With The Hobbit due for release this year Andy Serkis has given an update on events and says that new technology on set has made things great to work on. “It’s fantastic,” says Serkis of his return to New Zealand. “What’s great is that, with the technology, we can shoot on a live-action set. I don’t have to go back and repeat the process. There’s no disconnect anymore."
“When I’m acting with my fellow actor on a live-action set, it’s all for real and whatever happens between those two actors is what’s recorded,” he explains. “The live-action actor is recorded with film cameras while my performance as Gollum is recorded with performance capture cameras.”
This time round Serkis is also working behind the scenes as he is directing the second unit, which is of obvious benefit to Peter Jackson, the director “I feel equipped to be Peter’s eyes and ears on the Second Unit, which is a big operation. We’re covering a lot of stuff. We shoot everything from drama to aerial shots to battle sequences. I’m very pleased to be at this point." Speaking about Gollum which in which the character will appear much different from what we are familiar with, Serkis continues “All I can say is that he’s 60 years younger,” says Serkis, “and a lot more handsome.”
Source: Total Film
