Van Helsing [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The greatest monster hunter of them all has his work cut out for him as he tracks down three deadly foes in this action-adventure saga. Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is a man who has dedicated his life to battling evil forces who exist outside the bounds of nature; Van Helsing's work has not always made him friends, and a false accusation of murder still trails him. But when he's summoned to Transylvania at the behest of Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), whose family has been fighting supernatural beings for generations, Van Helsing wastes no time answering her call. There, Van Helsing discovers that the undying vampire Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh) has put a misshapen creature named Igor (Kevin J. O'Connor) under his spell, and, in turn, has forged an alliance with a hideous monster (Shuler Hensley) who was created by the misguided Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Samuel West). Adding to Anna's burden is her brother, Velkan (Will Kemp), a lycanthrope who becomes a bloodthirsty wolf under the light of the full moon. Van Helsing also co-stars Elena Anaya, Silvia Colloca, and Josie Maran as Dracula's vampire brides. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Screen: Color
• Features:
  • Van Helsing: The Story, The Life, The Legend - An in-depth look at each of the film's characters, original set designs, Industrial Light & Magic effects work, the evolution of the legendary character Van Helsing throughout film history
  • Track The Adventure - The Secrets behind each fantastic set are revealed
  • Bringing the Monsters To Life - From pencil sketches to complete digital composition, the experts at Industrial Light & Magic show how the Van Helsing monsters were brought to life
  • Dracula's Lair Is Transformed - Witness the building, filming, and ultimate destruction of the Coffin Room and Dracula's Lab through time lapse motion photography
  • The Music Of Van Helsing
  • The Art of Van Helsing
  • Two Feature Commentaries
  • D-Box Motion Enabled

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Hugh Jackman - Gabriel Van Helsing
       Kate Beckinsale - Anna Valerious
       Richard Roxburgh - Count Vladislaus Dracula
       David Wenham - Carl
       Shuler Hensley - Frankenstein's Monster
       Elena Anaya - Aleera
       Will Kemp - Velkan Valerious/Wolf Man
       Kevin J. O'Connor - Igor
       Alun Armstrong - Cardinal Jinette
       Silvia Colloca - Verona
       Josie Maran - Marishka
       Tom Fisher - Top Hat
       Samuel West - Dr. Victor Frankenstein
       Robbie Coltrane - Mr. Hyde
       Dana Moravkova - Barmaid

• Director:

  Stephen Sommers

• Producer:

  Bob Ducsay, Stephen Sommers

• Screenwriter:

  Stephen Sommers

• Cinematographer:

  Allen Daviau

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alan Silvestri

• Musical Arrangement:

  Mark McKenzie

• Editor:

  Bob Ducsay, Jim May, Kelly Matsumoto

• Production Designer:

  Allan Cameron, Kelly Matsumoto

• Art Director:

  Giles Masters, Jaromir Svarc, Keith P. Cunningham, Steve Arnold, Tony Reading

• Associate Producer:

  Artist Robinson, David Minkowski, Matthew Stillman

• Executive Producer:

  Loni Peristere, Mary Stuart Welch, Sam Mercer

• Set Designer:

  Easton M. Smith, Eric P. Sundahl, Harry E. Otto, Jann K. Engel, Luke Freeborn

• Costume Designer:

  Carlo Poggioli, Gabriella Pescucci

• Set Decorator:

  Anna Pinnock, Cindy Carr

• Makeup:

  Vasilios Tanis

• First Assistant Director:

  Artist Robinson, Christian P. Della Penna, Jan Mensik, Mirek Lux

• Consultant/advisor:

  Stephen Forrest Smith

• Animator:

  Alison Leaf, Andy Wong, Charles Alleneck, Christopher Armstrong, Christopher Mitchell, Daniel Zizmor, David Gainey, David Latour, David Weinstein, Delio Tramontozzi, Derrick Carlin, Jan Van Buyten, Jason Rennie, Jonathan Lyons, Jonathen Collins, Kevin Martel, Leonid Larionov, Magali Rigaudias, Maia Kayser, Marc Chu, Marjolaine Tremblay-Silva, Mark Powers, Peter Kelly, Phil McNally, Philip Morris, Rick O'Connor, Robert Gianino, Robert McIntosh, Ronald Friedman, Scott Carroll, Steve Aplin, Tom St. Amand, Victoria Livingstone, Wesley Mandell

• Camera Operator:

