‘Lord of the Rings’ star defends film’s lack of diversity — next movie won’t have ‘politically correct’ cast

A “Lord of the Rings” star was questioned by a reporter as to why there are so many white actors in the trilogies.

Andy Serkis, the iconic British actor who played Gollum and is now reprising the role, was forced to answer for the original work in an interview with the BBC.

‘I don’t think we will be doing a politically correct … version of the film.’

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Entertainment reporter Colin Paterson prefaced Serkis’ answers with a declaration that “The Lord of the Rings” was made before “colorblind casting became common” and had “almost entirely white lineups.”

Fearing the new movies might be the same, Paterson asked Serkis: “Why?”

Serkis immediately cited the original works, created by author J.R.R. Tolkien, who “himself was influenced a lot by Norse mythology; there’s a