{"id":517094,"date":"2026-04-07T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517094\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:40:10","slug":"andy-serkis-returning-as-alfred-the-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517094\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Serkis Returning As Alfred the Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWe\u2019ve confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/andy-serkis\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andy-serkis\" data-tag=\"andy-serkis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Serkis<\/a> will reprise his role as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne\u2019s butler, in Matt Reeves\u2019 follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-batman-ii\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-batman-ii\" data-tag=\"the-batman-ii\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Batman II<\/a> which commences shooting in June in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEssentially, what required solving was reconciling Serkis\u2019 production days on DC Studio\u2019s The Batman II with that of the next New Line film he\u2019s prepping, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum\" data-tag=\"lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum<\/a>, due out on Dec. 17, 2027. Looks like he\u2019s going to make both shoots work. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSerkis has been doing press for the Angel Studios\u2019 animated movie of late, Animal Farm, which he directed. Collider got to him first and asked him whether Batman II was in the cards, who the man who played Sm\u00e9agol <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/entertainment\/news\/andy-serkis-addresses-returning-as-alfred-in-the-batman-part-2-exclusive\/ar-AA207UGB?ocid=BingNewsVerp\" target=\"_blank\">telling the outlet<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m pretty certain it\u2019s all going to work out. Yeah, we\u2019re working on it, but I think it\u2019s all looking good.\u201d Per Screen Rant, Serkis said he \u201cwon\u2019t be joining them immediately,\u201d them being Batman II, but \u201cby the end of the year, I will be\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSerkis will join a cast in Batman II that includes Robert Pattinson returning as the Caped Crusader, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/scarlett-johansson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlett Johansson<\/a>, and Sebastian Stan as Harvey Dent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Batman repped <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/warner-bros\/\" id=\"auto-tag_warner-bros\" data-tag=\"warner-bros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Bros<\/a> return to theatrical after its day-and-date Covid experiment, \u2018Popcorn Project\u2019. The movie opened to $134M domestic and went on to make $369.8M stateside and over $772M worldwide. The feature spawned an HBO Max series, The Penguin, which won nine Emmys including one for Cristin Milioti in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. Farrell would go on to win the Actors Awards, Golden Globe and Critics Choice for his turn as the title character. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSerkis is repped by CAA and Principal Entertainment LA. 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