Tom Hanks And William Shatner Offer Up Charity Voicemail Recordings

Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, William Shatner and Will Ferrell are offering to record outgoing voicemail messages for fans as part of a new charity drive.

The actors, along with Betty White, Carrie Fisher, Leonard Nimoy and Patrick Stewart, agreed to tape a limited number of custom-made messages after veteran entertainer Ed Asner came up with the idea to raise funds for advocacy group Autism Speaks.

The personalised messages won't come cheap - they are priced at $299 (£187) each and are only available for one week from 3 December (12).