  David Luckenbach, Ervin Sanders, Ian Fox, Klaus Fuxjager, Leo Napolitano, Milan Chadima, Paul Babin, Tom Connole

• Stunts:

  Aaron Walters, Ales Kosnar, Ales Putikk, Antonin Hausknecht, Billy Lucas, Blanka Jarosova, Bob McDougall, Bob Porter, Carly Thomas, Christian Fletcher, Dana Woods, Danny Wynands, David Leitch, David Listvan, David Listvan Tomas, David Mottl, David Schultz, Debbie Lee Carrington, Debbie Rondell, Deep Roy, Dimo Lipitkovsky, Douglas Neithercut, Douglas Snively, Eda Hubata, Filip Kadlec, Frantisek Deak, Freddie Hice, Grant Fletcher, Gregory P. Alcus, Hana Dvorska, Heather Kraft, Heidi Moneymaker, Ivan Mares, Jan Holicek, Jan Petrina, Jan Vosmik, Jaroslav Peterka, Jaroslav Psenicka, Jindrich Klaus, Jiri Horky, Jiri Kraus, Jiri Simbersky, Joseph S. Griffo, Kamila Zenkerova, Karel Vavrovec, Karin Silvestri Coye, Klara Moravkova, Klara Slavikova, Ladislav Lahoda, Larry Nicholas, Laura Dash, Mario Munoz, Mark Munoz, Mark Povinelli, Matt McColm, Michael Munoz, Michal Grun, Mike Gunther, Mike Justus, Milan Slepicka, Milos Kulhavy, Miroslav Lhotka, Miroslav Navratil, Miroslav Valka, Misty Rosas, Monty Stuart, Oakley Lehman, Pavel Bezdek, Pavel Myslik, Pavel Vokoun, Petr Bozdech, Petr Drozda, Petr Hnetkovsky, Petr Horacek, Petr Sekanina, Petr Vlasak, Rene Hajek, Richard Bradshaw, Robert "Robin" Lahoda, Robert Krejcik, Robert Marrs, Romana Hajkova, Rudolf Bok, Sandy Berumen-Justus, Tad Griffith, Tim Rigby, Tim Trella, Tomas Peterac, Tomas Tobola, Troy Brown, Troy Wood, Vaclav Pacal, Viktor Cervenka, Zdenek Dvoracek, Zuzana Drdacka

• Choreography:

  Debra Brown

• Casting:

  Ellen Lewis, Joanna Colbert, Nancy Bishop, Priscilla John

• Production Manager:

  Jana Hrbkova, Mary Kim

• Sound Mixer:

  David Parker, Dennis S. Sands, Leslie Shatz, Susumu Tokunow

• ADR Editor:

  Anna MacKenzie, Michelle Pazer, Thomas G. Whiting, Victoria Rose Sampson, Zack Davis

• ADR Mixer:

  Bobby Johanson, Charleen Richards-Steeves, Greg Steele, Peter Gleaves

• ADR Recordist:

  Alex Beddow, Brian Gallagher, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Lucarelli

• ADR Supervisor:

  Chris Jargo

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Steve Dent

• Assistant Art Director:

  Alex Cameron, Dawn Snyder, Dawn Swiderski, Martin Vackar

• Assistant Costume Designer:

  Massimo Cantini Parrini

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Jakub Exner, Jan Svoboda, Joseph Akerman, Marek Sedlarik, Petr Skvor

• Assistant Production Coordinator:

  Matthew Leonetti Jr.

• Assistant Sound Editor:

  Bobby Bowman, Philip D. Morrill, Tony R. Negrete

• Best Boy Electric:

  Borek Klecka, George Lozano, Petr Berta Sulc

• Best Boy Grip:

  Keith Bunting, Kevin Fitzgerald, Kyle Carden, Milos Kabela

• Boom Operator:

  Andrew Griffith, Anthony Ortiz, Chris Diamond, Douglas Shamburger, Roman Rigo

• Buyer:

  Honza Hoffmann

• Cable Person:

  Jan Skala, Rocky Quiroz

• Camera Loader:

  Matthew A. Del Ruth, Tony Muller

• Casting Assistant:

  Faith Allbesson

• Conductor:

  Alan Silvestri

• Construction Coordinator:

  Butch West, Ray Barrett

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Lindsay Pugh, Nick Scarano

• DGA Intern:

  Jeff Hunt

• Dialogue Editor:

  Fred Stahly, Kimaree Long

• Dolly Grip:

