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The Story Behind Sean Astin And His Dad Both Getting Nominated For An Oscar In A Weird Deep-Cut Category

Neither has ever landed an acting nomination, but they were nominated for something else.

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Matthew McConaughey trademarking himself saying 'alright, alright, alright' is a preview of Hollywood’s coming AI identity crisis

Matthew McConaughey’s trademark filings on his own performance are a smart but incomplete defense against the rise of AI-generated celebrity clones

TechRadar

‘This is an unbelievable moment in the course of human history’: Sean Astin on how he’s fighting for humanity against an onslaught of AI actors

We sat down with actor and SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin to talk about AI and its impact on his industry.

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Tylor Chase Update: Lord Of The Rings Icon Steps In To Rescue 'Homeless' Ex-Nickelodeon Star

Sean Astin helps Ned's Declassified star Tylor Chase escape homelessness. Discover the latest Tylor Chase update, the significance of the meeting with the Lord of the Rings icon, and the actor's path to recovery.

International Business Times UK

Sean Astin's help for struggling former child star

Sean Astin has reached out to help Tylor Chase, who is a huge Lord of the Rings fan.

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The dos and don'ts of Disney's Sora agreement

Disney has entered the AI era, re guardrails on how Sora users can get creative with the entertainment giant's classic characters.

Axios

Do you know your Hopper from your Hellfire Club? Take our ultimate Stranger Things quiz

The final season of the epic Netflix 80s show is about to air. But how much can you remember about the world of the Upside Down? Test your knowledge with our fiendish quiz

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‘Like, the devil’: Fox News is in hot water after swiping 100 celebrity voices, only to find out one was a union leader

Fox News better have its lawyers ready.

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Elijah Wood stuns fans at Lord of the Rings-themed wedding

Elijah Wood gatecrashed a Lord of the Rings-themed wedding in New Zealand, much to the shock of the bride and groom.

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Bryan Cranston thanks OpenAI for cracking down on Sora 2 deepfakes

Users of generative AI video app were able to recreate the Breaking Bad actor’s likeness without his consent, which OpenAI called ‘unintentional’

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Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin elected as SAG-AFTRA’s new president

The union that represents tens of thousands of actors and other entertainer and media professionals has elected Sean Astin as its new president

The Independent UK

Sean Astin set to run for SAG-AFTRA president

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Five Great Reads: Jacinda Ardern, how they made The Goonies, and a year of celibacy

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

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‘We were like brothers, but we scrapped’: the chaos and pranks that shaped The Goonies – by its cast and crew

Forty years on, Richard Donner’s adventure movie continues to delight audiences – and its heroes and villains. They remember the thrills they had behind the scenes

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Movies to stream in May: our expert's 15 must-watch movies new to Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more

From Netflix to Prime Video, here are 14 movies you are not going to want to miss when they land on streaming in May.

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Orlando Bloom eyes Lord of the Rings return

Orlando Bloom hopes to play Legolas in 'The Lord of the Rings' again - though thinks any project would lack "the magic" of the original trilogy.

The Independent UK

Elijah Wood defends how little he got paid for starring in Lord of the Rings: ‘It doesn’t matter’

Lord of the Rings trilogy, released in early noughties, made over £2bn worldwide

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Elijah Wood says he wasn’t paid enough to retire for life for his role in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy

Opening up about his salary for appearing in the smash trilogy, actor Elijah Wood says he wasn’t paid enough to retire for life for his role in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.

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Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp had him 'pushed' from major movie role

Corey Feldman has claimed Johnny Depp had him "pushed out" of playing his younger brother in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' because he thought he was a "junkie".

The Independent UK

Sean Astin announces launch of new Lord of the Rings Lego set

Iconic Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin has announced the launch of LEGO® Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire™ set, a 2,017-piece diorama straight from Middle-earth.

GamesRadar

Samwise Gamgee reveals Lego The Shire in a video nostalgic enough to make you tear up

Celebrate Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday in Lego form

Total Film

Ke Huy Quan recalls Steven Spielberg playing a hilarious "big joke" on Harrison Ford when the Indiana Jones star visited The Goonies set

Steven Spielberg played a prank on Harrison Ford

Total Film

40 years after they first acted together, Love Hurts' Ke Huy Quan recalls his "emotional" reunion with Sean Astin: "It's our little treat to the Goonies fans"

Exclusive: The Oscar winner says that when he and director Jonathan Eusebio sat down to discuss who could play his character's boss, "there was only one name"

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Action packed Love Hurts trailer features a Goonies reunion

Ke Huy Quan leads upcoming action movie Love Hurts, joined by his former Goonies co-star Sean Astin, among others.

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