Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment
DVD cover
Directed bySharon Bridgeman
Written byGarfield Reeves-Stevens
Judith Reeves-Stevens
Based onDracula
by Bram Stoker
Produced byJohn Kafka
StarringHugh Jackman
Tress MacNeille
Tara Strong
Robbie Coltrane
David Wenham
Dwight Schultz
Edited byKen Solomon
Music byJohn Van Tongeren
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Studios Home Video
Release dates
  • April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17) (Netherlands)
  • May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11) (United States)
  • August 27, 2004 (2004-08-27) (Japan)
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Van Helsing: The London Assignment is a 2004 American anime-influenced adult action horror animated short film by Universal Studios Home Video.[1][2] It features the voices of Hugh Jackman, Tress MacNeille, Robbie Coltrane and David Wenham. The London Assignment is an animated prequel to the 2004 motion picture Van Helsing (released the same year).[3][4] It tells of the events before the film. It was animated by Universal Cartoon Studios, Production I.G, and Sunwoo Entertainment.[5]

The short film received mostly positive reviews, with some noting it to be a significant improvement to that of the original film.[6]

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  5. ^ "Van Helsing: The London Assignment Company Credits". IMDb. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2004.
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