Gollum Star Andy Serkis Is Reading ¡®The Hobbit¡¯ For 12-Hours For Charity. Have You Signed Up?
The money raised from the reading will be divided equally between NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings.
Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in ¡°Lord of the Rings¡± series, is reading "The Hobbit" online non-stop for almost 12 hours to raise money for a charity.
The money raised from the reading will be divided equally between NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings.
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¡°So many of us are struggling in isolation during the lockdown. While times are tough, I want to take you on one of the greatest fantasy adventures ever written, a 12-hour armchair marathon across Middle-earth, while raising money for two amazing charities which are doing extraordinary work right now to help those most in need,¡± Serkis told his fans in a video message on his Twitter.
I want to take you on one of the greatest fantasy adventures ever written. Join me for a 12-hour armchair marathon reading of ¡°The Hobbit¡±, in aid of two amazing charities which are doing extraordinary work right now to help those most in need@NHSuk @bestbeginnings #hobbitathon pic.twitter.com/q8qIO3diPT
¡ª Andy Serkis (@andyserkis) May 7, 2020
The live stream will start at 10am GMT (5am EST, 2am PST) Friday 8th May. The live-stream link will be posted on the GoFundMe page on Friday morning - and our team will post here as well.
¡ª Andy Serkis (@andyserkis) May 7, 2020
The actor who played Gollum will only stop for brief bathroom or lunch breaks during his reading. Serkis wants fans watching his reading of the 1937 JRR Tolkien novel to donate via a GoFundMe campaign.
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The Livestream has supposedly begun at 10 am on Friday with the link posted on the GoFundMe page on Friday morning.
This comes just a few days after Daniel Radcliffe's reading session that teleported every Potterhead to J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.
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Daniel Radcliffe read chapter-by-chapter of 'Harry Potter', in a series of video recordings.
