{
  "id": 19000434,
  "title": "Andy Serkis Says He Was ‘Evangelical’ About Performance Capture After Playing Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’ but Now Accepts It’s ‘Misunderstood’: ‘If You Get It? Great’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/andy-serkis-says-he-was-evangelical-about-performance-capture-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T18:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/andy-serkis-motion-capture-gollum-1236942445/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Andy Serkis, who played an instrumental role in bringing the on-screen version of Gollum (also known as Sméagol) to life in “The Lord of the Rings” franchise, is reflecting on the technology that helped him do so. Gollum, a central character in the films, is the result of both Serkis’ performance and computer-generated elements through […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}