'Godzilla' 2014 reboot movie success thanks to Andy Serkis' motion capture? Director Gareth Edwards reveals 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' star's involvement [VIDEO]

Though Godzilla had enough pieces to its puzzle to garner the massive success it has experienced in its first week in theaters, one factor might have ensured this triumph in the box office: Andy Serkis served as a motion capture consultant for the 2014 reboot! Director Gareth Edwards revealed this news after the weekend number came in.

"Andy's this genius actor," the acclaimed director told RTé TEN in a new interview. "I think he's phenomenal - forget motion capture, he's just a great actor. It's funny, because with every actor, whoever you meet, the sort of cliché is, 'What's my motivation?'. In some way or other they all ask that question."

Edwards added: "And so Andy was like, 'What's Godzilla's motivation? What's he trying to do? What's he thinking? What does he want?' It's a really important question to ask and he prised it out of me. You kind of find [out] who is Godzilla. We said, 'If he was a real person who would he be?' The answer ended up being like the last samurai - an ancient warrior whose kind had long since died out. [A] Very lonely but noble figure that keeps to himself whenever possible. And it's only because of what we do that he's forced to come and correct the situation."

Watch this interview with Edwards here:

It's hard to say whether or not Godzilla's success could be accredited to Serkis' involvement, but having him onboard as a consultant certainly helped the film. 2014 will see Serkis' work in the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes.