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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 years of being hunted and weaponized, Bruce Banner is betrayed once more. An off-world containment mission meant to remove him from Earth goes catastrophically wrong, sending Banner and the Hulk hurtling through space. The ship crash-lands on the brutal planet Sakaar, a world ruled by violence, slavery, and spectacle. Captured by the forces of the tyrant Red King, the Hulk is forced into the gladiator arenas, where survival is entertainment and death is currency. Stripped of hope and language, Hulk becomes a weapon once again—until he meets others who have been broken by Sakaar. Among them are: Hiroim the Shamed, a haunted priest-warrior seeking redemption Careira Oldstrong, a hardened Shadow Person fighter Elloe Kaifi, a former royal guard turned slave Miek, a survivor of genocide who sees Hulk as prophecy Together, they form a reluctant brotherhood, united not by destiny—but by shared suffering. Through combat and bloodshed, Hulk earns their loyalty and slowly regains Banner’s fractured sense of self. For the first time, Hulk is not feared—he is followed. As rebellion grows, the truth of Sakaar’s oppression is revealed. The Red King’s rule is sustained by cruelty and manipulation, and the planet itself is dying. Hulk leads an uprising that topples the arena system and challenges the throne, culminating in a city-shattering confrontation with the Red King. Just as Hulk claims victory, outside forces intervene. Thor arrives on Sakaar, tracking cosmic disturbances caused by the Hulk’s presence. Alongside him is Korg, a revolutionary warrior who recognizes Hulk as more than a destroyer. Thor and Korg help Banner escape Sakaar before its collapse, warning that Earth—and the cosmos—are on the brink of war. Hulk is forced to choose between the world that finally accepted him and the one that still fears him. The film ends with Hulk leaving Sakaar behind, not as a monster—but as a king without a throne, carrying the weight of loyalty, loss, and vengeance toward the stars. Hulk no longer fights to survive. He fights to return.
