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“I didn’t just have to play Gollum—I had to become him,” said Andy Serkis in an interview reflecting on his groundbreaking performance in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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“I didn’t just have to play Gollum—I had to become him,” said Andy Serkis in an interview reflecting on his groundbreaking performance in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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