Andy Serkis Becomes Gollum To Read Trump's Tweets

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M TERRIBLY EXCITED BECAUSE MY NEXT GUEST IS BEST KNOWN AS GOLLUM, BUT HE NOW STARS IN "WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES." PLEASE WELCOME-- MY PRECIOUS-- ANDY SERKIS! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING ) >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. FIES TO HAVE YOU ON. >> FANTASTIC TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY TO PEOPLE WHO SAY, LIKE, ANDY SERKIS DOES THIS AMAZING MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMER. I GO, NO, HE'S A FANTASTIC PERFORMER FAMOUS TORE DOING MOTION CAPTURE BECAUSE PEOPLE EVEN TO THIS DAY DON'T NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S YOU ALL THE TIME DURING THAT PERFORMANCE AND THE MAGIC OF MOTION CAPTURE IS ABLE TO MAKE YOUR PERFORMANCE INTO AN APRIL OR A SHRIVELED HOBBIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ( LAUGHTER ) HOW MANY DIFFERENT NON-HUMANS HAVE YOU CONE? >> THE WEIRD THING IS WHEN WE FINISHED WITH THE LORD OF THE RINGS, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO MY CAREER AS A NORMAL ACTOR AND STAGE AND FILM AND TV AND THEN PETER JACKSON SAID, DO YOU WANT TO PLAY KING KONG? I THOUGHT I WILL GO FROM A 3 AND A HALF FOOT RING JUNKY TO A 10-FOOT GORILLA. THIS IS THE END OF TYPE CASTING AS WE KNOW IT. ANYONE CAN PLAY ANYTHING. >> Stephen: I GUESS SEVEN YEARS AGO, MY BOYS AND I LUCKILY WENT TO NEW ZEALAND. >> I REMEMBER. >> Stephen: AND WERE INVITED BY PETER TO COME TO THE SET FOR THE HOBBIT. ON THE WAY THERE WE HAD A LAYOVER ON L.A. AND SAW THE ORIGINAL PLANET OF THE APES MOVIE WITH MR. FRANCO. MY BOYS ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. IT WAS A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE. THEY SAID, I WONDER HOW MUCH OF THAT IS MR. SERKIS AND HOW MUCH IS MOTION CAPTURE IS THIS I SAID, WHEN WE GET TO NEW ZEALAND, WE'LL ASK. WE WENT TO STONE STREET SUED OWES AND THEY ACTUALLY PEELED BACK YOUR PERFORMANCE FOR US IN ONE OF THE BEST SCENES OF THE MOVIE AND WE SAW IT'S ALL OF YOU. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CLIP ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE SENT ALONG OF CAESAR IN THE MOVIE GIVING A PEOPLE. CAN YOU SET THAT UP FOR US? >> THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT IN THE MOVIE. THIS IS TO DEMONSTRATE PERFORMANCE CAPTURE. IT IS ACTING. PEOPLE THINK THERE IS A MYSTERY TO IT. THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ACTOR IS THERE GIVING THE PERFORMANCE, AND THAT THE TRANSLATION INTO THE APRIL'S FACE THE DONE IN POST, BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NUANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE IS CREATED AND AUTHORED BY THE ACTORS. >> Stephen: THE DIGITIZING IS SERVING YOUR PERFORMANCE. >> CORRECT. >> Stephen: JIM? IT IS MY HOPE THAT OUT OF THIS SOLEMN OCCASION A BETTER WORLD WILL EMERGE OUT OF THE BLOOD AND CARNAGE OF THE PAST. A WORLD FOUND UPON FAITH AND UNDERSTANDING. A WORLD DEDICATED TO THE WISH FOR FREEDOM. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THAT'S A GOOD COMMON ADMINISTRATION. >> Stephen: IT'S ACTUALLY -- IT'S A GOOD DEMONSTRATION. >> Stephen: IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THE FIRST PERFORMANCE PEOPLE GOT TO KNOW YOU IS GOLLUM. YOU'RE DOING TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. I WONDERED IF I COULD ASK A FAVOR. >> YES. >> Stephen: I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE, I WOULD LOVE IF I COULD HEAR EITHER SMEEGLE OR GOLLUM READ THESE TWEETS BY DONALD TRUMP. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF ) >> Stephen: IT'S ALSO IN THERE. >> "THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA HAS NEVER BEEN SO WRONG OR SO DIRTY. PURPOSELY INCORRECT STORIES AND PHONY SOURCES TO MEET THEIR AGENDA OF HATE. SAD!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DESPITE THE CONSTANT NEGATIVE PRESS, COVFEFE! WHAT'S COVFEFE, PRECIOUS? >> Stephen: NO ONE KNOWS. THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I GOTTA SAY, THEY ACTUALLY SOUND BETTER THAT WAY. ( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IN "WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES," THIS IS A THIRD OF THE MOVIES, HOW HAS CAESAR, THE CHIMPANZEE WHO WAS GIVEN THE VIRUS -- >> THAT'S RIGHT, SO BASICALLY CAESAR WAS AN ORPHANED BABY CHIME BAN SEE WHOSE MOTHER DIED IN A L LABORATORY WHO WAS GIVEN CURE AND IT TURNED INTO A VIRUS AND KILLS A LOT OF THE HUMANS, AND BASICALLY CAESAR IS AN APRIL THAT THEN GETS AN ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE, A RAPID ESCALATION OF ITS EVOLUTION, FEELS LIKE. WE SEE HIM GROW AND EVOLVE AND BECOME MORE HUMAN LIKE. THE WAY HE SPEAKS AND CONVERSES, THE WAY HE SPEAKS, YOU SAW A DEMONSTRATION, AND BECOMES MORE HUMAN LIKE. HE BASICALLY REPRESENTS THE HUMAN CONDITION WE SEE THROUGH THE EYES OF APES. WE ARE THE AUDIENCE INVITED TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF APES. BUT IN THIS MOVIE, THIS EMPATHETIC CHARACTER IS -- AN EVENT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE THAT SETS HIM OFF ON A JOURNEY OF REVENGE AND HATRED WHICH IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM. THE WAR OF THE PLANET OF THE APES WAS BASICALLY THE WAR FOR CAESAR'S SOUL. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES IS IN THEATER THIS FRIDAY. ANDY SERKIS, EVERYBODY.

