Put together for the “Hobbitathon.” On Friday, The Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis will probably be giving a steady, dwell studying of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in an effort to elevate cash for charity. The dwell streamed occasion will final round 12 hours, assuming Serkis can observe by means of on his plan to take zero breaks from studying. That mentioned, for those who’ve ever needed to see Andy Serkis’ rest room, now might be your likelihood.
Serkis first introduced plans for his Hobbit read-a-thon this morning. “I wish to take you on one of many biggest fantasy adventures ever written,” he tweeted alongside a photograph of Gollum, his LOTR character, carrying huge headphones. “Be a part of me for a 12-hour armchair marathon studying of The Hobbit, in assist of two wonderful charities that are doing extraordinary work proper now to assist these in want.”
The actor has requested viewers to donate to British nonprofits Finest Beginnings and NHS Charities Collectively by way of a GoFundMe web page, which matches into better element concerning the “Hobbitathon” occasion. Serkis explains that he'll replace the GoFundMe web page with a hyperlink to the dwell stream studying, so viewers ought to donate upfront to remain updated. “If we hit our goal of £100,000, there could also be a particular shock later in our journey,” writes the Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes star. As of Thursday morning, the occasion has already raised over £26,000 from simply 1,600 folks, so Serkis should not have any drawback hitting his £100,000 aim.
Andy Serkis’ cowl to cowl studying of The Hobbit begins at 10 a.m. GMT (London time), or 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT. Whereas this implies American Lord of the Rings followers should get up fairly early — and people on the West Coast should keep up late — it’s undoubtedly value it to see Serkis relive his Gollum days. And once more, what number of different alternatives will you must see Serkis’ rest room?
For extra on Andy Serkis’ “Hobbitathon,” in addition to dwell stream info, head to his GoFundMe web page.
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