Andy Serkis (Burke and Hare) will star as Caesar, "the chimp who leads the simian revolt" in Rise of the Apes, the Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) directed Planet of the Apes prequel. Serkis is no stranger to motion capture roles, [...]
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LOTR: The Preciousss Is On Blu-Ray, But Why Are Fans Unhappy?
Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy masterpiece of the J. R. R. Tolkien classic, “The Lord of the Rings” is finally on BluRay and from many reports, it looks bloody amazing. Heck it looks bloody amazing already from the trailer for this [...]
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Andy Serkis Says THE HOBBIT To Shoot At The End Of This Year
Earlier this month, we had reported that a posting on Ian McKellen's official site indicated that The Hobbit would start filming in June. That claim was later updated to July and then once again changed to state "at a time [...]
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James Cameron And The Giant Hype: Motion Capture Misrepresented?
Eight years ago, a reason why Andy Serkis was denied an Oscar nomination was a lack of recognition for how the computer, the actor, and the animator created Gollum’s performance in “The Lord of the Rings”. Last month, James Cameron [...]
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Hugo Weaving Will Return For ‘THE HOBBIT’
Guillermo del Toro has confirmed in a chat with BBC Radio 5's Simon Mayo (at the 02:10:55 mark) that Hugo Weaving will reunite with Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen in The Hobbit. Del Toro says the trio will return "...as the [...]
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