Which character did the actor who played Carl in an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s, play in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy?
Van Helsing (film) Van Helsing is a 2004 American dark fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter Van Helsing, and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. The film is an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s (also produced by Universal Studios which were in turn based on novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley), of which Sommers is a fan.
List of horror films of the 1930s A list of horror films released in the 1930s. The American horror film was properly created in the 1930s, most notably the Universal Horror film productions. "White Zombie" is considered to be the first feature length zombie film and has been described as the archetype and model of all zombie movies. A number of Hollywood actors made a name for themselves in horror films of this decade, in particular Bela Lugosi ("Dracula", 1931) and Boris Karloff ("Frankenstein", 1931). Fredric March won an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", 1931. Films of this era frequently took their inspiration from the literature of gothic horror and more often dealt with themes of science versus religion rather than supernatural themes.