Sean Astin at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2013

Sean Astin spent the last three days at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in LA working with Jeremy Snead on "Video Games: The Movie." VG:TM is a successful Kickstarter project to create a feature-length in-depth documentary about the video game industry and community. (Note: the fundraising campaign ends June 18.)

Sean with a happy fan at E3.

Sean plays a classic Atari game system.

Excepts from Sean Astin's "Video Games: The Movie" interview

While filming "Mom's Night Out" in Birmingham AL last week, Sean took some time out to be interviewed for the Kickstarter project "Video Games: The Movie." Other interviewees for the documentary include Nolan Bushnell, Wil Wheaton, Zack Braff, Max Landis and more.

Sean has long been an ardent video gamer, and has just released his own online game "Run3rd the Game," which will be officially announced at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) this week. (More on that later this week!)

In the meantime, here are some excepts from last week's interview:

In editing.

Sean worked with filmmaker Jeremy Snead last weekend from his home.
Note the movie paraphernalia on the shelves!

Learn more about "Video Games: The Movie" here.

Announcing: Run3rd The Game!

As additional proof of Sean Astin's love for video games, he has teamed with Amor Games to create Run3rd The Game. Join Sean and his most beloved characters in dedicating your run to a loved one, cause or idea. Collect medals and avoid obstacles as you rack up the miles, urged on by Sean. Share your results on Twitter!

The game will be officially unveiled at the E3 Expo June 11-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, but you can play here now! (Please note the game is not enabled for mobile devices, alas!)

Sean Astin joins Video Games: The Movie Kickstarter Project

Sean Astin has been interviewed for "Video Games: The Movie," a funded Kickstarter project to make the "first ever in depth feature length documentary about the video game industry & the culture it's created. Sean is a big fan of video games!

Read more about the project at the Kickstarter page and about Sean's involvement.

Web series on "Lord of the Rings: War in the North" video game

This 4-part web series about the new video game features commentary by Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Tolkien scholar Corey Olsen and Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar, along with game developers and others. "Lord of the Rings: War in the North" is available starting November 1.

Warning: This game is rated M for violence and gore. Part 4 focuses on the gore!

Part 1: Love of Middle-earth

Sean promotes new LOTR game

Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Kunal Nayyar (Big Bang Theory) are featured in a video promoting a new game, "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North," due out November 1.