{"id":22089,"date":"1999-09-12T10:06:25","date_gmt":"1999-09-12T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/1999\/09\/12\/bean-article-in-uk\/"},"modified":"1999-09-12T10:06:25","modified_gmt":"1999-09-12T15:06:25","slug":"bean-article-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/1999\/09\/12\/22089-bean-article-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bean Article in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is straight from ‘The Sunday Mail’ in the UK:<\/p>\n

Sean’s Bean cast as lord of the ring<\/b>
\n
By Chris Brandes<\/p>\n

Sean Bean<\/a> has landed a leading role in a new Hollywood epic based on Tolkien’s best-selling adventure Lord of the Rings.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old actor, who played the hard-hitting soldier Sharpe in the ITV series, will star as the warrior Boromir<\/a> in The Fellowship of the Ring, the first movie of the film trilogy.<\/p>\n

Last night, a Hollywood insider said: “It’s a fantastic role for Sean. The three movies are expected to be huge box office hits.<\/p>\n

“It’s quite a large role although the character will not be in the two sequels.”<\/p>\n

Sean – whose rogue secret service agent Alec Trevelyan battled Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond in GoldenEye – will appear alongside other British stars including Sir Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee and Ian Holm.<\/a><\/p>\n

The insider added: “Executives have been after Sean for quite some time. They’re delighted he is finally on board for the project.”<\/p>\n

Sean’s character Boromir is described as a “tall and handsome” lord – who joins the quest to destroy the evil Sauron.<\/p>\n

He is initially tempted to possess the ring but redeems himself by saving his companions during battle.<\/p>\n

Sean, last seen as real-life SAS man Andy McNab in a TV version of the book Bravo Two Zero, will start work on the movie in New Zealand next month.<\/p>\n

(Thanks to Nona<\/i> for the tip!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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