratory were bought in Yi Bei.

DVD sales in North America reached $65 million in the first week, more than half of the total box office of cinemas.

At the end of the film, when the werewolf died on the rock, Will Kemp's neck and arms were bitten by spiders in many places. Vampires can't appear in the mirror, but in the scene of Dracula's masked ball, a dancer reflected them in the mirror on the left.

A vampire bride has pulp residue in her blood cup.

Anna wore a felt shoes when she escaped from the werewolf, but when Van Helsing later appeared, she wore high heels.