Tim writes: Thought you’d be interested to know, Sean Astin just did another comedic NASA video, again for the Spitzer Space Telescope. This time, he provides a voiceover role to support Felicia Day, as she explains some of the science behind what happens when galaxies collide with each other. We have YouTube links as well as Quicktime/iTunes HD files here.

duncan writes: I was able to attend the speech Sean Astin gave at UGA in Athens yesterday. We were in a grand hall with about 2000 people. They showed us a short video of all the movies he has done but of course everyone only cheered for ‘The Goonies’, ‘Rudy’, ‘24′, ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Everyone laughed at ‘Encino Man’. Read the rest of this entry »

TK writes: I wanted to let the TORN community know that Sean Astin will be speaking tomorrow night at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. More..

Sean Astin is featured in “part two” of a new educational short film about NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope found here with various links for different formats to view the film. It is a fun bit of education and for the confused, there is no part one. Enjoy!

Belleferret writes: You may want to report that (not unexpectedly) Sean Astin will be providing the voice of Samwise Gamgee for the backstory for the upcoming game, LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest. More..

Last week, Sideshow Collectibles revealed a small thumbnail of their upcoming Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive – ‘Mount Doom’ Sam and Frodo Diorama. In the latest edition of Sideshow TV (Sideshow’s video podcast), they have revealed many more views of the piece. While the podcast covers all of their Comic-Con 2009 exclusives, the Sam and Frodo portion is around the 4 minute mark. Check it out! [Feedburner] [iTunes] [Comic-Con Exclusives]

For those of you who may not be aware, each year at Comic-Con, collectible companies release specific items just for folks attending the show. This year, Sideshow is releasing seven exclusives, one of which is a special Lord of the Rings item titled ‘Mount Doom’ – The Sam and Frodo Diorama. While we only have a teaser pic (see right) – one can deduce the diorama will feature one of the most dramatic sequences in Return of the King, when Sam struggles to carry Frodo up the side of Mount Doom. If you are attending Comic-Con, you’ll need to participate in Sideshow’s Priority Pre-Order on May 21st to snag one of these collectibles. If you are NOT attending Comic-Con, you will have a shot of approximately 10% of the edition size on May 22nd. For complete details, check out SideshowCollectibles.com. [Comic-Con Exclusives]

During my association with TheOneRing.net I have often felt very fortunate to know great people and be in great places. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to have my camera along.

Out of that vast TORn photo library that includes digital images, and old scratched negitives, I put a few images together with some music from Arjan Kiel, (with thanks to fan film ‘Born of Hope,’) to pay tribute to the whole community of TheOneRing.net.

Click on the small triangle to play and to see the best fullscreen version, click on the box at the far right.

Aria writes: I noticed that you guys haven’t put anything down about the Sean Astin coming to the CalgaryExpo next Saturday and Sunday, so I thought I should inform you. So for any of you Canadian Ringers out there that live in or near Calgary, Alberta (like me!) who want to see Sean Astin and some other really cool guests, I suggest you come, it’ll be great! (P.S. don’t forget to wear a costume to show you’re love for LOTR!). calgaryexpo.com

From Sky McDougall of the California Artists Radio Theatre: HOLLYWOOD – Ray BRADBURY’s space tale, LEVIATHAN 99, will be presented as a tribute to Mr. Bradbury and Award-winning poet/playwright/director, Norman CORWIN, on the occasion of Mr. Corwin’s 99th birthday. The California Artists Radio Theatre stage production will star actors renowned for Star Trek and science fiction/fantasy classics, including William SHATNER (Star Trek), Sean ASTIN (Lord of the Rings), and Norman LLOYD (Tales of the Unexpected, Alfred Hitchcock Presents), joined by Samantha EGGAR (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Richard HERD (Star Trek: Voyager, SeaQuest DSV), Walter KOENIG (Star Trek) and H.M. WYNANT (The Twilight Zone), with John HARLAN, Robert LEGIONAIRE and Sky McDOUGALL, many of whom have previously worked with Mr. Bradbury and Mr. Corwin. Both Bradbury and Corwin will attend the performance. The event is Sunday, May 3rd at 2:30 p.m. at the Writers Guild of America Theater in Beverly Hills. Tickets available (while-they-last) at www.CARTaudio.org. Read the rest of this entry »