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

He will lead the 160,000-person performers union at a time when the entertainment industry faces consolidation, productions moving overseas and AI.

LOS ANGELES — Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday elected “The Lord of the Rings” actor Sean Astin to be its national president as one of Hollywood’s most powerful labor unions faces new challenges in a c... [2390 chars]