Sean Astin to attend Rudy 20th Anniversary Celebration

Sean Astin will be a special guest at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of "Rudy" in Las Vegas October 17, 2013. The event will include red carpet arrivals, a VIP reception with photo ops for the attendees, and a screening of the movie followed by a Q&A with Sean, screenwriter Angelo Pizzo, and the "real" Rudy Ruettiger!

Proceeds from the event go to the Rudy Foundation Scholarship Fund for Education, Sports and the Performing Arts.

For more information, visit the Facebook Events page.

Sean Astin runs the EAS Distance Classic

Not content with just signing autographs, doing photo ops and having a Q&A session with fans during his 30-hour stay in Columbus OH, Sean also signed up for a 10-mile race on Sunday morning. The EAS Distance Classic includes a longer 20-mile race for the ultra-athlete as well as a 5K for the casual Sunday runner. Sean has set his sights on the Chicago Marathon on October 13.

(A more personalized account and additional photos are on the run3rd blog.)

Before the race, Sean posed with some fans who were quite thrilled to see him at their small race.

Sean Astin visits Ohio Comic Con

Sean is having a whirlwind time of it up in Toronto filming Guillermo Del Toro's FX pilot "The Strain." In fact, he's not actually staying put in Toronto! His first weekend, he popped over to the Montreal Comic Con. Then last weekend after filming all Friday night, he dropped down to the Ohio Comic Con October 21-22.

Apparently the usual meeting with fans, signing of autographs, posing for photo ops and Q&Aing wasn't enough to fill his approximately 30 hours in Columbus, so Sean also signed up for a 10-mile race as part of his training of the October 13th Chicago Marathon. But we'll get to that later…

First there was the usual meeting with fans and signing of autographs:

Trailer for "A Monsterous Holiday"

Here's the trailer for the upcoming holiday movie "A Monsterous Holiday."



Sean voices "Spencer" who looks like this:

or this:

one apparently the result of a science experiment gone wrong. It's hard to tell which one!

"A Monsterous Holiday" will be available on DVD at assorted retailers and VOD from cable and satellite providers on October 15.

Sean Astin at Montreal Comic Con

Sean flew into Toronto last week to begin filming the pilot for Guillermo Del Toro's Fox series The Strain. But before he began, he took a side trip to the Montreal Comic Con. Update: 2nd video added.

(Similarly, this weekend he will be at the Ohio Comic Con in Columbus Friday and Saturday!)

Here are some pics from Sean's visit to Montreal, plus a couple of video interviews. First, the best pic of the Montreal Comic Con!

Sean with 9-day old Dean Elessar. Why yes, his parents are LOTR fans!
(Another pic with baby at the end of post!)

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 6/6: The Half Marathon

Below are many photos from the Disneyland Half Marathon on Sunday September 1. Sean completed the 13.1 mile race in 2:04:31.

Before the 1/2 marathon starts, Sean meets up with the #run3rd team members!

Sean gives a pep talk to the assembled and waiting runners.

Joseph James talks about Sean Astin's role in The Freemason

Joseph James, producer for "The Freemason," gave an interview to the Whence You Came website recently about the movie, which stars Sean Astin as homicide detective Leon Weed. James talks about how Sean's family connection to Freemasonry sparked his interest in the film, how Sean asked for executive producer credit, wrote and directed some of the scenes, added improvised humor, and "turned into a mad scientist on set."

The discussion of Sean's role begins at about 8:23. According to James, the trailer will be "released very soon," and the movie on November 4. Listen here:

Director Sohrab Mirmont with Sean Astin

Sean Astin to narrate "A Long Run"

According to a post on Giraffe Music Productions Facebook page, Sean Astin has recorded the narration for "A Long Run," a documentary about runner Bob Anderson's quest to run 50 races in one year.

Sean first met Bob Anderson at the Double Road Race in Indianapolis last month. They worked together just a few days ago:

Bob Anderson Monday, 9/09, 2013 11:30 pm
Ran three miles with Michael this morning in North Hollywood. Then we met up with Sean Astin, who is going to be in our movie A Long Run and we ran 1.6 miles. Spent 3 hours with Sean. Source

"A Long Run" is a full-length documentary movie in the making.  The story follows Bob Anderson, founder of Runner's World, as he celebrates 50 years of running by racing 50 races in 2012.  His goal is to average under 7 minutes per mile for at least 350 miles.  "The challenge itself is not that amazing.  However, to race 5k to the half marathon each weekend at an average pace of under 7 minutes per mile makes it more of a challenge.  Equally challening is that 64-year-old Bob Anderson works full time as the CEO and chief photographer of the Ujena Swimwear Company he founded in 1984," says director Michael Anderson. Read more at www.alongrun.com