Gollum only appeared in one scene and that is primarily the reason he is so far down this list; he's more an honourable mention than an actual entry. There was also nothing new to his performance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that we didn't see in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. That's not to say he wasn't amazing, rather that his character was perfection the first time round and very little needed to change in his extended cameo. Andy Serkis brought back the magic as Bilbo and Gollum went head to head in a game of riddles. Andy Serkis perfectly captured the intensity of the scene while still bringing pity to his most iconic character. There was also a touch of the Gollum / Smeagol argument that so perfectly tied the Gollum of The Hobbit to the expanded character audiences saw in The Lord Of The Rings. But most importantly there was the menace and danger from the book; audiences genuinely believed Gollum will kill and eat Bilbo if he won. He only had one scene and unless the final film ends with a shot of Gollum climbing out of the Misty Mountain caves in search for Bilbo and the ring, this is the last we will have seen of him. But what a final performance that was.
A writer for Whatculture since May 2013, I also write for TheRichest.com and am the TV editor and writer for Thedigitalfix.com . I wrote two plays for the Greater Manchester Horror Fringe in 2013, the first an adaption of Simon Clark's 'Swallowing A Dirty Seed' and my own original sci-fi horror play 'Centurion', which had an 8/10* review from Starburst magazine! (http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/eventsupcoming-genre-events/6960-event-review-centurion) I also wrote an episode for online comedy series Supermarket Matters in 2012. I aim to achieve my goal for writing for television (and get my novels published) but in the meantime I'll continue to write about those TV shows I love! Follow me on Twitter @BazGreenland and like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BazGreenlandWriter
