Anyway, it's interesting that he's kind of the go-to guy for performance capture for CG characters. Evidently he started a studio for this kind of stuff. Also, Jackson made him the 2nd Unit Director for the Hobbit.
I remember watching the commentary or something on Two Towers, and they were talking about how he was SO into the performance capture, they actually decided to let him do the voice and stuff, and even put him in RotK as Smeagol. Very heartwarming stuff.
Next, the multitalented Serkis plans to direct a retelling of George Orwell’s allegorical novel Animal Farm.
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On the storytelling, Serkis says: “We’re keeping it fable-istic and [aimed at] a family audience....
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