Why Did Andy Serkis Cast Only Himself in ‘Hunt For Gollum’?
Ever wonder what it would look like if one man played every single part in Middle-earth? No, really—every hobbit, every wizard, every suspiciously identical elf face? Apparently, Andy Serkis woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and said, “Middle-earth needs more me.” And you know, I can’t decide if that’s absolutely insane or, somehow, an act of cinematic genius . As someone who’s waded through a thousand “diversity in Hollywood” tweets, I find myself both laughing and weirdly impressed—Andy’s not just chasing Gollum, he’s chasing the record for Most Screen Time By A Guy Who Played A Monkey . What even happens to a film’s budget when the entire cast shares one SAG card? If this is what passes for “authentic Tolkien,” let’s just pack up the old, stuffy fantasy tropes and ship them back to Valinor—because Serkis clearly believes Middle-earth was always meant to be, well, Serkian . Am I entertained, confused, or just a little jealous I didn’t come up with this headline? Maybe all three.
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LONDON—Responding to concerns about the lack of diversity in his upcoming project, The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum director Andy Serkis defended the film’s all–Andy Serkis cast during an interview Friday. “It isn’t my fault that the characters in the books are all Andy Serkis,” said filmmaker and actor Andy Serkis, adding that Andy Serkis was the right person for every role in the new Lord Of The Rings movie, and at the end of the day, that was what really mattered. “This is just how Middle-earth is. It’s a very Serkian place. Frodo, Gandalf, the Elves—those are all me, and I’m not going to cast people other than me just to tick boxes. J.R.R. Tolkien himself was inspired by Norse mythology, and those stories were absolutely full of 62-year old men who voiced Caesar in the Planet Of The Apes reboot.” In response to the diversity concerns, Fox News has praised Serkis for rejecting the politically correct status quo of casting anyone but Andy Serkis.
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