The other 'Lord of the Rings' role Sean Astin wanted to play

The other 'Lord of the Rings' role Sean Astin wanted to play

The hype for the next Lord of the Rings movie is really starting to ramp up now. We are going to see new faces like Kate Winslet, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jamie Dornan, plus the return of several of the original cast, including Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, but sadly, one of the Fellowship who won’t be back at the end of next year is Sean Astin.  Rather than Peter Jackson being behind the camera for The Hunt for Gollum, it will actually be Smeago…