Andy Serkis Says He Was 'Evangelical' About Performance Capture but Now Accepts It's 'Misunderstood'

Actor Andy Serkis, who portrayed Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, told The Times he stopped aggressively defending performance capture technology because audiences misunderstand it. Serkis, who is currently filming The Hunt for Gollum, said he now accepts that many people do not view digital acting as legitimate performance. He compared his work to prosthetic makeup, noting that physical masks are more easily accepted by viewers than digital ones.

Source: Andy Serkis Says He Was 'Evangelical' About Performance Capture but Now Accepts It's 'Misunderstood' — Variety

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