In Marvel’s Black Panther Andy Serkis plays Ulysses Klaue is an illegal arms dealer, smuggler and gangster operating out of South Africa, whom we met in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” He is after Wakanda’s vibranium and in the Black Panther’s crosshairs. I had an opportunity to sit down with Mr. Andy Serkis for an interview where he shared his thoughts on playing Ulysses Klaue.
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Andy Serkis is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–17), Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) and long with several other titles.
Here’s Andy Serkis on his role as Ulysses Klaue in Black Panther
What is it like playing Ulysses Klaue Character
“..it is great fun being able to dip into the dark side because it in a safe environment. And we work in the world of a story where you’re allowed to do that. But what I wanted to do with this character, with Ulysses Klaue, was not make him in any way a kind of an archetypal villain or considered evil, although of course, he is one of the world’s worst, because he is entirely driven by being selfish. I mean he epitomizes in this film he really epitomizes what it is to be ultimately selfish in every aspect of living.” ~Andy Serkis
How did he Bring Klaw to Life?
“…to make that character live and be human, I wanted to make him sort of strangely someone you might like to hang out with. And then- and that sort of tension for me is more interesting than playing him as a complete bad ass, you know, who’s just threatening and nasty and then he gets killed and then good. So it’s, constantly as an actor you’re wanting to challenge the perception of good and evil. I don’t necessarily believe in evil as a concept, we are all on a spectrum of- you can have people who are reformed, you can have people who do terrible things but who can love as well. So it’s trying to be complex and have a good time as well.” ~Andy Serkis
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