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Interview
from the World Premiere of Van Helsing
Why are Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula and the other classic horror movie monsters still so fascinating to movie audiences? You know honestly I think there’s a Dracula, a Wolf Man, and a Frankenstein’s Monster in all of us. They are sides of our own character so that’s why I think we can relate to them in terms of a ‘I know how that feels’ kind of thing. What’s it like working on a huge production like this that’s so heavily packed with effects? It’s challenging but if you have a director like Stephen Sommers who this is his genre, this is what he’s a master of, so his energy level is so amazing that he literally gives you the picture on the blue screen by just describing it. So that made it so much easier to do it. And this movie reunites you with your “Oklahoma” co-star, Hugh Jackman. Of course. He’s so difficult… (laughing). He’s a diva. (Laughing) Isn’t he? Is it true that you actually sang while in costume and entertained the kids? I sang. You know, we had kids on the set and I was the only one in costume of the monsters because the other ones were CG. So I had to pass the time somehow and I was over 7’ tall in my leg extensions, so by being that imposing I thought it would be nice to get down on their level and sort of sing Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera or something that they might relate to. Will we see any of that on the "Van Helsing" DVD? Wouldn’t that be great? I hope so because I sang it enough (laughing). How hard was it to do the physical transformation? Was that a very painful process? It wasn’t painful. It was really more about preparation because it took about six hours for the makeup [we got] down to four and a half. It literally was piece by piece so by the end, I just sort of disappeared into the monster. By the time it was finished, I was ready to do it. How many hours did it take to get it all off? Less than one hour. Rip rip, pull pull, scrap, cut… Will we see another “Van Helsing?” Will there be a sequel? Wouldn’t that be nice? Maybe [set] in Hawaii. Wouldn’t that be nice? Not “Survivor” island, though. |
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