You’ve got to hand it to Andy Serkis. The man had an opportunity and he ran with it. He’s been making the most of it ever since. For those of you who may not remember, Serkis is the man behind Gollum in the Lord of the Ring trilogy.
Serkis has a number of UK produced film coming out fairly soon, but this new one he apparently is set to star in has caught my attention. The good folks over at Movieweb have this:
Andy Serkis will star in the black comedy-horror, The Cottage for Steel Mill Pictures and Magic Light Pictures. Paul Andrew Williams wrote and is directing the film, which concerns two brothers who bungle the kidnapping of a crime boss’ daughter, says Variety.
i like Serkis. From all the interviews I’ve seen him in, and from what all his co-stars have always said about him he seems very likable and his work as a character performer has been stellar. On top of that I’ve enjoyed his small role work as well. But can he carry a lead role? I have my doubts. He doesn’t strike me as having the tallent to carry a film. But may that’s just because he hasn’t really been given a chance yet. Guess we’ll wait and see.