Channel: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Views: 9,575,901

Rating: 4.9237823 out of 5

Keywords: The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, Colbert, Late Show, celebrities, late night, talk show, skits, bit, monologue, The Late Late Show, Late Late Show, letterman, david letterman, comedian, impressions, CBS, joke, jokes, funny, funny video, funny videos, humor, celebrity, celeb, hollywood, famous, James Corden, Corden, Comedy

Id: 64mWOoj68qo

Length: 6min 54sec (414 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 12 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/annoying_know-it-all]

Andy Serkis really deserves higher formal recognition for his performances in motion capture.

[u/TooShiftyForYou]

Colbert is a huge Tolkien fan and can hardly control his giddiness.

[u/cippopotomas]

As soon as he jumped up on the couch I knew it was gonna be good haha

[u/FeatheredSun]

Serkis is an absolute gem. Actor, director, producer...guy is so talented.

[u/RJD20]

Man, he hasn't lost his edge. I bet he could EASILY switch between his and Gollum's voice <3

[u/pmMeOurLoveStory]

Serkis just seems like an absolute class act. I love that man. Seeing him just puts a smile on my face. I'm so glad to see how his career has transformed and that more people are taking his work seriously.

[u/MrMellow91]

Whats covfefe, precious???

[u/KeepInMoyndDenny]

I think Mark Hamill read some in Joker's voice too, oddly fitting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NNWrUwKS2Q

[u/LevelOneTroll]

It skips to 3:42 for the good part, precious.