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Sean Astin is showing love to his old co-stars.

Most people know James Corden as the bombastic host of CBS‘ “The Late Late Show.” Or audiences may know him from his pitiful acting in the likes of “Ocean’s 8,” “Cinderella,” or 2019’s execrable laugh riot “Cats.” But in some deranged alternate universe, James Corden might have landed the role of Samwise Gamgee over Sean Astin in Peter Jackson‘s “The Lord Of The Rings” film trilogy.

James Corden has revealed that he auditioned to play hobbit Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings film series from director Peter Jackson.

Stranger Things,” the writers of Netflix’s hit sci-fi series are sharing on Twitter the wild storylines that almost happened in the show’s earlier seasons. “Crazy shit that almost happened #1: In Season 2, a possessed Will was going to kill Bob,” the writers wrote on their verified Twitter account, @strangerwriters.Crazy shit that almost happened #1:In season 2, a possessed Will was going to kill Bob. Played by Sean Astin, Bob was a fan-favorite character who appeared in Season 2 of “Stranger Things,” dating Will’s (Noah Schnapp) mom, Joyce (Winona Ryder). At the end of the season, when they all got trapped in a laboratory, Bob used his computer skills to help Will and Joyce escape, but in the process he was killed by a Demogorgon.

Orlando Bloom is in full support of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series, and its cast.

Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power star Cynthia Addai-Robinson has responded to racist abuse levelled at the series and its cast.The show and its actors have condemned “the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse” levelled at the series’ actors in recent days in regards to its diverse cast.Speaking to NME about her role as Queen Regent Míriel in the Amazon Prime Video show, Addai-Robinson addressed the trolls who have been “review-bombing” the series and targeting the show’s POC actors.“I would engage a healthy debate on a topic that I felt was coming from a place of respect and intelligence,” she said.“I do not engage with that other thing; that toxic thing. And in fact, I would never consider them to be fans.

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Astin (Stranger Things) and Craig Parker (Good Trouble) have signed on to star alongside Domenica Cameron-Scorsese in Jason Mac’s political thriller, A Social Contract — the filmmaker’s follow-up to his directorial debut A Father’s Legacy, which was released by Cinedigm last year. (Check out the first still from Mac’s new feature, currently in production in Illinois, below.)

cast isn't going to tolerate intolerance. Many of the core castmembers from the Oscar-winning trilogy are standing up in support for the cast of, who have faced a slew of hateful comments from online trolls.Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd and Sean Astin — who starred in the original trilogy as the core group of hobbits who risk life and limb in their heroic quest — took to Instagram to share a message of support for the new stars, and for BIPOC fans.The show has received some pushback for its racially diverse cast, specifically for casting actors of color to play dwarves, elves and hobbits in the Amazon Prime Video series.In a show of solidarity, Wood, Monaghan, Boyd and Astin shared photos of themselves in shirts and hats with elven script that reads «All You Are All Welcome Here» and features the drawn images of pointed ears in a spectrum of skin tones and colors.You Are All Welcome Here @LOTRonPrime@DonMarshall72#RingsOfPowerhttps://t.co/8txOhlHa2fpic.twitter.com/nWytILT0zGYou are all welcome here.#RingsOfPower@LOTRonPrime#MiddleEarth#Samwise@ElijahWood@BillyBoydActor@DomsWildThings@DonMarshall72https://t.co/w2tdZ4nFwNpic.twitter.com/f4RsBKE9anMeanwhile, the series' official Twitter account shared a message of unity as well, posting, «We, the cast of, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the relentless racism, threats, harassment, and abuse some of our castmates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis.

The cast of new Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” can count on knowing that Sam and Frodo have their backs.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The cast of the Amazon Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” released a pointed statement on Wednesday condemning “the relentless racism, threats, harassment, and abuse some of our castmates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis.” The message comes after months of epithets and smears surrounding the decision by executive producers and showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay to populate J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth — including humans, elves, dwarfs and harfoots (e.g., earlier versions of hobbits) — with actors of color. “Tolkien created a world which, by definition, is multi-cultural,” reads the statement. “A world in which free peoples from, different races and cultures join together, in fellowship, to defeat the forces of evil. ‘Rings of Power’ reflects that. Our world has never been all white, fantasy has never been all white, Middle-earth is not all white.”

