The real precious one here is Lord Of The Rings actor Andy Serkis, who announced on Thursday (May 7) that he will be doing The Hobbitathon Live, essentially a 12-hour marathon reading of the entire The Hobbit novel.

His mammoth effort is to help raise funds for two charities: UK’s National Health Services and Best Beginnings, which works to support babies, toddlers, pregnant families and new parents and to help reduce inequalities.