"The Planet of the Apes Performance That Could Get ..." Topic

…Andy Serkis an Oscar.

"Some people think that performance-capture acting is different from standard stage/screen acting. Those people probably don't do it for a living. Andy Serkis does—and he thinks it's about time he and his fellow simian-impersonators from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes get held to the same standard by the Academy, just like any other thespians.

"It's a long-standing debate, really, but I've always held that there shouldn't be a separate [Oscar] category," Serkis told WIRED just before Dawn's release this summer. "This is acting, and the acting part of it is what is authoring the performance on set. Then, of course, there's visual effects—the rendering and the artistry and the animation that goes on top to take our performances and put them [on screen]. That's a visual effects category. So I don't think blending them makes any sense whatsoever."…"
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I just see it this weekend.
I enjoyed it very much and the work of both deserves the best.

Amicalement
Armand

I thought Koba/Toby Kebbell was the better actor in Dawn of the Apes.

I was really impressed with this movie, not least because of all the alternative wargaming scenarios that were created in my imagination – PotA, Apocalypse scenarios, Zombie Attacks. Well worth a viewing.

Agree with you boys.

Amicalement
Armand