Brendan Fraser is getting the recognition he’s long deserved.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Sean Astin has signed on to star alongside fellow Stranger Things alum Matthew Modine in the cycling drama Hard Miles, which 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellow R.J. Daniel Hanna is directing from his and Christian Sander’s script.

Canadian actor Brendan Fraser is undergoing a massive transformation for his next role.

CSI fan favorite Wallace Langham will join HBO’s Perry Mason in the second season.

Sasha Urban editor“Holiday Twist,” an upcoming feature from ETM Pictures, announced on Thursday that a group of cast members added to the film, with production up and running in Los Angeles.Sean Astin (“Lord of the Rings”), Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone”), Haley Reinhart (“F is for Family”), Emily Tosta (“Mayans M.C.”) and Brian Thomas Smith (“Big Bang Theory”) will join the film, which is led by Kelly Stables (“Superstore”), and features James Maslow and Hugh Sheridan.Per ETM: “The story centers on Stables’ character, a Grinchy workaholic CEO whose whole world comes crashing down, before, with help from a Supermarket Santa and a little holiday magic, she realizes the key to letting go of her painful past is to become the twinkling light that both her town and her family needs.” Astin was most recently seen in the historical drama “Changing the Hearts of Men,” alongside Kelsey Grammar. McDonough played a recurring role on the second season of “Yellowstone,” the hit western series on Paramount Network, and also appeared on “Justified.” Reinhart is best known for placing third on Season 10 of “American Idol,” while Tosta has appeared on all four seasons of “Mayans M.C.” and Smith has been recently seen in a recurring role on “United States of Al.”The film is written by Stephanie Garvin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) of ETM Pictures, who also directs the film.

Stranger Things have expressed their regret over killing off a new character in the first episode of season four.Seven new episodes (or ‘chapters’) of the hit sci-fi fantasy landed on Netflix late last month, serving as the first volume of the current run. Two final instalments (titled ‘Papa’ and ‘The Piggyback’) will be released on July 1.In episode one of Stanger Things 4, viewers were introduced to popular Hawkins High student Chrissy Cunningham (played by Grace Van Dien) who’s experiencing distressing visions and other forms of psychological torment.As well as attending school counselling sessions, Chrissy meets up with Hellfire Club leader Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) to buy some drugs.

According to National Geographic, state officials confirmed that timbers from the shipwreck of the 17th-century Spanish galleon were found in sea caves earlier this week.The legend of the Santo Cristo de Burgos reportedly inspired filmmaker Steve Spielberg to dream up the idea for the 1985 movie — about a group of kids out to seek a sunken ship’s pirate booty and save their family homes from foreclosure.For 300 years, tales of the shipwreck spread, with the area’s indigenous tribes passing down the legend of a ship that had vanished off the Oregon coast around 1693, carrying porcelain, beeswax and pricey Chinese silk.The new discovery “confirms that our ancestral people knew what they were talking about,” Robert Kentta, cultural resources director for the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz and a member of the Siletz Tribal Council, told National Geographic.The recovery required a team of archeologists, law enforcers and search-and-rescue specialists, who have been searching for the past 15 years. According to National Geographic, powerful tides made for a tricky and dangerous operation that had to be perfectly timed.

Pauly Shore would be up for a sequel to “Encino Man” if original co-stars Brendan Fraser and Sean Astin are game.

