Fox To Push Ahead With "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar Campaign For Andy "Caesar" Serkis!
His motion capture work in Rise of the Planet of the Apes left critics and audiences equally awestruck, and Fox have now confirmed that they'll be giving the actor a well deserved push leading to the race for the the 2012 awards season...
The Los Angeles Times report that 20th Century Fox will indeed campaign for Andy Serkis's motion capture work on Rise of the Planet of the Apes to be acknowledged come awards season. His work as "Gollum" in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and as "King Kong" in King Kong received similar acclaim from critics, but he's yet to receive any serious sort of recognition for his work. In fact, no actor has ever been nominated for any sort of motion capture performance, with Oscar nominated movie Avatar receiving not a single mention for its cast despite being up for nine other awards.
"Our job is to try to have people be aware of and recognize great performances, even when they come in this case in an unusual skin," said Tom Rothman, co-chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment. "I think it's one of the great emotional performances ever. The challenge is to overcome preconceptions and certain prejudices, to have people understand that … the emotionality of the character on screen is not provided by the animators, it's provided by the actor."
Hard to argue with that. Serkis' performance as Caesar was fantastic, and while you have to also give it up for the special effects guys at WETA, it's hard to imagine the character rendered so effectively without a real life human touch. The site go on to confirm that Fox will hold screenings at the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the actor participating in Q&As via satellite from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit. Behind the scenes material will also be included in a series of "For Your Consideration" advertisements.
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA...
[MORE]
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions. Comic Book Movie will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please
contact us for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. You may learn more about our copyright and trademark policies
HERE.
[LESS]
The newly released Star Wars novel, The Princess and the Scoundrel, reveals Han Solo and Princess Leia's wedding day, and in this excerpt, we learn more about the buildup to their marriage on Endor...
The Mandalorian creative team, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, have shared their thoughts on Star Wars creator George Lucas potentially making a cameo appearance in a future Disney+ project. Check it out...
The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase will be streamed on September 9, and promises new announcements and reveals from Disney Dreamlight Valley, Marvel’s Midnight Suns and more. Hit the jump for details!
While Bryce Dallas Howard wasn't paid the same as co-star Chris Pratt for the Jurassic World trilogy, the actor has now revealed the role he played in making sure she earned a fair amount in other ways.
Ahead of the 3-episode premiere of Andor next month, Disney/Lucasfilm is re-releasing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in select IMAX theatres on August 26. Check out the official press notes...