Andy Serkis has admitted that he almost “did not consider” playing the role of David Robey in Luther: The Fallen Sun, as it was “one of the darkest roles” he had ever been offered.
The 58-year-old Hollywood actor appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, where he shared all about the highly anticipated film alongside Idris Elba.
Serkis, who hails from Ruislip in West London, revealed that he wanted to take a shower when he first read the script, as he began to understand the darkness of his character.
Best known for his role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, Andy stars in the film as David Robey, a tech billionaire who uses surveillance technology to “manipulate and kill civilians.”
Speaking to GMB’s Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on Wednesday morning, Andy began by saying: ‘It’s very well directed. For the people who loved the TV series, this is on a higher and bigger scale.
Star: Andy Serkis admitted he almost ‘didn’t consider’ playing the role of David Robey in Luther: The Fallen Sun as it was ‘one of the darker parts’ he’s been offered’
Role: The 58-year-old Hollywood actor appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, where he shared all about the highly anticipated film alongside Idris Elba (pictured as David Robey)
Chat: Serkis, who hails from Ruislip in West London, revealed that he wanted to take a shower when he first read the script as he began to understand the darkness of his character.
He added: “When I first read the script, I literally wanted to take a shower.
“It was one of the darker roles I’ve ever been offered and I almost considered not doing it.
“The brilliant thing about Neil Cross and the script is that it makes Luther’s villains [us].
‘Very, very real, and just around the corner, under the bed, it is in our lives. This one in particular is about the horror that is the internet. The power of the internet and someone like David Robey, the character I play, manipulates people using that.
“He’s a master of surveillance, he’s used to manipulating people, he’s kind of a people watcher because he can’t connect with humanity so he watches them… It’s very scary and Neil Cross’s writing is brilliant to do that”.
Andy went further, adding: “Which was exciting, [is that] I’ve played several dark characters before, and I thought, is this what I want to do now?
“It was as topical and as important as a debate about the Internet, and how we have truly given our souls to it.
Character: Best known for his role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, Andy stars in the film as David Robey, a tech billionaire who uses surveillance technology to “manipulate and kill civilians.”
Actor: Speaking to GMB’s Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on Wednesday morning, Andy began by saying, ‘It’s very well directed. For people who loved the TV show, this is on a higher and bigger scale than that.”
‘Dark Paper’: Andy went further, adding: ‘Which was exciting, [is that] I’ve played several dark characters before, and I thought, is this what I want to do now?
Released in UK cinemas on February 24 and coming to Netflix on March 10, Killer: The Movie follows the detective as he escapes from his maximum-security prison to capture a cyber-psychopath and serial killer, played by Andy.
‘How we have given our lives to him and [how we’re happy] knowing that we’re being watched 24/7 through the cameras on our laptops, through our phones and David Robey, my character, just knows how to use that.
‘The villain is us, we have accepted it’.
Finally, when asked if his new role encouraged him to put down his phone, Andy confessed: ‘He hasn’t and that’s the thing, we’re all addicted, that’s the point! We have become slaves to them. [phones].’
The film, which opened in UK cinemas on February 24 and will hit Netflix on March 10, follows the detective as he escapes from his maximum security prison to capture a cyber-psychopath and serial killer, played by Andy.
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