The star who gave rise to Gollum and Ceasar in The Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes sagas could depict the villain of the popular anime.

For months, different media outlets have speculated about a possible Dragon Ball Z live-action film that is being developed by Disney. Portals are prompting that the company is preparing a whole cinematic universe around the creation of Akira Toriyama in which they will premiere a live-action series.

Reports indicated that Disney will wager on a completely Asian cast for the film which possibly includes Henry Golding, protagonist of Crazy Rich Asians, as Vegeta, a new update of the news has shed more light on the project.

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Sources say that Disney has Andy Serkis as the first choice to play the villain Frieza. The entertainment giant’s decision is based on the actor’s experience bringing life to characters recreated using CGI.

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Serkis has been noted for his iconic performances as Gollum in Lord of the Rings and Caesar in Planet of the Apes. If this turns out to be factual, the artist will need to be prepared to take on the challenge of playing one of the most popular antagonists in the Dragon Ball omniverse .

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Given the many forms, Frieza can take, Disney would wager on giving the role to Andy Serkis to take advantage of his talent for motion capture and voiceover, which will allow Dragon Ball fans to see a movie at the height of they’re expectations and forget about the disaster that Dragonball Evolution wrought when it was released in 2009.

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Written by Cesar Moya