“‘They copied my facial expressions to make him as real as possible,’ Serkis said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. ‘We wanted the character to be very rooted, both emotionally and physically, so what you’re looking at on screen is how I acted the part during filming.’ The resemblance is strange for him, too; Serkis said he sees his father in Gollum, and his 3-year-old son in Gollum’s eager-to-please alter-ego, Smeagol. ‘My dad wasn’t too happy about that,’ he joked.” To read this article that recaps Serkis’ experience as Gollum, CLICK HERE.