It is now an almost consolidated practice, yet the motion capture it has evolved a lot in a short period of time: we then decided to make a top 5 list of truly incredible roles and the same number of actors who played them.
Let’s start with the “father” of motion capture and the role par excellence: Gollum played by Andy Serkis. A character who demonstrated the enormous potential of the instrument and who rightfully entered the history of cinema.
If you want to know all Andy Serkis’ roles in motion capture, just click here, but we have to include them in this ranking also his Caesarseen in the first three feature-length prequels to The Planet of the Apes. Serkis’s absolute ability to humanize the character and transform him more and more film after film.
The return of Peter Jackson with The Hobbit he didn’t always hit the target, and yet Benedict Cumberbatch did an incredible job with his Smaugputting yourself in the dragon’s shoes and completely canceling yourself to get into character.
Let’s put it then Bill Nighy as Davy Jones in the franchise of Pirates of the Caribbeananother character that has become iconic also thanks to the motion capture work that the actor has done.
We close with one of the most loved and appreciated villains of contemporary pop culture: the Josh Brolin’s Thanos, still often listed as the best villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and capable of giving you goosebumps every time you see him. And do you know what convinced Josh Brolin to play Thanos?
And do you agree with this top 5? Tell us yours in the comments!
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