Tag: Andy Serkis

  • ‘Alfred was inspired by my father’: Andy Serkis

    Andy Serkis says that his portrayal of Alfred Pennyworth in 'The Batman' was influenced by his relationship with his father.

  • Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis join ‘Luther’ movie for Netflix

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Actors Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis will star alongside Idris Elba in the Netflix feature film instalment of ‘Luther’, continuing the story of the acclaimed crime series.

    Netflix is making the feature in association with the BBC, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

    Neil Cross, who created and wrote the series, penned the script. Jamie Payne, who directed the last season that consisted of four episodes is helming the feature that begins shooting in November.

    ‘Luther’ centres on Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, a brilliant London officer so obsessed with his work that he is willing to go down the darkest of paths and break the stringiest of rules.

    In the movie’s story, which is the continuation of the ‘Luther’ saga, Luther will have to contend with a double threat.

    Erivo is playing a detective who is also Luther’s nemesis while Serkis is the story’s criminal villain.

    Cross and Elba are producing along with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready of Chernin Entertainment.

    The latter has a deal with Netflix and the streamer released Chernin’s ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy this summer and next has the big-budget Jason Momoa fantasy, ‘Slumberland’.

  • Sony Pictures delays ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ release as COVID-19 cases rise in US

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: The theatrical release of comic book adventure movie “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, starring Tom Hardy as the titular anti-hero, has been pushed by Sony Pictures amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the US.

    The “Venom” sequel, which was scheduled to open on September 24 in the US, will now premiere on October 15.

    According to Deadline, the delay comes as the coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in the US due to the delta variant.

    The film will see Hardy return as journalist Eddie Brock, who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.

    Actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis has directed the movie from a script written by Kelly Marcel.

    “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” features Woody Harrelson as the main antagonist Cletus Kasady aka Carnage, a character that was introduced in a last-minute cameo in 2018’s “Venom”.

    Actors Michelle Williams, Reid Scott and Naomie Harris are also part of the cast. 

  • Andy Serkis says he went ‘pretty method’ to play Gollum on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy

    By PTI
    LONDON: British actor Any Serkis has revealed that he spent hours walking on all fours to perfect his portrayal of Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

    The 56-year-old actor said he went “pretty method” for the character, a former Hobbit, who gets deformed and twisted due to his attachment and the possession of the Ring.

    In an interview with The Guardian, Serkis said he spent hours walking on all fours on the set of the Peter Jackson-directed hit fantasy trilogy.

    “I used to walk on all fours off set when we were filming Lord of the Rings. I spent a lot of time in preparation for that (Gollum). I would go off for walks on all fours for hours. I did occasionally come into contact with other people, so I just had to pretend I was looking for something. It’s fair to say that’s pretty method,” Serkis said.

    British actor Any Serkis as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy

    The actor believes he would not have been able to handle the fame that the trilogy sparked had he been younger.

    “I don’t think I could have handled the sort of fame Lord of the Rings sparked if I’d been younger. I was in my late 30s when it exploded. I’m grateful it happened when it did. It was an extraordinary time; so many things came out of that experience and whether I like it or not that role lives with me on a daily basis. It will never go away,” he said.

    As Serkis recalls, he spent hours off the set walking on all fours just like Gollum in both private and public spaces.

    The actor would run into people while on all fours and would have to come up with a plausible reason for being so close to the ground, such as looking for an item he dropped on the floor.

    “I used to walk on all fours off set when we were filming ‘Lord of the Rings,’” Serkis said.

    “I spent a lot of time in preparation for that; I would go off for walks on all fours for hours. I did occasionally come into contact with other people, so I just had to pretend I was looking for something. It’s fair to say that’s pretty method.”