Why does Smeagol have a weird voice?

And the voice really came about by thinking of involuntary reactions. He’s trapped in his throat, from this moment in time where he kills his cousin, so it’s like Tourette’s, an involuntary spasm. And I noticed how Tolkien describes Gollum in various animalistic ways, and one of those is a cat.

Who did the voice of Smeagol?

Andy SerkisThe Lord of the Rings
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Andy Serkis played the role of Gollum in the LOTR trilogy and reprised it in the first Hobbit movie, An Unexpected Journey. Andy Serkis owned the character of Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy so much so that it is hard to imagine anyone else in the role.

Does Andy Serkis voice Gollum?

Serkis first came to wide public notice for his performance as Sméagol / Gollum, in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), for which he provided motion capture movements and voice for the CGI character.

How did Andy Serkis make Gollum’s voice?

Early in the interview, he discussed the inspiration for Gollum’s gutteral voice. “I actually watched one of my cats, Diz, cough up a furball,” said Serkis. What followed was a horrific reenactment of that moment eventually morphing into the voice of Gollum.

Who does Andy Serkis play in venom?

Ian Dury
In addition to talking about the continuation of Venom, we talk with Serkis about one of his favorite films: 2010’s Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, in which Serkis plays, non-mo-cap, Ian Dury, who after being stricken with polio at a young age defied expectations and became one of the pioneers in Britain’s 1970s punk rock …

How did Andy Serkis lose his arm?

He was in possession of vibranium that both the Avengers and Ultron were after, and he lost his left arm after he called Ultron “one of Stark’s.” Since Ultron isn’t exactly the most mentally stable of villains, he reacted by cutting Klaue’s arm off in one swoop.

Was Smeagol based on gurgi?

TIL that the voice actor for Gollum, Andy Serkis, used as his inspiration the voice of Gurgi from Disney’s “the Black Cauldron” movie, listening to him talk is really eerie! This clip sounds exactly like Gollum! I remember reading the series “The Prydain Chronicles” by Lloyd Alexander.