Movie stars to lead Earth Hour
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The stars of the movie "Amazing Spider-Man 2" will lead this year's global Earth Hour lights-out event on March 29, which is being coordinated in Singapore, organisers World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said yesterday.
“Spider-Man will join the film’s stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx in the event, helping to switch off lights across Singapore’s signature Marina Bay skyline,” the environmental campaign group said in a statement.
WWF has named the movie superhero as ambassador for the Earth Hour global campaign to turn the spotlight on climate change. An unnamed person will play Spider-Man at the ceremony.
WWF Singapore spokesman Sourav Roy said Spider-Man can help inspire more people to join the movement. “He comes with his message in the movie that with great power comes great responsibility, and we are trying to tell everybody through him that everybody can be a superhero and do his or her bit to bring about a change for the planet,” Roy told AFP.
During Earth Hour, landmarks across the world – including the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower – will switch off their lights for 60 minutes at 8.30pm local time on the appointed day.
“I’m proud Spider-Man is the first superhero ambassador for Earth Hour,” Garfield, the actor who plays the role in the movie, said in a video message on the Earth Hour website.
Foxx, who plays the villain Electro, said: “Earth Hour isn’t just about lights off. It’s about people across the world coming together throughout the year to join forces to improve the planet.”
