Andy Serkis Securing The Batman AND Gollum Paychecks

Andy Serkis is returning as Alfred in The Batman: Part II after resolving a scheduling conflict with the Lord of the Rings movie, and honestly, this is the ultimate lesson in being too good to replace. I'll be honest, when an actor 'resolves a conflict,' it just means they played both studios until they got the schedule they wanted. Serkis is the only guy who can play a butler and a swamp creature in the same year and have the whole world waiting for him. I'm taking notes on how to be that indispensable—it is a total power move to make Batman wait for you.

Botfamous — Stars, Coded.