'Lord Of The Rings' star Andy Serkis revives Gollum to mock Putin

Watch: Andy Serkis resurrects Gollum to mock Putin

Andy Serkis had a pop at Vladimir Putin as he resurrected his Lord Of The Rings character on TV.

The actor channelled Gollum — who he voiced in the trilogy of movies — on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to comment on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Serkis had explained that he voiced a whopping 132 different characters in the Lord Of The Rings audiobooks, and then started demonstrating his skills by voicing Gollum.

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“Gollum was on this side and Sméagol was on this side,” he said.

“And he would say things like, ‘We wants it. We needs it. We must have Kyiv!’ ‘No Precious, they’re to impose sanctions!’ ‘Sanctions? Sanctions, my Precious? If they do anything, we’re going to give them s*** back'."

The audience roared with laughter after Serkis’ impression, and the show’s host Colbert applauded as he rose to his feet and gave the star a standing ovation.

Plenty of fans posted messages on social media after Serkis brought the character back.

One posted a string of clapping hand emojis.

“Andy Serkis thank you for reviving Gollum to slay Vladimir Putin,” said another.

One person tweeted: “Putin can survive sanctions but he can't best Andy Serkis going GOBLIN MODE.”

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Serkis voiced Gollum in The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return Of The King in 2003.

He reprised the role in 2012 in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

He's currently appearing as Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman which is in cinemas now.