More interestingly, it would have followed in the steps of the two Dracula franchises before it by spinning off Van Helsing into his own adventure.īoth Dracula’s Daughter and The Brides of Dracula pulled this move by bringing back Van Helsing for the sequel instead of the Count and they were both among the best of their respective franchises.Īccording to a 1993 Variety article, the proposed Van Helsing film would have been called The Van Helsing Chronicles. Well, it turns out that Francis Ford Coppola and Columbia had every intention of turning Dracula into a franchise, it just never came to fruition. So why wasn’t there ever a sequel? It seems strange to say of an adaptation of a novel, but both the Universal and Hammer Dracula features spawned their own franchises. The feature was a huge hit at the box office, won three Oscars, spawned comic book, pinball, and video game tie-ins. And the two cast members who are most often praised for their performances are Gary Oldman as Dracula and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing. The cast is, for the most part, excellent. The production design, costuming and makeup effects are stunning.
This is one of the most uniquely shot films of all time.
But the movie really wins in what an amazing visual experience it is.
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