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Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Baloo in his self-directed film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), also portraying Kino Loy in the Star Wars Disney+ series Andor (2022). Serkis's film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a BAFTA and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006). He was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for The Letter for the King (2020). Serkis portrayed Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018), as well as the Disney+ series What If...? (2021). He also played Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman (2022). Serkis has his own production company and motion-capture workshop, The Imaginarium, in London, which he used for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. He made his directorial debut with Imaginarium's 2017 film Breathe and also directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Serkis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After a vibranium-rich meteorite fell on its territory, Wakanda became an extremely advanced nation, developing technologies far beyond the imagination of the rest of the world. To protect its secrets, the country lives hidden under the guise of a poor and isolated nation, protected by an invisible barrier that separates it from the outside world. In the present day, King T'Chaka debates with the council the possibility of opening Wakanda's borders to the world, facing resistance from those who wish to preserve the kingdom's traditions. However, the discussion is interrupted when the mercenary and arms dealer Ulysses Klaw invades and assassinates the king. With his father's death, T'Challa is forced to assume the throne sooner than expected. While Klaw is hunted by White Wolf, the king's adopted son, T'Challa must prove his worth as a ruler and warrior, officially becoming the new Black Panther. At the same time, a new threat emerges: M’Baku, leader of the Jabari tribe, who desires to conquer the throne and transform Wakanda into an aggressive military power, breaking with its traditions. After being defeated by T’Challa in the ritual combat for the throne, M’Baku finds Klaw wounded and hiding in the forest. In exchange for help in taking Wakanda, he decides to protect T’Chaka’s assassin. Now, T’Challa will have to fight to defend his kingdom, his beliefs, and his family’s legacy, while discovering what kind of king he wants to be and what the future of Wakanda will be.
