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Stephen King masking artist Michael Whelan shares his own 44 - class - old interpretation of Gollum fromTheLord of the Rings . First introduced inThe Hobbit , Gollum was a Stoor hobbitformerly known as Sméagolwho was corrupted and twisted by the powerfulness of One Ring and transformed into a wretched animate being . In Peter Jackson’sLord of the RingsandHobbittrilogies , Gollum was portrayed through motility capture and voiced by Andy Serkis .
On X , formerly known as Twitter , creative person and illustratorMichael Whelanshared his own interpretation ofGollum fromLord of the Rings , which he originally design in 1979 . agree it out below :
Whelan , who has created book masking for Stephen King and other source , explains that the Gollum artistic production from 1979 is " a sketch done for my entertainment on a scrap of illustration control board , paint with acrylic paint left over from another assignment . "
Why Andy Serkis Is The Definitive Gollum
Before Jackson ’s trilogy , Gollum seem in premature adaptations , including some from around the fourth dimension that Whelan created his own rendition . This includes the exalt adaptations ofThe HobbitandReturn of the Kingfrom 1977 and 1980 , in which Gollum was voiced by Brother Theodore , and Ralph Bakshi ’s animatedLord of the Ringsfrom 1978 , in which he was voiced by Peter Woodthorpe . However , due to his exceptionally unsettling performance and pioneering work in motion capture technology – in combination with the rank popularity of Jackson ’s trilogy – Serkis is the definitive version of Gollum that most people consider of .
Changes to Tolkien canon are often criticize , but some of the adjustment made for Peter Jackson ’s Lord of the Rings trilogy made the story substantially .
Serkis is wide regard as the definitive Gollum , even though Whelan ’s reading and others may be more visually accurate . InThe Hobbit , J.R.R. Tolkien describes Gollum as a fauna who essentially know in a cave , and over the years , his middle adjust to the dark and became " lamp - like,“a strong-arm attribute that Whelan ’s interpretation capture absolutely and Serkis ' interpretation noticeably lacks . However , for almost the totality of Jackson’sLord of the Ringstrilogy , Gollum is outside his instinctive cave home ground , which is likely why they decided to take out this aspect of the lineament ’s appearance .
TheLord of the Ringstrilogy is presently streaming on Max .
Source : Michael Whelan / Twitter
