The Tolkien Trap: When Adaptations Go Rogue The latest criticism over representation and diversity in adaptations has been directed at Andy Serkis's defense of the all white cast in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum .
While it's understandable that Serkis might want to deflect criticism, blaming J. R. R.
Tolkien himself seems like a cop out – an attempt to shift responsibility from present day filmmakers onto their literary predecessor.