Photo by Jack Plunkett
One of RTX’s biggest hits came from a panel Friday evening which included the masterful Andy Serkis and The Director of WETA Digital, Joe Letteri. Gray Haddock was the moderator for the panel and was accompanied by Kerry Shawcross.
Andy has an impressive resume which includes but not limited to:
- Star Wars
- Jungle Book
- Adventures of Tin Tin
- Planet of the Apes films
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The Lord of the Rings series
Joe Letteri’s credits include but not limited to:
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Avatar and it’s upcoming sequels
- Star Wars
- X-Men 3: The Last Stand
- The Jungle Book
- the upcoming Lion King film
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Andy Serkis and Joe Letteri discuss their new film "War for the Planet of the Apes" during RTX 2017's first day keynote at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Photo by Jack Plunkett)
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Andy Serkis and Joe Letteri discuss their new film "War for the Planet of the Apes" during RTX 2017's first day keynote at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Photo by Jack Plunkett)
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Andy Serkis and Joe Letteri discuss their new film "War for the Planet of the Apes" during RTX 2017's first day keynote at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Photo by Jack Plunkett)
Andy and Joe discussed their partnership along with their love for the visual arts and the trials of motion capture. The two have a long history together and panel itself is entertainment and educational, check out the full panel below:
The Rooster Teeth team, Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross, also had the opportunity to travel to New Zealand to visit the WETA workshop to get a first hand experience on how the Apes for the film were created.
Andy Serkis has received high Oscar praise for his role in the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes film. Be sure to check it out in theaters tomorrow!