My Pressures: The Bizarrely True Story of Andy Serkis, (Hardcover)

<p><b>If Gollum, Caesar and Ulysses Klaue could hear Andy Serkis tell his story, would they choose him to play them? This is the question at the heart of his long-awaited memoir.</b></p><p>Beginning in a childhood split between Ruislip and Baghdad, Andy Serkis takes us - and his characters - on a journey through the early influences that shaped him: acting mentors, early roles at a regional repertory theatre, a passion for mountaineering, a desire for film-making and the love story with Lorraine Ashbourne that became the foundation of his life. Then, the call arrives in 1999 that changes everything. Peter Jackson is preparing to make <i>The Lord of the Rings </i>and Andy is asked to audition for the voice of a certain animated character.</p><p>What follows is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes journey through the fantastical worlds Andy has helped shape - <i>The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Black Panther, Star Wars </i>and more - as he pioneered a new form of performance that would forever redefine the possibilities of cinema.</p><p>In this book, Andy invites us into a genre-defying conversation between actor and character, imagination and reality, and provides an answer to the question: what <i>would </i>Andy's most iconic characters make of the man that brought them to life?</p>

• My Pressures: The Bizarrely True Story of Andy Serkis, (Hardcover)
• Author: Mariner Books
• ISBN: 9780063580558
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-11-03
• Page Count: 400