Trailer for Adopting Terror

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Busy day tomorrow: Hollywood Half & Adopting Terror!

Don't forget Sean will be running in the Hollywood Half Marathon Saturday, April 7. The 13.1 mile race begins at 6am PT at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Results will be posted as soon as they are available.

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Also tomorrow, "Adopting Terror" premieres on the Lifetime Channel at 8pm ET. Check your local listings.

Sean attending C2E2 in Chicago next weekend!

Sean, in another last minute convention appearance, will be a guest at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, April 13-15, 2012, at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago!

The show is only a week away, so check out details at their website, Facebook page and Twitter!

Samwise Gamgee wins Middle-earth March Madness!

Samwise Gamgee won TheOneRing.net's Middle-earth March Madness. Just a bit of online voting madness, but it's nice to see our favorite Hobbit win out over Rangers, Elves and Wizards! That's why they called him "Hope Unquenchable." :-D

More Oz Comic Con photos

These great black and white images are from thehydrogenjutebox on Tumblr. Open in new window for full size.

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Video of Sean's panel at Oz Comic Con

Sean discusses what it was like working on The Lord of the Rings during his panel at Oz Comic Con in Adelaide last weekend.

Sean in Adelaide Day 3

The University of South Australia posted an article about Sean's appearance at Oz Comic Con.

Photo and article by Amy Louise Maynard

It was time for the Sean Astin panel. Remember that scene in Lord of the Rings when the Isengard army are rowdily rabble-rousing outside of Helm’s Deep? Okay, now picture those Orcs holding bottles of Coke and wearing jeans and bright t-shirts, and you get what it was like in the line-up for Astin. 

The crowd went nuts as Astin took the stage, waving and smiling. Even though Astin admitted that he’s an old hand at doing the convention circuit, it was still excellent to see that he was excited to be there and treated the fans with warmth and respect. He thanked people for their questions, made sure that said questions came from a mix of men, women and kids, and also made sure to thank the Comic-Con stage crew. 

The Lord of the Rings featured prominently in the Q and A session, as one would expect, but there were also snippets from Astin’s time on The Goonies, his theatre acting, and part in film Encino Man 

Even he had the crowd in stitches, Astin had the audience hanging on his every word as he spoke about how much he loved working on the cultural phenomenon that is the Lord of the Rings. As he recited part of Sam’s speech at the end of The Two Towers, you could have heard a pin drop. 

Over far too soon, Astin paid his respects to Adelaide and Cooper’s Pale Ale, and bid his breathless and cramped fans adieu.

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Sunday saw Sean doing more autographs and photo ops. Here are a few posted by fans.

I want to know the story behind this one! Posted by @Stuman11

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Sean movie news: Adopting Terror & And They're Off

"Adopting Terror" will have a one-time theatrical showing Thursday, April 5, 11 am, at the Claremont 5 Theater in Los Angeles. The movie is directed by Micho Rutare and stars Sean Astin, Samaire Armstrong, Monet Mazur and Brendan Fehr with Michael Gross.

The movie then premieres on April 7 on Lifetime Channel and comes to DVD and Blu-ray September 11.

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Ticket information from Fandango

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Meanwhile, the DVD of horse-racing comedy "And They're Off" is now available for preorder on Amazon. It will be released on May 1.

This hilarious mockumentary centers on failed horse trainer Dusty Sanders (Sean Astin) whose career is on the brink. Given one more chance to train a Derby winning horse, Sanders must overcome the odds and his eccentric family and friends to return to the wine's circle. Laughs are aplenty out of the gate in this uproarious film in the vein of Best in Show and This Is Spinal Tap!

I will be posting a review of "And They're Off" later this month.