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Dark Universe Van Helsing & Dracula Untold Crossover Movie Sounds Epic

Hugh Jackman's Gabriel Van Helsing and Luke Evans' Drakula nearly clashed on screen.

Tito PernaletebyTito Pernalete
June 9, 2022
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Dracula Untold 2: Van Helsing & Dracula Team-Up Movie Was Canceled

Once upon a time… Universal and Legendary Pictures toyed with the idea of teaming up Dracula with Van Helsing in a Dracula Untold sequel. Unfortunately, it was cancelled. But why?

  • Cinematic Universes
  • The Beginning Of The Dark Universe
  • The Van Helsing Spin-Off

Cinematic Universes

Throughout cinema’s history, there have been periods when a certain sub-genre of films completely dominated the box office. We’re experiencing this at the moment with the constant barrage of superhero movies, but let’s not forget how massively popular action flicks were in the 1980s or, even better, how much of a cultural revolution monster movies were during the 1950s.

Cinematic landmarks like Bela Lugosi’s and Boris Karloff’s works have become icons of the film medium, which might explain why, from time to time, there’s been a push to resurrect the classic style of creature features that haunted the nightmares of our grandparents.

That was the core idea behind Universal’s now-defunct “Dark Universe:” an answer to the extremely popular Marvel Cinematic Universe, with classic monsters instead of superheroes. On paper, it sounded like a great idea – but fans thought otherwise, and even the first film in the series failed to live up to Universal’s ambitions.

The Beginning Of The Dark Universe

Dracula Untold 2 Sequel

Dracula Untold presented audiences with a much more relatable version of the classic blood-drinking Count. In an effort to redeem himself, Dracula had a tragic story that turned him into one of the Dark Universe’s many planned horror antiheroes. Despite the Dark Universe’s early failure, Universal already had plans for a Dracula Untold sequel—one that would take the immortal character to the modern era and form an uneasy alliance with one of his most famously sworn enemies: Abraham Van Helsing.

Granted, this would not have been the same version of Van Helsing immortalized by Hugh Jackman, but rather a new take on the character that would have been much more similar to the one written by Bram Stoker. Still, a Van Helsing solo movie was something that had been in the works for the longest time, even when Anthony Hopkins was the one who was supposed to star in a 1992 Dracula spin-off.

In the now-cancelled Van Helsing solo flick, we would have seen a modern-day vampire hunter joining forces with the same vampire from Dracula Untold. Their unlikely alliance comes after the duo sets their aims on hunting a Dark Universe version of the real-life serial killer, Elizabeth Báthory.

This crossover film would also have reintroduced some elements of the Dark Universe that we’d seen in 2017’s The Mummy. Van Helsing was supposed to be a member of Prodigium, a secret society of monster hunters that would act as this cinematic universe’s counterpart to the Avengers.

The Van Helsing Spin-Off

Van Helsing 2: Hugh Jackman’s Vampire Hunter Should Get A Sequel

The idea behind this Van Helsing spin-off – which also would have worked as a Dracula Untold 2 of sorts – doesn’t sound all that bad. Perhaps if the project wasn’t ever associated with Universal’s Dark Universe in the first place, the movie would have had a chance to see the light of day.

As it stands now, Universal’s ambitious cinematic universe has been cancelled, meaning almost every film tied to it has been permanently canned. The only movie that was supposed to belong to the cinematic universe and has been retooled to be a stand-alone film is a new version of Frankenstein’s Bride starring Scarlett Johansson.

Fans of the Dark Universe – or at least of the idea behind the franchise – might need to find their dose of vampires, werewolves, and other creatures of the night somewhere else. Fortunately, there’s never been a period of scarcity when it comes to the world of horror movies – especially since there are so many amazing independent productions out there.

Tell us, would you have liked a Dracula Untold and Van Helsing crossover movie?

Van Helsing

The famed monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for nefarious purposes.

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Studio: Sommers Company, Stillking Films, Universal Pictures
Running Time: 131 minutes
Release Date: May 7, 2004
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, David Wenham, Elena Anaya, Will Kemp, Robbie Coltrane
Director: Stephen Sommers
Writers: Stephen Sommers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Box Office: $300.2 million
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About the Author: Tito Pernalete

Tito Pernalete is a Venezuelan writer, movie buff, and lifelong geek with a love for sci-fi, tech, and all things weird and wonderful. When he’s not slaying bosses in Elden Ring or rewatching RoboCop for the 100th time, he’s dreaming of Japan or diving into '80s horror classics.

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Comments 3

  1. Kavita says:
    3 years ago

    Absolutely

  2. Dark One says:
    3 years ago

    Yes I would very much like to see it come into existence.

  3. g smith says:
    3 years ago

    yes

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