Given the high bar set by these titles, I was quite excited when Daedalic Entertainment announced The Lord of the Rings: Gollum starring one of the more fascinating characters from Tolkien's fantasy world. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, most recently Warner Bros.' Middle-earth series but also the classic PS2 games from EA based on Peter Jackson's film trilogy. I love this.'' Serkis mimicked the sound, added in the word 'gollum,' and the rest was history.There's been a lot of great video game adaptions of J.R.R. Gospel truth, this is absolutely true, I watched his back rippling, and I just thought, 'That's brilliant. But I was inspired by my cat, who was called Dizz at the time.' The actor went on to describe that while he pondered what the 'gollum' utterance should sound like, 'My cat came in and literally coughed up a fur ball in front of me.

'I'm not the sort of actor who just can pull out a voice,' Serkis explained in a separate interview at Awesome Con, 'That's not how I work. It came from a chance meeting with his cat. However, the physical and involuntary concept of the 'gollum' sound itself didn't come from any deep introspection or masterful craftsmanship. This helped him wrap his mind around what it's like to be in Gollum's head. The British-born actor referred to constricted throats, obsessive behaviors, and trying to think from the perspective of an addict. In one interview, Serkis talked about the genesis of the voice and how it started with him looking for inspiration for the character.

Voice of gollum in lord of the rings