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Wes Ball has revealed that 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' will mark the start of a new trilogy in the franchise. The 43-year-old filmmaker is helming the upcoming flick that sees Owen Teague's chimpanzee Cornelius take over the lead role from Andy Serkis as Caesar and promised that the fourth installment is the "beginning of something". Wes told Empire magazine: "From the beginning we thought about this as a trilogy. We had these grand ideas where it could ultimately go and how it could fit into the legacy of these movies. So I'm certainly talking to (the studio) right now about the next ...
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Andy Serkis fears the world has become so precious people can be “cancelled for anything now”. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor, 59, who played Gollum in the trio of fantasy epic films, was slammed in 2018 when he declared actors should be able to play any part they wanted – and added he defies people not to “tap their foot” to Michael Jackson’s music despite the paedophile accusations that dogged the late ‘Bad’ singer. Andy told The Independent: “You can be cancelled for anything now, literally anything, and what I really despise is trial by media. “That’s ruined more people’s lives and should n...
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Owen Teague consulted with his idol Andy Serkis before starring in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'. The 24-year-old actor plays chimpanzee Cornelius in the upcoming movie and revealed how he sought the advice of 'The Lord of the Rings' actor - who previously featured in the franchise as Caesar - on how to adapt to the challenge of motion capture acting. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Owen said: "Well, we all talked to Andy Serkis. He and I had a meeting, and he was part of why I became an actor. So this was something that I'd been wanting to do my entire life, and it was literally a d...
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Andy Serkis is open to returning in the new 'Lord of the Rings' films. The 59-year-old star voiced Gollum in the original fantasy trilogy and is willing to reprise the part for the "multiple" new movies that are in the works at Warner Bros. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Andy said: "I adore those guys and they are a second family to me. "I've spent so many years making films with them. I love their sensibility and their take; it's filmmaking on a different kind of level. You live and breathe it. And so, yes, if some opportunity were to come up, it would be an amazing thing." Warner Bros. ...
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Andy Serkis wants to direct a 'Star Wars' movie. The 58-year-old actor has revealed that he'd love to direct a 'Star Wars' film, admitting that the franchise "holds a huge fascination" for him. Asked about the possibility of helming a 'Star Wars' movie, Andy told Screen Rant: "I would love to. I really would, genuinely. "I think that this universe holds a huge fascination for me. I think I am one of the rare actors who's had the opportunity to play two characters in it. But I would love to." Andy played Supreme Leader Snoke in the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy, and Kino Loy in 'Andor', the 'Star ...
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Andy Serkis has big expectations for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'. The 58-year-old star played ape leader Caesar in the three previous movies, but will not appear in the latest flick in the rebooted franchise after the character's death in the 2017 film 'War for the Planet of the Apes', and has high praise for Wes Ball's film. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Andy said: "I think Wes Ball is going to do an amazing job with this film. I think it's, from what I've heard and what I've seen, there's some amazing conceptual artwork. "And where they've chosen to land the story and take off with the ne...
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Andy Serkis would love to play James Bond. The 58-year-old actor stars in 'Luther: The Fallen Sun' alongside Idris Elba – who has often been tipped to play the legendary spy – and revealed that he would love to don 007's tuxedo himself. Andy told the Metro newspaper: "Me, to be the next James Bond?! Oh, absolutely, yes. Let's put it out there! I'd quite happily do that. I can be suave!" Elba has ruled himself out of succeeding Daniel Craig as Bond and Serkis believes that the role of DCI John Luther actually suits the star better than 007 would have done. The 'Lord of the Rings' star explained...
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Andy Serkis is looking forward to doing more travelling now his kids are older. The 58-year-old actor – who has Ruby, 24, Sonny, 22, and 18-year-old Louis with wife Lorraine Ashbourne – is excited to be able to go further afield and enjoy some new adventures with his spouse now their brood don’t need constant care. He told Red magazine: “Now the kids are older, Lorraine and I want to do more travelling. “We’d love to go to South America. I also want to do more climbing; I’ve been to Everest base camp and solo climbed the Matterhorn so more of that!” The ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ actor believes ...
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Idris Elba considers 'Luther' to be more "relatable" than James Bond. The 50-year-old actor returns as DCI John Luther in 'Luther: The Fallen Sun', the big-screen continuation of the TV series, and hopes that the character can take up some of 007's "real estate" with the gritty themes of the new movie, which features Andy Serkis as cyber serial killer David Robey. Idris, who has often been tipped to play Bond, told Magic Radio: "The Bond series is an incredible staple to the UK and the world right, but Luther could take up some of that real estate. "It is not about espionage, but it is about h...
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Andy Serkis is to direct 'The Giant's House'. The 'Lord of the Rings' star will helm an adaptation of Elizabeth McCracken's acclaimed 1996 novel, which has been transformed for the big screen by British writer Nick Hornby. The story follows Peggy Gort, a young librarian who prefers the company of books to people. When James – a very tall young man – visits her library, the pair embark on a journey that nobody could have predicted. The romantic film has been in the pipeline for a while but has been given new impetus with Serkis boarding as director. Casting is underway with Lucy Bevan – who has...
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