WATCH: Joss Whedon and ‘A Sh*t Ton’ of Celebrities Join to Urge Americans to Register to Vote
‘Lots and Lots of Famous People. A Shit Ton of Famous People. Repeating How Important It Is’ to Vote
Writer and director Joss Whedon (The Avengers) got a few friends together – about two dozen, it seems, and made a video urging Americans to register to vote, and then to go vote. It’s very well done, amusing at times, heartwarming at times, but bottom line, it’s effective.
And if it works, Mark Ruffalo will do a nude scene. Apparently.
Who’s in it?
Robert Downey Jr.
Mark Ruffalo
Scarlett Johansson
Neil Patrick Harris
Jesse Williams
Julianne Moore
Nathan Fillion
Don Cheadle
Taran Killam
Cobie Smulders
Martin Sheen
Keegan-Michael Key
James Franco
Julianne Moore
Leslie Odom
Neil Patrick Harris
and more.
Julianne Moore explains the video has “Lots of famous people. Lots of famous people. Lots and lots of famous people. A shit ton of famous people. Repeating how important it is†to vote.Â
Wisdom in the get out the vote ad for Whedon’s Save the Day organization comes from Sheen, who played President Bartlet in “The West Wing.”
“We cannot pretend both sides are equally unfavorable,” Sheen reminds us.
And Don Cheadle, who, without mentioning Trump, calls him a “racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society.”Â
Watch:
Then visit Whedon’s Save the Day. Register. And vote.
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