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Hollywood Star Reveals Shocking Reason He Was Forced To Sell Home Despite Starring In $3 Billion Franchise

The Lord of the Rings star reveals how surprising paycheck led to a shocking financial decision.

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Lord of the Rings triology made $2.92 billion but Samwise Gamgee star Sean Astin got so little that he had to sell his house

Sean Astin earned minimal money from the successful Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was forced to sell his house due to his low trilogy earnings. Other cast members like Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom also received modest pay. Astin is interested in returning for new projects at a better…

The Economic Times

Sean Astin couldn't afford house amid Lord of the Rings fame

Sean Astin's pay on the Lord of the Rings trilogy was such a "small amount", he had to sell his house.

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Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin admits making ‘not a lot of money’ from trilogy: ‘I had to sell my house’

Samwise Gamgee actor said there was a ‘disconnect’ between the fantasy franchise’s success and the cast’s salaries

The Independent UK

‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a union leader. He talks Stranger Things, AI and why playing Samwise Gamgee cost him his house

The Guardian - UK

As head of the actors guild, Sean Astin brings a little Rudy, a little Samwise, and a lot of fight

Sean Astin says he is happy to be at the head of the actors union at a vital moment

The Independent UK

Tylor Chase Update: Lord Of The Rings Icon Steps In To Rescue 'Homeless' Ex-Nickelodeon Star

Sean Astin helps Ned's Declassified star Tylor Chase escape homelessness. Discover the latest Tylor Chase update, the significance of the meeting with the Lord of the Rings icon, and the actor's path to recovery.

International Business Times UK

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I've played 15 hours of Tales of the Shire and these are my favorite Lord of the Rings easter eggs that I've spotted so far

Middle-earth lore fans rejoice because I've discovered the best Tales of the Shire easter eggs

GamesRadar

Samwise Gamgee reveals Lego The Shire in a video nostalgic enough to make you tear up

Celebrate Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday in Lego form

GamesRadar

Watch The Lord of the Rings' Frodo and Sam play Baldur's Gate 3 and sow violent, hilarious Dark Urge chaos

Elijah Wood and Sean Astin join Larian CEO Swen Vincke to check out the studio's GOTY-winning RPG.

Windows Central

A Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough with Swen Vincke and Lord of The Rings’ Elijah Wood and Sean Austin is the D&D session I didn't know I needed

Delightful viewing

GamesRadar

All the roles James Corden missed out on - and claim 'chubby' actors are excluded

The Late Late Show host James Corden found fame on Gavin and Stacey - but he could have been part of one of the largest movie franchises of all time

Daily Mirror

Turns Out James Corden Auditioned For Samwise In LOTR He Would’ve Had Better Luck As Sauron

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James Corden admits he auditioned for a major Lord of the Rings role earlier in career

James Corden has been in the hot seat of his popular CBS talk show The Late Late Show since 2015 but he could have had a different career path had he been successful in his audition for Lord of the Rings

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Gollum and Stacey? James Corden reveals he auditioned for a part in Lord of the Rings

‘Thank the film gods he never got cast,’ one person posted

Evening Standard

James Corden was rejected by Hollywood for disastrous Lord of the Rings audition

The Gavin and Stacey star failed to impress Hollywood directors

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