British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

British actor Andy Serkis is in Star Wars The Force Awakens - we've heard his voice and seen the cast list and now we have a little more information.

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Andy Serkis brings his Gollum experience to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, writes Susan Griffin.

Months of speculation concerning 'Star Wars', one of the most successful film franchises of all time, has ended as the cast for the latest instalment was announced.

James Franco is set to appear in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'.

Andy Serkis says his adaptation of 'The Jungle Book' doesn't "shy away from darkness".

Lorde thinks she looks like Gollum from 'Lord of the Rings' when she performs on stage.

An extra long trailer for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' (smorg) has been released.

The run-up to the release of the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has seen a spate of tie-in publications and new editions of the works of JRR Tolkien.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ***

There is a moment early in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' when Gandalf The Grey (Ian McKellen) turns to diminutive hero Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) and counsels: “All good stories deserve embellishment.”

The Duke of Cambridge attended the UK premiere of the new Hobbit film on his own tonight, saying his pregnant wife Kate “would have loved to have been here if she could”.

It’s been one of the most anticipated films in cinema history, but will Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit live up to the hype, asks Marjorie Brennan

Ian Fitzgibbon takes a break from Moone Boy to tell Pádraic Killeen about his new tale of a tragic teenager who turns to animation

Andy Serkis is planning to direct a remake of 'Animal Farm'.

Andy Serkis found it difficult to reprise his role as Gollum in 'The Hobbit'.

Andy Serkis is to star in a sequel to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.

Andy Serkis "slipped" in and out of being a monkey in his real life while filming 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.

THE eyes have it. Were it not for the quality of Andy Serkis’s performance in the central role, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) would be little more than a nakedly commercial cash-in on the popularity of the Planet of the Apes films.

Orlando Bloom will reprise his role as elf Legolas for director Peter Jackson's two-part prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, which will be shot in New Zealand.

Andy Serkis has signed up to appear in 'The Hobbit'.

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was honoured by the UK movie industry last night as he was awarded a British Film Institute (BFI) Fellowship.

'The Hobbit' will be filmed in New Zealand.

The Daleks have exterminated all challengers to be named the greatest monsters in the galaxy by sci-fi fans today.

‘The Hobbit’ will not be filmed until the end of the year.

Ian McKellen has confirmed ‘The Hobbit’ will start filming in July.

Ireland's Richard Baneham was honoured at the Bafta awards last night, when Avatar won for special effects.

Andy Serkis wants to play Bono in a film of the U2 rocker’s life.

Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell are to lead a largely British cast in an animated film version of one of the Tintin adventures.

'Lord of the Rings' star Andy Serkis has signed up to play British punk legend Ian Dury in a biopic of the late Blockheads frontman.

'Lord of the Rings' fans will have to wait another four years to get their next big screen fix of the franchise - its prequel 'The Hobbit' has been postponed until 2012.

Captain Jack Sparrow in the hit Pirates of the Caribbean movies has been voted the UK’s favourite big-screen character.

A daring theft of National Wax Museum figures will not stop next month’s re-opening of the tourist attraction, it emerged today.

Jerry Hall and her two daughters proved the night’s glamour highlight at the UK premiere of the epic movie King Kong.

The premiere of the epic movie King Kong roared into town tonight.

King Kong director Peter Jackson’s latest blockbuster, is a smash hit, according to the film’s first review.

Naomi Watts is dreading her upcoming King Kong role, because she fears she'll be spending days staring at something on a green screen.

MARLON Brando’s Mafia boss Vito Corleone has been voted the greatest movie character of all time.

Marlon Brando’s Mafia boss Vito Corleone has been voted the greatest movie character of all time.

The man behind Gollum in Lord of the Rings finally proved there was more to his character than computer wizardry when he clinched a Best Actor award.

Posh Spice Victoria Beckham and her husband David stole the show at a star-studded Hollywood movie awards ceremony today.

FROM Middle-earth to Mallow, Minas Tirith to Tallaght, Gandalf to Galway, the whole world is like one big shire in homage to the second movie of the Lord of the Rings trilogy which opens tomorrow everywhere this side of the Urals.