Andy Serkis recalls Peter Jackson who laughs him during his first day as Gollum while shooting the Lord of the Rings

Before Gollum became one of the most iconic characters in the CGGI in the history of cinema, Andy Serkis I had to jump in an unexplored territory with the movement of the movement, it set the bar for the industry.

But, his first day playing the twisted creature on the set of The Lord of the RingsSerkis was not welcomed with awe, but with confusion … and laughter of the director Peter Jackson.

In a recent Lord of the Rings Reunion panel during the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Serkis reflected on the bizarre experience of entering Gollum’s skin for the first time.

It was while he was shooting Return of the kingAnd Serkis was joining late production, well after the rest of the cast and the crew had already entered their rhythm. This has made its entry even more embarrassing:

“The film was shot out of the order, and my first scene was 765 of the film 3, and I remember having rubbed on the set and becoming Gollum with my thin Lycra suit and then enter the character.

And then Peter Jackson who laughs at me. The whole crew was going, ‘Who is that boy, and what the hell does he do here? You can pull it out of the shot because we want to shoot here. “I don’t think anyone really knew what I was doing there on the first day.”

Today, Motion Capture is normal for great budget cinema Avatar, Planet of the monkeys, The BatmanAlso Cocaine bear Mocap actor used to give life to creatures. But in the early 2000s, it seemed … strange. Especially when you are decorated in a Lycra dress that growls like a goblin in front of a pile of skeptical crew members.

It is wild thinking about it now, Serkis, the boy who practically defined the capture of performance, making his eyes on the set as if he had wandered in the wrong film. And Jackson laughing at him … it must have been all so strange to see in real life.

Regardless of this, the representation of Gollum of Serkis was fantastic and not only did he help to root the character with a real emotional depth, but rewritten the rules of what acting could be. The entire panorama of the captured performance has moved later The Lord of the RingsAnd Serkis became his undisputed pioneer.

Serkis is the new set to direct the next chapter of the franchise with The hunt for Gullom. He will also return to resume his role as a twisted creature who started everything.

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