Dubai: February 2 British actor, writer, filmmaker and producer Andy Serkis – known for his motion-capture Famous – Has been confirmed as one of the celebrity guests.
The actor, who will appear March 4-5, brings several iconic computer-generated characters to life, including Gollum from the “Honor of Kings” series, Caesar the Ape from the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy, Captain Tintin Haddock from The Adventures and Supreme Leader Snoke from the Star Wars movies.
The actor also recently played Kino Loy in OSN’s Middle Eastern streaming Star Wars DIsney+ series “Andor.”
In an upcoming role, Serkis will play millionaire villain David Robbie in “Luther: Fall of the Sun,” the sequel to the hit TV show “Luther” starring Idris Elba.
In an interview with Total Film, Serkis said of the character, “I don’t think I’ve had a character this dark in a long time.”
The script forces him to ask: “In this world, in this time, in my life, do I really want to go down this rabbit hole of human incomprehension?”
Meanwhile at MEFCC, fans can also look forward to meeting House of the Dragon and Doctor Who star Matt Smith, as well as Star Wars veteran Anthony Daniels, who played the droid C3PO in all 10 films .