  Gary C. Beaird, Jeff Kunkel, Karel Charvat, Rick Carden, Steven Robertson

• Draftsman:

  Pavel Tatar

• Electrician:

  George MacDonald, Greg Patterson, Jason Leeds, Jason Santelli, Jeffrey Amaral, John Linares, Larry Wallace, Michael Youp, Noah Shain, William Mayberry

• Executive Music Producer:

  Kathy Nelson

• Extra Casting:

  Background Players, Extrafilm, Judy Simpson Cook

• Fights Choreographer:

  Chad Stahelski

• First Assistant Camera:

  Alan Cohen, Franta Novák, Jimmy Jensen, Joe Ponticelle, Ladislav Hruby, Mark Santoni, Michael Fauntleroy, Robert Hill, Steve Peterson, Zoran Veselic

• First Assistant Editor:

  Josh Campbell, Martin Hubácek, Michael D. Gay, Michael Sherman, Tzarina Edillon

• Foley Artist:

  Dan O'Connell, John Cucci, One Step Up Incorporated

• Foley Editor:

  Lou Kleinman

• Foley Mixer:

  James Ashwill

• Foley Supervisor:

  Craig Jaeger

• Gaffer:

  Andy Arnautov, Gary Tandrow, Larry Wallace, Pat Reddish, Petr Konrad

• Grip:

  Craig Brown, Dan Havelka, Dave Walker, Jan Kovarik, Jiri Vojta Hovorka, Joe Kelly, Lonnie Leslie, Mike Simko, Pablo Santiago, Richard Artman, Scott Carden

• Hair Styles:

  Susan Lipson, Voni Hinkle

• Key Costumer:

  Gregory B. Peña, Richard Schoen

• Key Grip:

  Benny Beaird, Jim Shelton, Jiri Gazda, Mark Sannes, Roman Hodek, William Patsos

• Key Hairstylist:

  Ivana Nemcvova, Jana Radilova, Jeri Baker

• Key Make-up:

  Jirí Farkas, Milan Vlcek

• Lead Scenic Artist:

  David Mears, David Meeking

• Leadman:

  Jan Kodera, Shane Reed

• Location Manager:

  Aneta Valaskova, Jay Traynor, Pavel Mrkous

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Captive Audience Prods., Greg Cannom, Keith Vanderlaan

• Matte Artist:

  Alp Altiner, Bob Scifo, Justin Brandstater, Rocco Giofre

• Matte Painting Supervisor:

  Kelvin McIlwain, Syd Dutton

• Model Effects:

  Charles Bailey, David Murphy, Donald Bies, Erik Jensen, Grant Imahara, Jason Mahakian, Jon Guidinger, Lauren Abrams, Lorne Peterson, Mark Walas, Nelson Hall, Randy Ottenberg, Richard Miller, Robert Edwards, Stephen Gawley, Thomas Proost, Todd Lookinland, Tory Belleci

• Music Editor:

  John Finklea

• Negative Cutter:

  Buena Vista Negative Cutting

• Personal Assistant:

  Christine N. Regan, Jesse Peckham, John Palermo, Maia Horniak, Matthew Stuecken, Melissa Coggiola, Michal Gregus, Ryan Landels, Tegan Jones, Yvonne Jimenez

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Sean Stratton

• Production Assistant:

  Christine Castellano, Frantisek Copf, Gregory J. Goertzen, Katherine Farrar, Keith Rauch, Kevin Britton, Martin Cígler, Michael M. Piehler, Michal Smid, Millie Li, Ryan G. Miningham, Sean P. Norton, Silvia Janculova

• Production Controller:

  Nicole Furia

• Production Coordinator:

  Jana Vesela, Jennifer Conroy, Jennifer Gillespie, Katka Silná, Kenneth E. Grassi, Sharon Kelly

• Production Secretary:

  Kelly E. Norris, Lenka Pavlakova

• Production Sound Mixer:

  Chris Munro, Petr Forejt

• Production Supervisor:

  Jim Scaife, Lynn Andrews

• Properties Master:

  David Balfour, Steven B. Melton

• Recording:

  Adam Michalak, Craig Mann, Drew Webster, Gary Simpson

• Research:

  Ari Rapkin, Caryl Phillips, David Bullock, Max Chen, Nico Popravka, Phil Peterson, Rito Trevino, Ryan Kautzman, Tony Pelle, Zoran Kacic-Alesic

• Script Supervisor:

