New roles appear; new opportunities beckon. Just ask Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee in the “Lord of the Rings” movies. Astin currently stars in “The Color of Magic,” which has its U.S. debut Sunday. He had already met its witty author, Terry Pratchett, four years ago. That was when Astin was in one of his favorite places, New Zealand, to film the mini-series “Hercules.” Paul Telfer, who played Herc, began talking about how Pratchett was coming to Auckland for a book-signing. “Paul said, ‘You’ve got to meet this guy; he’s an amazing writer,'” Astin recalled. “We went down there and stood in line.” ‘The Color of Magic’ stars former Hobbit
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Sean Astin told SCI FI Wire that he’d be thrilled to reprise his Lord of the Rings film trilogy role as Sam Gamgee in the upcoming big-screen adaptations of The Hobbit. However, because the Rings’ beloved quartet of Hobbits don’t actually appear in The Hobbit, Astin doubts that he’ll be asked to appear in the films. Astin’s comments run counter to those of his Rings co-star Dominic Monaghan, who told MTV News in January that he believes that he, Astin, Billy Boyd and Elijah Wood will play some role in the two Hobbit features. The films will be produced by Rings mastermind Peter Jackson and directed by Guillermo del Toro. SCI FI Wire spoke to Astin today, while he was promoting ION Television’s upcoming miniseries The Color of Magic. Following are edited excerpts from that exclusive interview, in which he also talked about the 10th anniversary of filming The Lord of the Rings and his other upcoming genre projects. Astin up for Hobbit if Hobbit up for him
Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and Academy Award-nominated producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he guest starred as Lynn McGill on the fifth season of 24.
Sideshow Collectibles does not post coupons very often, and it is even less likely that they give coupons to fan sites like TORn – but we’ve managed to snag one for our collectors! From now until Sept 30th 2008, you can save $10 off the Frodo Baggins 12-inch Figure Exclusive, as well as $10 off the Samwise Gamgee 12-inch Figure Exclusive. The coupon code to use at checkout is ‘TORN’ (without the quotes) and you can use it on both figures, but not in the same order. So if you are looking to purchase both figures, place two separate orders and use the code ‘TORN’ for each one. This will save you $10 off each figure for a total of $20 in savings! If you are not familiar with this line of The Lord of the Rings figures, it can be argued that they are some of the most film accurate and detailed collectibles to ever be produced. Each figure is fully poseable and comes with a mountain of accessories. For a great comprehensive review of these figures, check out the one posted at MWCToys.com. [Frodo Figure] [Sam Figure] [All LOTR Figures] [How to use a Coupon at Sideshow]
Ruth let us in on a Canadian Convention next month called FanExpo Canada 2008. LOTR alums include Sean Astin and Brad Dourif. Other guests of note include WES CRAVEN, BUZZ ALDRIN, KATE MULGREW, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, BRENT SPINER, MICHAEL ROSENBAUM, JAMIE BAMBER, KRISTY SWANSON, JEREMY BULLOCH, ALEX ROSS and HENRY WINKLER (what? Yeah I wrote that). [FanExpo Canada 2008]
Sideshow collectibles has posted a Backstage Pass video of the latest LOTR diorama, ‘Dark Counsel,’ featuring Grima Wormtongue and Theoden. To view the video follow the link below. Other Sideshow Collectible LOTR headlines: The Aragorn Premium Format figure page has been updated with production imagery (Image of the final piece as it will ship to customers); The Moria Orc Premium Format Figure exclusive is sold out, but you can get the regular edition here; The Sam and Frodo 12-inch figure exclusives are still instock and available for shipping. [Dark Counsel Video] [Aragorn Pics] [Moria Orc] [Sam and Frodo Figures]