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Neil LaBute Talks About Why Van Helsing Was The Right Sci-Fi Project For Him

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Neil LaBute Talks About Why Van Helsing Was The Right Sci-Fi Project For Him

Published Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:04:28 -0500

by Dan Wickline

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Neil LaBute, the showrunner for the new Syfy series Van Helsing, isn't known for working in science fiction. The director of things like Death At A Funeral, Your Friends And Neighbors, Nurse Betty and Lakeview Terrace talked about what made him sign on to do science fiction and why this particular series.

VAN HELSING | The Showrunner is Kinda Famous | SYFY (https://youtu.be/ljzsSAYqTlM)

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