  Haley McLane, Sylvie Chesneau

• Second Assistant Camera:

  Jan Vojtech, Jay C. Hager, Nick Shuster, Petr Machácek, Roger Wall, Ron Peterson, Tomas Munzperger, Zdenek Mrkvicka

• Second Assistant Director:

  Deanna Stadler, Kevin Duncan, Martin Sebík

• Second Assistant Editor:

  Ray Bushey

• Second Second Assistant Director:

  Jakub Dvorák, Lubos Kadane, Maria Battle-Campbell, Martina Gotthansova

• Second Unit Director:

  Greg Michael

• Second Unit Director Of Photogra:

  Josh Bleibtreu

• Set Dresser:

  David Milstein, Gregory P. Alcus, Michal Svoboda

• Set Production Assistant:

  Chad Saxton, Craig Glenn, Jason Hariton, Josh Ernstrom, Lucie Burianova, Michal Motycka, Petra Goldsmidova, Stepán Farkas

• Sound Effects Editor:

  Bruce Tanis, Bryan Bowen, Christopher Assells, Dan Hegeman, Dino R. Dimuro, Ezra Dweck, Harry Cohen, Peter Staubli, Scott Sanders

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  Garry J. Elmendorf, Thomas Fisher

• Special Effects Foreman:

  David Heron, Mario Vanillo, Pavel Sagner, Ronald Goldstein, Steve Cremin

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  David M. Blitstein

• Special Effects Technician:

  Alan Rifkin, Andrew Weder, Ante Dugandzic, Boris Tatarov, Chris Suarez, Christian Eubank, Darren May, Douglas Ziegler, Ed Reiff, Garry Cooper, Garth Inns, Glenn Thomas, Jakub Wudy, Jan Moro, Joe Klein, Karel Sebl, Karel Solc, Mark Gullesserian, Michael Rifkin, Milos Brossinger, Miroslav Miclik, Nick Karas, Ondrej Nierostek, Rudolf Tudzaroff, Stanislav Smeral, Steven C. Ficke, Thomas R. Homsher, Tom Knott, Tom Tokunaga, Vaclav Moravec, William D. Kennedy, William Lee

• Steadicam Operator:

  Craig Fikse

• Still Photographer:

  Carmen Y. Avila, Christopher A. Lozano, Chuck Zlotnick, Frank Masi

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Martin Hub, R.A. Rondell

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg

• Technical Director:

  Alan Rosenfeld, Amanda Ronai, Aron Bonar, Barbara Townsend, Brad Falk, Branko Grujcic, Christian Foucher, David Hisanaga, David Meny, Douglas R. MacMillan, Dylan Robinson, Eddie Kramer, Eric Texier, Greg Weiner, Henry Preston, James Rowell, Jason Smith, Jeffrey Bernstein, Joakim Arnesson, Joel Aron, Joseph Metten, Joshua Lebeau, Karin Derlich, Kathleen Beeler, Kathleen Davidson, Kenneth Bailey, Kenneth Wesley, Kevin Barnhill, Lindy De Quattro, Lioudmila Golynskaia, Mario Capellari, Matthew Blackwell, Meghan Thornton, Michael Muir, Natasha Devaud, Peg Hunter, Polly Ing, Renita Taylor, Ricardo Ramos, Richard Ducker, Robert Weaver, Ryan Galloway, Saba Roufchaie, Sam Breach, Samson Kao, Scott Mease, Simon Brown, Simon Eves, Sunny Lee, Tim Fortenberry, Tripp Brown, Vijay Myneni, William Geiger, Zachary Cole

• Third Assistant Director:

  David Strangmuller

• Unit Production Manager:

  Joann Perritano, Pavel Typolt

• Unit Publicist:

  Guy Adan

• Video Assist:

  Karel Schneiberg, Michael J. Hogan, Sam R. Harrison III, Viktor Lonek

• Visual Effects:

  Bill Taylor, CIS Hollywood, Digiscope, Howard A. Anderson Company, Illusion Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Pacific Title & Art Studio, Weta Digital, Zoic Studios

• Visual Effects Editor:

  Dave Tanaka, Michelle Rothburgh, Nicolas Anastassiou

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Annette Wullems, Catherine Sudolcan, Jennifer C. Bell, Julie Orosz, Kristen Leigh Branan, Laurel Schulman

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  Ben Snow, Chris Jones, Daniel Jeannette, Greg Liegey, Joe Letteri, Mark Freund, Scott Squires