Andy Serkis’ work as Caesar in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” has earned the actor a Virtuoso Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. While at the event, Serkis talked about what it’s like to be the go-to guy for motion-capture characters. “The great thing is that performance capture technology is now being realized as an actor’s tool,” he said. “It isn’t really a specialized form of acting. Acting is acting. It’s just a different way of recording an actor’s performance. But it’s taken a long time for people to understand that.” He also said how great is to be back as Gollum in “The Hobbit: An…

Theonering.net got their hands on this new movie still faturing Bifur, Dwalin, Bilbo, Bofur, Oin from the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves…

Andy Serkis sat down with the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex to talk about his acting performances–one of which, his role as Caesar in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” has garnered him a Critic’s Choice Movie Award nomination and is also getting Oscar buzz. “What’s fantastic is that there’s a real growing appreciation for performance-capture technology as a tool for acting,” Serkis said when asked by the LA Times about receiving his nomination. “Over the years, people have asked me, ‘Do you think there should be a separate category for acting in the digital realm? Or hybrid sort of awards for digital characters?’ and so on. And I’ve…

Here’s a brand new movie still featuring Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin…

Check out the latest movie still from the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey…

Christopher Lee talks about his role in the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey…

Take a look at Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin…

Peter Jackson released the latest behind the scenes video from the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin…

We here at ShockYa are giving your our top 10 movies of 2011, so I shall keep the series going with my top 10. A lot of films that I wanted to put in this list didn’t make the cut (like “The Help,” a film that I feel is a lot better than some critics give it credit for), but I think the list I have to present to you is fairly strong. 1.“The Artist”: This film, starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman is probably going to be the winner of a ton of Academy Awards. Not only is it expertly made, but it’s the only silent film…

Here’s some brand new behind the scenes photos from the upcoming fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” by director Peter Jackson and star Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Hobbit. Official Synopsis: The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield….