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Acting legend Andy Serkis says video games are art: 'I don't see any difference between [games] and acting in films or on stage'

Destructoid·Gamers Group·24 days ago
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Over the last decade or so, video games have completely turned from a niche, nerdy hobby into the biggest entertainment industry. While the establishment generally continues to decline, from film studios to unsuccessful subscription-bait television productions, games appear only to grow, and now even the biggest legends in acting are saying the quiet part out loud. Andy Serkis, known for his myriad incredible performances from The Lord of the Rings ‘ Gollum to Caesar in Planet of the Apes to Kino Loyd in Andor (seriously, watch that show), recently spoke with Variety in their Do actors know their lines? series, saying that video games have more than caught up with Hollywood and brought an end to that industry’s “snobbery” concerning games. Serkis has been involved with video games to a significant extent for a long time now, and most recently played Renoir in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . “I don’t see any difference between [games] and acting in films or on stage or TV.…

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