Luther: The Fallen Sun’s Andy Serkis admits that he almost ‘did not consider’ doing the movie

Andy Serkis has admitted that he almost ‘did not consider’ doing the role of David Robey in Luther: The Fallen Sun as it was ‘one of the darkest parts’ he has ever been offered’.

The Hollywood actor, 58, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday where he was sharing all about the much anticipated movie alongside Idris Elba.

Serkis, who hails from Ruislip in West London, revealed that he wanted to take a shower when he first read the script as he began to understand the darkness of his character.

Best known for his role as Gollum in Lord Of The Rings, Andy stars in the film as David Robey, a tech billionaire using surveillance technology to ‘manipulate and kill civilians’.

Speaking to GMB’s Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on Wednesday morning, Andy started by saying: ‘It’s so well directed. For people who loved the TV series, this is on an elevated, bigger scale of that.’

Role: The Hollywood actor, 58, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday where he was sharing all about the much anticipated movie alongside Idris Elba (pictured as David Robey)

Chat: Serkis, who hails from Ruislip in West London, revealed that he wanted to take a shower when he first read the script as he began to understand the darkness of his character

He added: ‘When I first read the script I literally wanted to have a shower.

‘It was one of the darkest parts I’ve ever been offered and I did almost consider not doing it.

‘What’s brilliant about Neil Cross and the writing, is that he makes the villains in Luther about [us].

‘Very very real, and around the corner, under the bed – it’s in our lives. This one in particular, is about the horror that is the internet. The power of the internet and someone like David Robey, the character that I play, manipulates people using that.

‘He’s a master of surveillance, he’s used to manipulating people, he’s sort of an observer of people because he can’t connect with humanity and so he observes them… It’s very frightening and Neil Cross’ writing is brilliant at doing that.’

Andy went on further, adding: ‘What was exciting, [is that] I’ve played a number of dark characters before, and I just thought, is this what I want to do right now?

‘It was so current and so important as a debate about the internet, and how we’ve given our souls over to it really. 

Character: Best known for his role as Gollum in Lord Of The Rings, Andy stars in the film as David Robey, a tech billionaire using surveillance technology to ‘manipulate and kill civilians’

Actor: Speaking to GMB’s Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on Wednesday morning, Andy started by saying: ‘It’s so well directed. For people who loved the TV series, this is on an elevated, bigger scale of that’

‘Dark role’: Andy went on further, adding: ‘What was exciting, [is that] I’ve played a number of dark characters before, and I just thought, is this what I want to do right now?’

Killer: The film, was released across the UK in cinemas on February 24 and will arrive on Netflix on March 10, follows the detective as he escapes from his maximum-security prison to capture a cyber psychopath and serial killer, played by Andy

‘How we’ve given our lives over to it and [how we’re happy] to know we’re being surveilled 24/7 through our laptop cameras, through our phones and David Robey my character, just knows how to use that.

‘The villain is us, we’ve accepted it.’

Finally, when asked if his new role has encouraged him to put down his phone, Andy confessed: ‘It hasn’t and that’s the thing, we’re all addicts, that’s the point! We’ve become slaves to them [phones].’ 

The film, was released across the UK in cinemas on February 24 and will arrive on Netflix on March 10, follows the detective as he escapes from his maximum-security prison to capture a cyber psychopath and serial killer, played by Andy. 

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