Person: Serkis

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Colin Farrell to play the Penguin in new Batman movie

Robert Pattinson is already on board to play the caped crusader with Zoe Kravitz playing Catwoman. Paul Dano will star as the Riddler.

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Andy Serkis lauds technology that saves him from latex masks

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From Gollum to Caesar: Andy Serkis is glad to be growing up

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Serkis Jungle Book 'shows darkness of original story'

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Serkis set to helm 'Animal Farm' remake

Serkis talks of struggle to return to Gollum role

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

Sun, 29 Jul, 2012

Serkis signs up for 'Apes' sequel

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

Fri, 04 Nov, 2011

Serkis: Ape Ceaser strayed into my real life

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

Mon, 15 Aug, 2011

Movie reviews

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.

Sat, 13 Aug, 2011

Serkis signs on for 'The Hobbit'

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

Tue, 11 Jan, 2011

Comedy comes with difficulty in ‘Burke and Hare’

A black comedy, which is difficult to comprehend since it’s about the notorious 19th century grave robbers who provided Edinburgh’s medics with the bodies they required for further study.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2010

'Malfoy' cast in Apes prequel

Tom Felton has been cast in 'Rise of the Apes'. The 22-year-old actor will star alongside Freida Pinto, Brian Cox and Andy Serkis in the movie - a prequel to 'Planet of the Apes'.

Mon, 19 Jul, 2010

'The Hobbit' filming on hold

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

Tue, 18 May, 2010

I want to play Bono or MacGowan, says Serkis

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

Thu, 28 Jan, 2010

Serkis to play Ian Dury in biopic

'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.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2009

Stars look forward to BAFTA awards

'Life On Mars', 'Extras' and a drama about Lord Longford's campaign to free Moors Murderer Myra Hindley are front-runners at the TV Baftas in England tonight.

Sun, 20 May, 2007

'Life on Mars' heads BAFTA nominations

The smash-hit series 'Life On Mars' has been nominated for two TV Baftas today.

Wed, 11 Apr, 2007

Serkis makes King Kong as real as possible

King Kong actor Andy Serkis painlessly researched the way the terrifying beast should kill his victims - because he wanted his character to be as realistic as possible.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2005

Serkis visits gorillas

Actor Andy Serkis stunned his King Kong co-stars by flying out to Rwanda to spend time with gorillas - to prepare him for his role in the remake.

Wed, 01 Sep, 2004

Gollum actor honoured by filmgoers

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.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2004