If there is one person more precious to the The Lord of the Rings, then it is Andy Serkis. Having played the role of Gollum in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, reprised the role for The Hobbit, and subsequently recorded audiobook versions of both books and The Silmarillion, Serkis has embedded himself in the fantasy works of Tolkien more than anyone. Now he is about to return to the franchise again as the director of the new movie, The Hunt for Gollum. However, things could have been different if he had turned down the role of Gollum, which he really did not like when it was offered to him.
Andy Serkis really did not like the idea of playing Gollum when he was original offered it as voicing a CGI character. Read More