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Andy Serkis has revealed that 'The Batman Part II' will start filming next year. The 60-year-old actor is due to reprise his role as Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth and has set out the timeline of production on the superhero sequel that is slated for release in 2026. Speaking at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024, Andy quipped: "Well, there is a huge arc which you've got – nah, I'm not giving away anything. "Basically, I know nothing about the movie other than that I've just found out that we're probably likely to be starting filming early next year. Therefore, if you do that math, it'll be a year...
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Sir Ian McKellen is open to playing Gandalf again - if he is still "alive" when the next film is made. The 85-year-old actor portrayed the wizard in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit Trilogies' and he confirmed he has heard of "stirrings in Tolkein land" following the news Sir Peter Jackson will produce and Andy Serkis will direct a new spin-off movie in 2026, 'The Hunt for Gollum'. But though Ian is happy to consider returning to the role again, he insisted he hasn't been approached yet. Noting the long white beard he is currently sporting for his stage role as Falstaff in 'Player Kings' he...
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'The Hunt For Gollum' will "delve into" parts of the character's journey fans haven't seen on screen before. Filmmaker Peter Jackson is set to serve as executive producer on the new 'Lord of the Rings' spin-off movie, which will see Andy Serkis reprise his role as well as directing the project, and Jackson insisted it made sense to explore Gollum/Sméagol more than the likes of Aragorn (Viggo Mortenson) and Legolas (Orlando Bloom). He told Deadline: "The Gollum/Sméagol character has always fascinated me because Gollum reflects the worst of human nature, whilst his Sméagol side is, arguably, qui...
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Andy Serkis is returning to the 'Lord of The Rings' franchise to star in and direct a new movie based around his character Gollum. The actor is stepping behind the camera to take charge of 'Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' - the first of several new films in the series being planned by Warner Bros. - with the original trilogy's director Peter Jackson set to be involved in the production alongside his longtime writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens who will pen the screenplay. Andy said in a statement: "Yesssss, Precious. The time has come once more to venture into the unknown w...
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Wes Ball has revealed that 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' will mark the start of a new trilogy in the franchise. The 43-year-old filmmaker is helming the upcoming flick that sees Owen Teague's chimpanzee Cornelius take over the lead role from Andy Serkis as Caesar and promised that the fourth installment is the "beginning of something". Wes told Empire magazine: "From the beginning we thought about this as a trilogy. We had these grand ideas where it could ultimately go and how it could fit into the legacy of these movies. So I'm certainly talking to (the studio) right now about the next ...
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Andy Serkis fears the world has become so precious people can be “cancelled for anything now”. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor, 59, who played Gollum in the trio of fantasy epic films, was slammed in 2018 when he declared actors should be able to play any part they wanted – and added he defies people not to “tap their foot” to Michael Jackson’s music despite the paedophile accusations that dogged the late ‘Bad’ singer. Andy told The Independent: “You can be cancelled for anything now, literally anything, and what I really despise is trial by media. “That’s ruined more people’s lives and should n...
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Owen Teague consulted with his idol Andy Serkis before starring in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'. The 24-year-old actor plays chimpanzee Cornelius in the upcoming movie and revealed how he sought the advice of 'The Lord of the Rings' actor - who previously featured in the franchise as Caesar - on how to adapt to the challenge of motion capture acting. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Owen said: "Well, we all talked to Andy Serkis. He and I had a meeting, and he was part of why I became an actor. So this was something that I'd been wanting to do my entire life, and it was literally a d...
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Andy Serkis is open to returning in the new 'Lord of the Rings' films. The 59-year-old star voiced Gollum in the original fantasy trilogy and is willing to reprise the part for the "multiple" new movies that are in the works at Warner Bros. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Andy said: "I adore those guys and they are a second family to me. "I've spent so many years making films with them. I love their sensibility and their take; it's filmmaking on a different kind of level. You live and breathe it. And so, yes, if some opportunity were to come up, it would be an amazing thing." Warner Bros. ...
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Andy Serkis wants to direct a 'Star Wars' movie. The 58-year-old actor has revealed that he'd love to direct a 'Star Wars' film, admitting that the franchise "holds a huge fascination" for him. Asked about the possibility of helming a 'Star Wars' movie, Andy told Screen Rant: "I would love to. I really would, genuinely. "I think that this universe holds a huge fascination for me. I think I am one of the rare actors who's had the opportunity to play two characters in it. But I would love to." Andy played Supreme Leader Snoke in the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy, and Kino Loy in 'Andor', the 'Star ...
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Andy Serkis has big expectations for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'. The 58-year-old star played ape leader Caesar in the three previous movies, but will not appear in the latest flick in the rebooted franchise after the character's death in the 2017 film 'War for the Planet of the Apes', and has high praise for Wes Ball's film. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Andy said: "I think Wes Ball is going to do an amazing job with this film. I think it's, from what I've heard and what I've seen, there's some amazing conceptual artwork. "And where they've chosen to land the story and take off with the ne...
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