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5 hours ago · Summary. Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers included Gollum, one of the first fully CGI motion-captured characters in a major film. Originally, Andy Serkis was only going to provide Gollum's voice, but he ended up doing much more. Wētā Digital pioneered new techniques to bring Gollum to life.
4 days ago · Unless they had their own Palantir, Lord of the Rings fans everywhere were surprised to hear we would be getting a Gollum movie that feels like old home week. Andy Serkis will be starring and directing, and original trilogy director Peter Jackson will be producing.
5 hours ago · Andy Serkis is a legend when it comes to motion capture. A recipient of an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion capture-acting, Serkis has played some of the most celebrated roles in pop culture, including but not limited to King Kong in the 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011-2017) and Supreme Leader ...
4 days ago · Jackson's Weta Digital used motion capture of the actor Andy Serkis to create the now-iconic on-screen visualization of the character Gollum.
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1 day ago · EW: A very visible part of the advancements has been on the capture side. While “King Kong” utilized motion capture to record Andy Serkis’ body movements for “Kong”, the facial capture part of the equation was in a very primitive state, requiring Andy to perform as Kong for a rigid capture rig, separate from his body.
5 days ago · Using the state-of-the-art motion-capture technique that brought Gollum (Andy Serkis) to life in 2002's The Two Towers and 2003's Return of the King, Jackson reteamed with Serkis to transform the actor into the titular giant ape.
6 days ago · Russell Crowe shares the real reason behind passing on one of the most iconic roles in cinema after meeting with director Peter Jackson. Russell Crowe, the gladiatorial Oscar-winner, recently opened up about his decision to turn down the role of Aragorn in the legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy.
