Andy Serkis

The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn

Distills essence of 1980s adventure cinema but lacks Hergé’s light touch

27 Oct 2011

In an interview shortly before his death in 1983, Hergé, the creator of Tintin, said that the only person who could bring his creation to life on the big screen was a young director called Steven Spielberg. The director himself had only been turned on…

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Expertly mixes intelligence and spectacle to hugely impressive effect

9 Aug 2011

(12A) 106min After the folly that was Tim Burton’s remake of Planet of the Apes in 2001 many questioned the wisdom of trying to breathe new life into the franchise when this prequel was first announced. But Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of…

Burke and Hare

22 Oct 2010

100min A darkly comic retelling of the tale of Edinburgh’s most notorious murderous residents, Williams Burke (Simon Pegg) and Hare (Andy Serkis), and their quest to supply doctors with fresh bodies for their experiments, from director John Landis…

Andy Serkis wants Bono role

Celebrity Gossip

28 Jan 2010

Andy Serkis wants to play Bono in a film of the U2 rocker's life. The acclaimed actor - who can bee seen playing late British musician Ian Dury in new film 'Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll' - would be keen on portraying the Irish rocker on the big…

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

6 Jan 2010

(18) 113 min Michael Winterbottom protégé Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo, The Shock Doctrine) shows a previously unseen penchant for the spectacular in this amusing biopic of Ian Drury. Whitecross sets up the story as a vaudeville act fronted…

The Cottage

13 Mar 2008

COMEDY/HORROR (18) 91min The art of the horror comedy is in juxtaposing terror with humour until both are intensified into hysteria. Good examples of the genre include John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 and Wes…

BAFTA - In the spotlight

15 Nov 2007

BAFTA continued to showcase its dedication to short film last week, launching details of this year’s 60 Seconds of Fame initiative. The competition, set up last year, aims to support and encourage the public to participate in filmmaking. Open to anyone…

Sugarhouse

(15) 90min

23 Aug 2007

Based on Dominic Leyton’s play Collision about a middle class man (Steven Mackintosh) who finds himself forming an unlikely alliance with crackhead D (Ashley Walters) when a volatile gangster Hoodwink (Andy Serkis) comes after him. Hammy, dull and…