The Lord Of The Rings‘ cast of young hobbits celebrated a “successful” meal together, two decades on from the release of The Fellowship Of The Ring.Dominic Monaghan, who played Merry in the hugely successful film franchise based on JRR Tolkien’s series of books, shared a photo from a reunion dinner he shared with his former co-stars Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), and Billy Boyd (Pippin) – now aged 45, 41, 51, and 53 respectively.“It was another one of those successful smash it out of the park kick it into row Z slap my arse and call me lucy any of it was recorded none of us would work again…..meal’s [sic],” Monaghan captioned the Instagram photo.A post shared by •

The Lord of the Rings fellowship – well, part of it – reconvened for another meeting this weekend to celebrate 20 years since the second film in the famous trilogy was released. Actors Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd– who played hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took – enjoyed a night out which concluded with some seriously delicious-looking desserts. Lost star Dominic, 45, shared a heart-warming snap of the group as they posted around a dining table.

In an alternate universe, Gomez Addams might have been the Gandalf we all know and love.

Shea Whigham’s character Paul Strickland will return for the second season of period crime drama “Perry Mason,” but in his new role at the district attorney’s office, he’ll find himself on the other side of a case from pal Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys), HBO announced on Thursday.Sean Astin will star as Perry’s new client Sunny Gryce, in a case about battling supermarket chains.The cabler also announced that “Sound of Metal” Oscar nominee Paul Raci is joining the cast as recurring character as Lydell McCutcheon, a “self-made power-player who built Los Angeles along with his fortune, off the city’s vast oil fields.” “Pivoting” star Tommy Dewey will play his son, Brooks McCutcheon, who’s charming but always anxious to prove himself.Meanwhile, Perry’s partner Delia (Juliet Rylance) meets “stylish, confident, and witty” screenwriter Anita St. Pierre (Jen Tullock of “Severance”), who “crashes into Della’s world and shows her a side of life and love that she’s been missing,” according to HBO’s press release.The Season 2 logline: “Months after the end of the Dodson trial, Perry’s (Matthew Rhys) moved off the farm, ditched the milk truck, he’s even traded his leather jacket for a pressed suit.

Wilson Chapman editorHBO’s “Perry Mason” is adding some new suspects to the case.The period drama, based on the popular 1930s detective fiction character created by Eric Stanley Garner, has added four new recurring cast members to its upcoming second season. Joining the cast are Sean Astin (“The Lord of the Rings,” “Stranger Things”), Tommy Dewey (“Casual”), Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”) and Jen Tullock (“Before You Know It”). In addition, Shea Wingham (“Boardwalk Empire”), formerly a main cast member in the show’s first season, will return in a recurring capacity.

HBO’s Perry Mason will see a handful of new faces as Sean Astin (Stranger Things), Tommy Dewey (Pivoting),  Oscar-nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) and Jen Tullock (Severance) join the cast for Season 2. Shea Whigha (Gaslit), who appeared in Season 1, will also return for the upcoming season. They will appear opposite Matthew Rhys who stars in the titular role.

It’s hard to believe that “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was released 20 years ago, but actor Sean Astin — who played Samwise Gamgee in the trilogy — can remember the production experience like it was yesterday.Astin recently spoke with TheWrap to mark the 20th anniversary of “The Fellowship of the Ring,” and while reflecting on the process of filming all three “Lord of the Rings” films at the same time, he recalled how the now-iconic ending of “The Fellowship of the Ring”

Lord of the Rings is his favourite movie trilogy, before launching into a rap called The No 1 Trilly with Jon Batiste. Rappers Method Man and Killer Mike helped the duo along with the lyrics as a number of stars from the JRR Tolkien movies joined in.

Stephen Colbert is honoring what he considers to be the greatest trilogy of all time. The 57-year-old late-night host took some time on Wednesday's episode of to honor the 20th anniversary of «If you ask me, there is no better film series.

The Lord Of The Rings cast have teamed up with Method Man and Killer Mike for a rap music video to celebrate the film trilogy’s 20th anniversary.During Wednesday’s (December 15) episode of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert introduced a hip-hop tribute titled ‘#1 Trilly’ – where Elijah Wood and Sean Astin wax lyrical about how The Lord Of The Rings is the greatest film trilogy ever released.The video also features Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving, along