As Serkis recalls, he spent hours off the set walking on all fours just like Gollum in both private and public spaces. It was an extraordinary time so many things came out of that experience and whether I like it or not that role lives with me on a daily basis. “I don’t think I could have handled the sort of fame Lord of the Rings sparked if I’d been younger. The actor believes he would not have been able to handle the fame that the trilogy sparked had he been younger.

It’s fair to say that’s pretty method,” Serkis said. I did occasionally come into contact with other people, so I just had to pretend I was looking for something. I would go off for walks on all fours for hours. I spent a lot of time in preparation for that (Gollum). “I used to walk on all fours off set when we were filming Lord of the Rings. In an interview with The Guardian, Serkis said he spent hours walking on all fours on the set of the Peter Jackson-directed hit fantasy trilogy.

The 56-year-old actor said he went “pretty method” for the character, a former Hobbit, who gets deformed and twisted due to his attachment and the possession of the Ring. British actor Any Serkis has revealed that he spent hours walking on all fours to perfect his portrayal of Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

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