Andy Serkis has been selected to receive the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award next month at the Publicists Awards. The honor will be presented during the International Cinematographers Guild’s annual lunch gala March 2 at the Beverly Hilton. Serkis had a busy year starring in War for the Planet of the Apes…

The first trailer for the Amazon Prime Original series Breathe was released today and it is here to send chills down your spine. The new series will premiere Jan. 26. Breathe is a gritty psychological drama that follows the lives of ordinary men faced with extraordinary circumstances. Kabir Sawant (Amit Sadh), a…

Actors Andrew Garfield and Andy Serkis came to Deadline’s 7th annual The Contenders event, but in this case Serkis was there to talk about his directorial debut on Breathe, while Garfield told the packed DGA Theater audience of Academy and key guild members that playing polio-stricken Robin Cavendish was not as much…

Andy Serkis says he’s "hanging by a thread" in the run-up to the release of his directorial debut Breathe. Starring Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield in the true story of a couple fighting polio, it's a departure for Serkis, who's won much critical acclaim acting in motion capture roles in such gems as Star Wars: Episode …

While everyone knows him from his performance-capture turns as Caesar in the latest Planet of the Apes movies and Gollum in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises, Andy Serkis also made his feature directorial debut with Breathe at the same time he also went behind the camera to direct Warner Bros’ reboot of The J…

Working on longtime friend Andy Serkis’ The Jungle Book long before Breathe came to be, composer Nitin Sawhney ended up seeing that true-life drama hit theaters first. Based on the true story of producer Jonathan Cavendish’s parents, Robin and Diana, the film sees Robin (Andrew Garfield) struck down by polio in his…

Based on the true story, Bleecker Street’s Breathe follows the adventurous and charismatic Robin Cavendish, who has his whole life ahead of him when he is paralyzed by polio at age 28 and given just months to live but ended up living decades. Andrew Garfield, who plays Cavendish, didn’t see it as a story about being…

EXCLUSIVE: Although Breathe,  the inspiring story of British polio victim Robin Cavenidish, has struggled to find its footing at the box office, it is considered still very much in the game for awards recognition as audiences and voters continue to seek it out.  Andrew Garfield, coming off a Best Actor nomination last…

Taking on Andy Serkis’ Breathe after wrapping Season 1 of The Crown, Claire Foy was amazed by her director — making his feature helming debut — and his crew, who seemingly made the impossible possible with the production. “The film was put together, financed, and everything was sorted within six weeks. I don't know…

More than a dozen new Specialty releases will crowd the fall box office this weekend, adding more heft to an already busy marketplace. Participant Media has two titles opening in theaters today, including Breathe (released with Bleecker Street) starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, as well as Human Flow by Chinese…

Andy Serkis might be best known as Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot films or Gollum in the Lord of the Rings franchise, but he’s about to surprise the world with his ability behind the scenes in a very different kind of movie. Serkis makes his directorial debut with Breathe, the true story of Robin Cavendish…

Breaking out with a Golden Globe win and an accompanying Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in critically acclaimed Netflix drama series The Crown, Claire Foy has quickly risen through the ranks to become one of the most well known and busiest actresses not only in the UK, but in the entertainment…