'James Bond' star Naomie Harris backs new Extinction Rebellion climate change film
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Called 'We Must Act Now,' the film is the first of two animations backed by Hollywood stars to support Extinction Rebellion, which originated in Britain and mobilised thousands of volunteers to peacefully offer themselves for arrest at climate protests last year.
British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change, in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion.
Harris, who plays Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond movies 'Skyfall,' 'Spectre' and the forthcoming 'No Time To Die', provides the voice-over for the animation, which also explores the threat posed by the accelerating loss of species.
“I’m proud to be able to lend my voice to this project, which I hope will inspire viewers to get behind the ambitions of Extinction Rebellion with a great deal of urgency,” Harris said in a statement ahead of the film’s release on Thursday.
Called 'We Must Act Now,' the film is the first of two animations backed by Hollywood stars to support Extinction Rebellion, which originated in Britain and mobilised thousands of volunteers to peacefully offer themselves for arrest at climate protests last year.
The second film, called 'Climate Crisis, and Why We Should Panic,' is voiced by actress Keira Knightley, and argues for emergency action on global warming.
Hundreds of scientists and academics have backed Extinction Rebellion, saying that civil disobedience is the only option left to force governments to embrace the scale of action needed to prevent millions of deaths due to climate change.