The creature Gollum, in "the Two Towers" (2002), the secondfilm in the "Lord ofthe Rings" trilogy, wasapioneering example of a virtualcharactercontrolled in thisway.
The Fellowship ofthe Ring: being the first part ofTheLordoftheRings and TheTwoTowers: being the second part ofTheLordoftheRings were both released in 1954, followed by The Return ofthe King: being the third part ofTheLordoftheRings in 1955.
Hugo Speer as flawed hero Sgt Tate gives a solid performance but it is the wild-eyed Andy Serkis (the voice of Gollum in LordoftheRings: TheTwoTowers), playing the earthly villain ofthe piece, Quinn, who really stands out.