


Serkis also enjoyed his behind-the-scenes role as a director, and found that the key to a great battle scene - and adding to the "hack and slash of it all" - is having human beats in the storytelling that make it poignant. Therein lies the conflict in the character." "Of course, the Gollum side of his personality just wants to kill Bilbo in a very expedient way so that they have some dinner. "Suddenly, to have someone who he recognizes as a fellow hobbit - because of course, he was a hobbit before he became addicted to the ring - and to be able to have a game of riddles, nothing could be better. He hasn't been tortured by Sauron, still is in possession of the One Ring and is simply delighted to have some company. It's a different Gollum than we saw in Lord of the Rings, though, according to Serkis. The first thing Jackson filmed for The Hobbit two years ago was the memorable meeting between Gollum and Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) in the Misty Mountains, where Gollum - the transformed former hobbit named Smeagol - has been hanging out while going on a downward spiral of crazy for 500 years.

You become so used to conversing with the cameras - it is like this other character which is there monitoring what is going on." "There isn't a single second of a day that isn't recorded in some way, shape or form and you just got used to it. 14.)Ĭamera crews were constantly documenting Jackson's video diaries, Serkis says. (The home-video release also includes a code for Jackson's live first look this Sunday at the second Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug, in theaters Dec. The special features of The Hobbit Blu-ray and DVD (out Tuesday) include a slew of Jackson's behind-the-scenes production videos, with Serkis and others part of a special look at location scouting, filming in 3-D and other production ins and outs. The English actor reprised his motion-capture Lord of the Rings role as the weathered little weirdo Gollum in the first of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies, but also was a second-unit director for many scenes of the film, including several battles. Watch Video: Exclusive clip: Andy Serkis on 'The Hobbit'Īndy Serkis was important on both sides of the camera for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
