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Andy Serkis Says Returning to Gollum Has Disrupted His Sleep
Andy Serkis is returning as Gollum in the upcoming film The Hunt for Gollum, and he is also directing it.
He first began playing the Lord of the Rings character 26 years ago.
Serkis says revisiting the role has made his already active mind busier and is waking him at night.
He sometimes cannot tell whether he is asleep or awake, and imagines arguing with Gollum about who is directing whom.
Serkis has said actors can be changed by their roles, and that leaving a character behind can take a long time.
He does not think Gollum will ever fully leave him, showing how demanding returning to the character has been; Serkis is preparing to bring Gollum back to the screen in the new film.
Andy Serkis says returning to Gollum has affected his sleep.
He is preparing to play the character again in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which he is also directing.
Serkis said he wakes up at night and sometimes cannot tell whether he is asleep or awake.
He said he has lived with Gollum for a long time and does not expect the character ever to leave him.
- Who
- Andy Serkis, the actor and director who plays Gollum.
- What
- He says returning to the role has affected his sleep.
- When
- He discussed it in a recent interview with The Times. A specific interview date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He said revisiting a character he has played for 26 years has made his already active mind busier.
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Serkis began playing Gollum.
Serkis is preparing to play Gollum again and direct The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
Serkis told The Times that returning to the character has been affecting his sleep.
- Actor
- Andy Serkis
- Character
- Gollum
- Years playing character
- 26
- Upcoming film
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
- Film role
- Serkis is directing and starring in the film
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What people are saying
I’m a terrible sleeper. My mind is pretty active, and it has been insane going back to the character I started playing 26 years ago, and so I’m waking up at night.
I don’t suspect that Gollum will ever leave me, quite frankly,
Sometimes decompressing from a character can take a long time.