Actor-turned-director Andy Serkis is making the leap from J.R.R. Tolkien to George Orwell.
The Hollywood Reporter says the Lord of the Rings and Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor will direct a feature film adaptation of Orwell's literary classic Animal Farm. Serkis' company The Imaginarium will produce the film, which recounts Orwell's allegorical tale about an animal society rebelling against oppression only to find their quest for justice and progress has led to a different kind of totalitarianism.
Serkis may also play a role in the movie, but for now he's concentrating on developing the project as its director.
Serkis -- the leader in performance-capture acting best known for his roles as Gollum, King Kong, and Apes' Caesar -- stepped behind the camera to direct second unit photography on The Hobbit.
“I think we found a rather fresh way of looking at it,” Serkis told THR. “It is definitely using performance capture but we are using an amalgamation of filming styles to create the environments.... We are in proof of concept stage at the moment, designing characters and experimenting on our stage with the designs."
Serkis added, “We’re keeping it fable-istic and [aimed at] a family audience. We are not going to handle the politics in a heavy-handed fashion. It is going to be emotionally centered in a way that I don’t think has been seen before. The point of view that we take will be slightly different to how it is normally portrayed and the characters—we are examining this in a new light.”
Source : ign[dot]com
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