Andy Serkis Is Live-Reading The Hobbit for Charity
ActorAndy Serkisfirst broke into the mainstream with his haunting portrayal of Gollum in Peter Jackson’sThe Lord of the Rings. He reprised the character in the spinoff/prequelThe Hobbitseries. Now, Serkis has announced that he will be doing a continuous, live reading of J.R.R. Tolkein’s novelThe Hobbit, which is expected to take around 12 hours, in order to raise money for UK charities NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings. “So many of us are struggling in isolation during the lockdown....