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Andy "Gollum" Serkis Speaks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-loves-to-reads-it dept.

Jondor writes "The BBC has an article in which Andy Serkis answers questions about his role as Gollum. Can't wait so spend a whole 9 hours watching for the full DVD release of LOTR!"

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  1. Re:lol! by Trebuchet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You spelled "Dobby" wrong. The name has 2 Bs.

    If you run the googlefight with Dobby spelled right, guess who wins?

    That's right, Gollum!!

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  2. Has he even read the books? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Some of his answers seem a bit far out, especially the one concerning what Smeagol would do with the ring if he finally got it:

    Elizabeth, 6, Madison USA
    What do you think Gollum would do if he actually got the Ring back?

    Andy Serkis: That's a good question. I think Gollum would probably want to try and turn back time so he could go back to being Smeagol before he killed his cousin for the Ring.

    Which, of course, is not at all what LotR tells us (Gollum even says outwardly that that he'd pay everyone back). That said, it seems somewhat odd that the actors haven't read the book, or if they have they haven't read it very closely.

    1. Re:Has he even read the books? by dillon_rinker · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You're forgetting that the characterization of Gollum/Smeagol in the movie differs drastically from that of Gollum in the books. I doubt that Elizabeth, aged 6, has read the books. I think it's safe to say that Serkis is answering based on Jackson's vision of the character in the movies, not Tolkien's vision of the character in the books.

    2. Re:Has he even read the books? by SoupIsGoodFood_42 · · Score: 2, Insightful
      That seemed like a very strange answer to me too [...]

      Not when you consider he was answering to a 6 year old girl.

    3. Re:Has he even read the books? by GuruJ · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think even more than that, Serkis doesn't want to tell little 6-year old Elizabeth that Gollum would go and slit everyone's throat...

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  3. Psst by bonch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's talking character-wise. Obviously, they've played a bit with Gollum's psychosis compared to the books. I imagine he doesn't want to reveal how Gollum's mindset has been fleshedout in the final film, and how he acted it as a result.