Voice of Shift the Ape.

[Ronny]

If they ever make a movie version of The Last Battle, then who do you think should voice the pivotal role of Shift the Ape?
Personally I think John Simm should get the role.

[fantasia_kitty]

I've never heard of John Simm. What's his voice like?

Personally I think that Ricky Gervais would make a very good Shift.

[Forrester]

Andy Serkis...in his Screwtape voice.

[Ronny]

I've never heard of John Simm. What's his voice like?

Personally I think that Ricky Gervais would make a very good Shift.

Never heard of John Simm? I shall attempt to remedy that. John Simm is an English actor who I first became a fan of after seeing him playing the villainous Mr. Saxon in Dr. Who.
He is also known for playing the lead character in the hit drama Life On Mars and has had notable roles in other dramas - recently he was in a show called The Devils Whore, which was about the English Civil War. I think his voice would be perfect because he is capable of at once being authoritive and very amusing. And that's how I see Shift.
I get the sense that Lewis didn't tell us everything about the character. He was, at the start, very mysterious. A born manipulator undone by his worsening vices. Shift is perhaps my favourite villain in the Narnia series and I really think that a great actor like Simm could do the old ape justice.
Here's a video of him playing the Roman Emperor Caligula, see what you think

[Lady Galadriel]

Andy Serkis!

[Ronny]

I really don't see Serkis in the role. I don't think he'd be able to capture the cunning of Shift, he'd get the funny moments right, but not much else.

[bkey]

You don't think Serkis can play cunning? His whole role in LOTR is as a cunning, sly, deceitful character in Gollum.