Van Helsing

Jon Spaihts talks writing Doctor Strange, Passengers, The Mummy and more!

Posted 10 years ago

This is a big year for screenwriter Jon Spaihts; actually, a big two months. On November 4th, Marvel will finally unveil the long-awaited DOCTOR STRANGE, the psychedelic superhero adventure that was a passion project for Spaihts (who co-wrote with Scott...

Exclusive: Jon Spaihts talks the Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe

Posted 10 years ago

Yesterday, Arrow in the Head managing editor Eric Walkuski conducted an interview with screenwriter Jon Spaihts, who has been attached to many genre projects in recent years. Spaihts's work includes the 2011 horror film THE DARKEST HOUR, Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS,...

SyFy’s Van Helsing to slay again in a second season

Posted 10 years ago

SyFy's female-led monster hunter series Van Helsing is only four episodes into its inaugural season, and they're already confident enough to renew it for a second! Production will begin on the 13-episode second season in January. Says showrunner Neil LaBute:...

This September, SyFy gets creepy with Channel Zero, Van Helsing premieres

Posted 10 years ago

SyFy just rolled out a whole set of airdates for their new and returning shows, but the two we've been following with the most interest are both hitting in the same week this coming September.  The first of these is Van...

Eric Heisserer talks Van Helsing inspiration, new monster series

Posted 10 years ago

In a chat with Eric Heisserer, co-writer of the upcoming VAN HELSING movie, HitFix learned an interesting tidbit about the inspiration behind the character: I can only say that early on, our inspiration for his behavior and his mannerisms was all...

Eric Heisserer talks inspiration for Van Helsing, shared monster universe

Posted 10 years ago

With Universal’s monster movie universe in development many have been wondering what monsters will get their time to shine, and what exactly will their modern interpretations be. Will the Wolfman use leave-in conditioner? Will Dracula suffer with diabetes? Will Frankenstein...

Kelly Overton is your new Van Helsing

Posted 10 years ago

Meet Kelly Overton. She'll be your new Van Helsing for the foreseeable future, landing the title role of the Syfy series of the same name for the show's 13-episode first season run, announced late last year, that'll be hitting the...

Van Helsing TV series casts Kelly Overton as Vanessa Helsing

Posted 10 years ago

  The new Van Helsing TV series from Syfy channel has found its Van Helsing. And it’s Vanessa Helsing, to you! Kelly Overton (Legends, True Blood) will play the titular vampire killer in the show, which will be overseen by...

The UnPopular Opinion: Van Helsing

Posted 10 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer are writing the Van Helsing reboot

Posted 11 years ago

Development on the Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe, which is being overseen by "narrative architects" Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan, is coming along a bit more slowly than I would have expected, which may be a good thing. The fact that...

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