Andy Serkis defends lack of diversity in Lord of the Rings cast

Andy Serkis is the master of motion capture. He is Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Caesar in the Planet of Ape series, and Peter Jackson's King Kong. So, it feels kind of appropriate that our interview is happening virtually. He is speaking on a screen from New Zealand, where he is directing and starring in the next Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, which is scheduled to land in cinemas in time for Christmas next year. It sits absolutely between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, and books in fact, he explains handily, as it can be difficult to keep up with the ever-expanding Tolkienverse.