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Gorwingel · 07-13-2003, 01:11 AM

When they talked about Gollum being a heroin addict that was basically what Andy Serkis said in multiple interviews he based his charater on. I know they probably should have said "ring addict" but there is not really "ring addicts" in the real world, so saying heroin addict probably would give the regular public (people who have not read the book) a better idea of what the charater was like.<P>Though they definitely should have gotten the number of years correct though. Where did they get 60 years from?

07-13-2003, 01:11 AM	#10
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	When they talked about Gollum being a heroin addict that was basically what Andy Serkis said in multiple interviews he based his charater on. I know they probably should have said "ring addict" but there is not really "ring addicts" in the real world, so saying heroin addict probably would give the regular public (people who have not read the book) a better idea of what the charater was like.<P>Though they definitely should have gotten the number of years correct though. Where did they get 60 years from? __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance