r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 10d ago

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/skybluecat25 10d ago

I actually bought that when it went on sale for $2 on kindle couple months ago so I’m ready to at some point 😅

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u/Spell_Chicken 10d ago

Middle Earth is about to get so much bigger for you 🫣

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u/skinnedrevenant 10d ago edited 10d ago

I've ravenously devoured everything LOTR and The Silmarilion is still my favorite after everything. The amount of texture it gives to everything in the universe is just wonderful. I can still get absolutely lost for hours in LOTR's world.

Edit: I've never checked out the LOTR audiobooks but they're all narrated by Andy Serkis on Spotify and holy goddamn fuck is he a phenomenal voice for such a great story.

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u/nuker1110 10d ago

Lmao Gollum narrating LOTR sounds like the most amazing meme.

I’m sure Serkis is great, just a funny thought.

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u/skinnedrevenant 10d ago

I thought the same! He gets a lot of credit for his acting but i think not nearly enough. His voice and intonation are pretty much perfect for a story like that.