How Lord of the Rings' Gollum Changed CGI Forever

Weta Digital Effect Supervisor Eric Saindon looks back on the process of creating a new breed of CG character with Andy Serkis’s groundbreaking mo-cap performance in Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – Mutant Reviewers

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Return of the King is nearly 20 years old but the CGI is phenomenal for Gollum. Forgive the bad screenshot but how amazing in 4K. Films now don't have such amazing effects

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Gollum - Wikipedia

And cut! Andy Serkis scrabbled around in the dirt to play Gollum and deserved an Oscar - Galaxus

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