Spider-Man and stars are coming to Singapore

Singapore — Spidey is coming to Singapore! WWF-Singapore just announced that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Jamie Foxx will be coming to Singapore to celebrate this year’s global flagship event for Earth Hour, the world’s largest environmental grassroots movement. The stars will be helping to switch off the lights across Singapore’s Marina Bay skyline on Saturday, March 29 at 8.30PM, at The Float@Marina Bay.

Singaporean fans of the webslinger will also be happy to know that there is an opportunity to meet the superhero in person. On Mar 27, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 red-carpet and press conference will held at Marina Bay Sands. Fans will be given the opportunity to attend via contests, which will be launched from Mar 8 on MediaCorp Channel 5 and from Mar 17 from 987FM. The red carpet will be held at the Marina Bay Shoppes skating rink while the press conference will be held at Marina Bay Sands at the Mastercard Theatre.

Spider-Man was recently named as the first Super Hero ambassador for Earth Hour. “Earth Hour is a movement that has created massive impact around the world, so imagine what we can do this year with Spider-Man by our side,” said Garfield, who plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He is supporting the Earth Hour Blue project ‘A Flame Called Hope’, which aims to provide clean bio-gas energy for local communities in Nepal, thereby reducing deforestation and providing an alternate means of livelihood for families in the area. “Earth Hour is launching the world’s first crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform for the planet, so you too can become a Super Hero just like Spider-Man,” he said.

Emma Stone, who plays Gwen Stacy in the film, has chosen to support the Earth Hour Blue ‘Puppy Protectors’ project, which aims to train sniffer dog puppies and their handlers to track animals, find wildlife crime scenes, detect illegal trade items, and chase down poachers with the rangers on the frontlines of Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Said Stone: “Earth Hour gives you the power to inspire anyone, even if you’re just one person. And Earth Hour is much more than an hour. There are great projects from the crowd, for the planet, happening all over the world,”

Earth Hour is a global WWF project which has grown to involve hundreds of millions of people across 154 countries. Traditionally, the lights out activity has been a symbolic act of one’s commitment to saving the planet and conserving the environment. This year, the Marina Bay area will be plunged into darkness from 8.30PM to 9.30PM, making this Earth Hour event one of the world’s largest ever and putting our little red dot at the heart of Earth Hour celebrations worldwide.

“Since moving to Singapore ... Earth Hour has positioned itself in the region with a rapidly growing digital presence that has helped power our movement. Earth Hour Blue, the world’s first crowdfunding platform for the planet, enables an everyday action that can inspire individuals to do something so powerful from the palm of their hand,” said Mr Andy Ridley, CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Hour.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb will also be in Singapore, attending the press conference and as a judge in WWF-Singapore’s film competition “Use Your Power”, which will engage young filmmakers across Singapore to produce engaging, innovative, and creative short films that show the connection between people and environmental issues.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens in Singapore May 1. Take part in the Short Film and Instagram competitions by visiting http://earthhour.wwf.sg/ for more details or pledge your support at http://earthhour.wwf.sg/ Earth Hour 2014 in Singapore will take place at The Float @ Marina Bay on Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 5.00PM onwards.