Movie lovers can rejoice as ITV will air the popular Blockbuster action film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for a one-off special. The sci-fi adventure made its way to cinema screens back in 2014 with a number of high-profiled actors starring including Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Andy Serkis.
The film was an instant box office success grossing over £523 million worldwide which made it the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2014 and the highest-grossing film in the series. Actor Andy Serkis lead the stellar cast playing Caesar, a chimpanzee who is head of a tribe of enhanced apes.
Aside from acting, Andy is also a director and producer having worked behind-the-scenes for The Hobbit films as well as directing and starred in the film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. In 2021, Serkis directed the sequel to Venom, titled, Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
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In the 57-year-old’s personal life, he is married to his actress wife Lorraine Ashbourne. The pair married back in 2002 and have been together ever since.
Many people will recognise Lorraine from her endless TV roles such as starring in Casualty, The Bill, City Central and London’s Burning.
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They couple share three children together, Ruby, Sonny and Louis, who have all followed their parents footsteps and are actors.
Their son Louis made his film debut in 2016 portraying Young Hatter in Alice Through the Looking Glass. In July 2017, he portrayed Peter in the English version of Mary and the Witch’s Flower.
Whereas, their daughter Ruby’s most notable role was appearing as Lavinia in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes airs on ITV2 at 6:45pm on Sunday the 13th of February.
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