Samwise himself Sean Astin joins us this week for a wonderful interview all about The Lord of the Rings. It's rare that you get to interview a cast member of a beloved franchise, and even more rare to get to interview about said franchise. We had a blast chatting with Sean Astin about his last scene on set, gallivanting about New Zealand with a cool guy like Ian McKellen, the time Peter Jackson crushed him with a single note, and so much more. It really turned out to be a highlight reel of awesome Lord of the Rings stories. In the bulk of the show, we discuss Wonder Woman 1984's move to HBO Max. (Note: this was recorded before the bombshell news of Warner Bros. 2021 slate. More on that next week.) Sean and Jake wee able to interview George Clooney recently, and so they gush about the process and his unbelievable levels of charm before getting into the movies dropping this week. Finally, we celebrate Angela Bassett's staggering talent and career with our BlendGame. Next week, we're looking at our favorite directors who started as actors with #ActorTurnedDirectorBlend This Week In Movies - All My Life - Half Brothers - Nomadland (limited) - Sound of Metal (Amazon Prime Video) - Mank (Netflix) - The Prom (Netflix) 00:00 - Intro 5:30 - Weekly Poll: Which December release are you most excited for? 12:35 - Sean Astin Interview 39:35 - Wonder Woman 1984 to HBO Max 47:06 - David Prowse Passing 54:23 - Interviewing George Clooney 1:04:28 - This Week In Movies 1:21:04 - Angela Bassett BlendGame 1:36:30 - Listener Review/Outro -- REELBLEND PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION -- Want more ReelBlend each week? Check out our ReelBlend Premium subscription where you get access to an exclusive episode every week, a bi-weekly newsletter from Sean and you receive the show ad-free. Sign up at: https://bit.ly/reelblendpremium Listen to ReelBlend on your favorite podcast app: - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2D03JtN - Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/RB_Google - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32NaJ6K FOLLOW THE SHOW HERE: ReelBlend - @ReelBlend Sean - @Sean_OConnell Jake - @JakesTakes Kevin - @KevinMcCarthyTV Gabe - @gabeKovacs ABOUT ReelBlend: ReelBlend is CinemaBlend’s flagship podcast featuring CinemaBlend Managing Director Sean O’Connell, Fox 5 DC Entertainment Reporter Kevin McCarthy and Fox 32 Chicago Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton. Join them each week as they discuss the latest entertainment news, review new movies hitting the big screen and tell stories about working as entertainment journalists.