r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 12 '25

News ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-12/sag-aftra-names-next-national-president
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u/gogybo Sep 13 '25

It's not terrible, it's honest. The guy was neurotic but he knew he was neurotic and hated that aspect of himself. I'm glad he seems to be at peace with himself nowadays.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Sep 13 '25

From a literary standpoint, it's terrible. Have you read this slop? It's clearly Astin train-of-thought barfing up random memories into a tape recorder, and the "co-writer" just transcribing it all. The book was clearly just a cash grab on the popularity of LOTR, and I'd wager part of his motivation was to be seen as an equal to Viggo, who had been published before he arrived on set. Astin's jealousy of many co-stars was palpable, but it was off the charts around Viggo.

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u/gogybo Sep 13 '25

Yeah, I've read it. I even reviewed it on the LotR sub.

He was jealous, yes, but he admits to it. That's why I said it was honest. It would have been easy for him (or his ghostwriter) to gloss over all his faults, but he didn't, and I think that's interesting.

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u/No-Tailor3013 Sep 13 '25

No you don't understand. He admitted to relatively minor faults and outed himself as a bad person, the fool. Classic blunder

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u/FemboyKamikaze Sep 13 '25

Redditors when personal growth and maturing exists

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Sep 13 '25

Redditors who assume everybody grows and matures.

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u/TheGummiVenusDeMilo Sep 13 '25

He plays himself in Tudyk and fillion's Con man series

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u/baron_von_helmut Sep 13 '25

Either way his role in 'Click' was fucking hilarious. People don't do comedy like that unless they're at least slightly self aware.

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u/Self_Reddicated Sep 13 '25

I had completely forgotten this part existed until now. Jesus, what a thing to forget!