No, we’re not talking about SyFy’s small screen adaptation.
Writers Jon Spaihts (Prometheus) and Eric Heisserer (The Thing) have been signed to co-write an updated version of Van Helsing, continuing Universal’s interest in their classic monsters films, according to Variety. Alex Kurtzman and Chris Moran will be producing.
Spaihts is also writing Universal’s new adaptation of The Mummy and the apparent plan is that all of these new takes on the classic monster movies will be in an interconnected universe, with each film having something to do with the others.
No release date or even general window has been given for this film.
The original 2004 film saw Hugh Jackman in the title role and was an action adventure film with dashes of horror thrown in. Ultimately, and I may be the only one here, I found it incredibly boring and snooze-worthy. No, I literally mean I fell asleep seeing this in theaters. I don’t think I’ve watched it without getting 40 winks in at some point.
