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This much I know Andy Serkis: ‘I used to walk on all fours preparing to be Gollum’

The actor, 56, tells Nick McGrath about growing up in Ruislip and Baghdad, becoming famous in Lord of the Rings and falling in love with mountaineering

Published: 6 Mar 2021

Tristram Kenton at the Hlcarpenter.com Before they were famous, part two: stars' early stage roles – in pictures

Tristram Kenton’s archive reveals more performers heading for the big time, including Rachel Weisz, Idris Elba, Daniel Kaluuya, Felicity Jones and more

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Published: 13 Nov 2020

Andy Serkis to read The Hobbit nonstop to raise money for the NHS

The actor, best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, will read the entire JRR Tolkien novel

Published: 7 May 2020

Andy Serkis plays talking anus in fatberg prevention campaign

Fatbergs clogging city sewers consist of 0.5% fat and 93% wet wipes – so a new campaign encourages people dispose of wipes responsibly

Published: 14 Oct 2019

2 out of 5 stars.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle review – man-cub makes a pointless return
2 out of 5 stars.

There are no songs and not much fun as director Andy Serkis’s ultra-realistic animation trudges into the uncanny valley

Published: 28 Nov 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi world premiere – in pictures

From R2D2 to the Praetorian Guard, Mark Hamill to Daisy Ridley, everyone turned out for the premiere of The Last Jedi in Los Angeles

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Published: 10 Dec 2017

Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs DVD reviews: War for the Planet of the Apes; 47 Metres Down; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and more

Chest-beating apes and bloodthirsty sharks provide familiar thrills while a prison documentary offers a shattering picture of male pain

Published: 26 Nov 2017
Film blog Star Wars: The Last Jedi – five things we learned from the spectacular new trailer

Will Luke get off Ahch-To? Who is the real villain? What will go down at the Battle of Crait? We subject the latest Star Wars trailer to a full Force probe

Published: 3 Nov 2017

3 out of 5 stars.

Breathe review – Andrew Garfield fronts poignant biopic of wheelchair pioneer
3 out of 5 stars.

Andy Serkis’s directorial debut is a heartfelt retelling of the story of Robin Cavendish that highlights a vital chapter of history but airbrushes another

Published: 15 Sep 2017

4 out of 5 stars.

War for the Planet of the Apes review – smart simian showdown
4 out of 5 stars.

Motion-capture apes are the stars of the thrilling third prequel, a psychological western turned war movie

Published: 16 Jul 2017
Andy Serkis transforms into Gollum to read Donald Trump tweets – video

Andy Serkis, the actor who played Gollum in the Lord of The Rings trilogy, brings his character back to life to read Donald Trump’s tweets on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Published: 13 Jul 2017
The Godfather – but with chimpanzees: on set with War for the Planet of the Apes

The revival of the franchise is a million miles from the schlocky originals – the director of the latest calls it ‘our Russian ape novel’. The makers talk about why its apocalyptic mood feels so timely

Published: 7 Jul 2017
The Q&A Andy Serkis: ‘How would I like to be remembered? Not as the guy who played Gollum’

The actor on his family, being a workaholic and Brexit

Published: 1 Jul 2017

Andy Serkis directorial debut Breathe to open 61st London film festival

Biopic of disability rights activist Robin Cavendish, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, will receive its European premiere at October event

Published: 29 Jun 2017
4 out of 5 stars.

War for the Planet of the Apes review – it's simians v humans in another absorbing episode
4 out of 5 stars.

The third of the Planet of the Apes ‘reboot series’ is just as good as its predecessors: a bold, sweeping adventure told with confidence and intensity

Published: 26 Jun 2017

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