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How come Edward Van Sloan didn't reprise his role in Van Helsing (2004)?


Does anyone know?

Horror_Metal

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He couldn't play Van Helsing in 2004 because he had a bad case of being dead. Like decades worth of being dead.

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So what you're saying is that he was too old to play Van Helsing so a younger actor, Hugh Jackman, was cast instead?

Haha seriously though, did you really think I wasn't joking?

Horror_Metal

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I couldn't tell if you were joking or not. I see weird questions asked on these boards all the time

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I think I just found my new signature lol!

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He did reprise the role in Dracula's Daughter

Generosity, that was my first mistake

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