Sean Astin was paid so little for ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ that he had to sell his house

Sean Astin has revealed that his salary for The Lord Of The Rings trilogy was so low that he was forced to sell his house. The actor played Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s three films, which were released between 2001 and 2003 and shot back-to-back in New Zealand. In fact, I had to sell my house because I negotiated such a small amount on the trilogy.” Astin is not the only member of the cast to have discussed the relatively modest salaries paid for the fantasy trilogy. Astin could potentially return as Samwise in one of the new Lord Of The Rings films currently in development.