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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

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

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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

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

GET OUT OF MY SHIRE.

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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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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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