Anya Taylor-Joy Talks Her “Gollum” Role

A month ago came the news that actress Anya Taylor-Joy (“Furiosa,” “The Northman”) would star in Andy Serkis’ “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” at Warner Bros. Pictures.

The studio even went so far as to offer a motion poster of her as her Elven character Seren, albeit a heavily obscured look.

The character was described as a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and a trusted, lethal agent of King Thranduil (Lee Pace).

The character is an original creation who doesn’t appear in any of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. Speaking with Rotten Tomatoes, Taylor-Joy has now addressed her casting for the first time:

“I mean, I feel like I’ve been an Elf my whole life, so it feels very validating to go and actually do it as a job. I’m a huge fan of Lord of the Rings, I’m a huge fan of Andy Serkis. I think he’s a wonderful man and a wonderful, innovative creator. So I think just being able to be a part of this world and inhabit this character is a dream come true.”

Also starring are Serkis as Gollum/Smeagol, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Lee Pace as Thranduil, Kate Winslet as Marigol, Jamie Dornan as Strider/Aragorn and Leo Woodall as Halvard.

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