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Elijah Wood Mesmerised By Soccer Rivalry

2005-05-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

Elijah Wood: Elijah Wood Mesmerised By Soccer Rivalry: "THE LORD OF THE RINGS star ELIJAH WOOD got a shocking taste of fervent fans of British soccer while preparing for his new film HOOLIGANS when he went to see a game between longtime London rivals WEST HAM UNITED and MILLWALL.

The 24-year-old actor, who plays an American with a love of the violent side of soccer in the film, was told the London derby would be a good game to watch if he wanted to get a feel for boiling passions.
He says, 'We got to sit with the West Ham supporters, and there were more than 1,000 police officers waiting for something to kick off."

Wood discovers soccer hooligans to be a real kick

2005-04-27T08:55:00.000-07:00

Wood discovers soccer hooligans to be a real kick: "Suddenly, there are soccer movies everywhere -- 'Kicking & Screaming,' a comedy; 'The Game of Their Lives,' a drama based on a real-life event and 'Hooligans,' a drama based on reality.

Elijah Wood stars in 'Hooligans,' playing an American who was kicked out of Harvard before moving to England to become an extreme 'supporter,' joining a gang of West Ham fans. Wood, naturally, was exposed to some hard-core soccer hooligans.

'Some are cool and collected,' he told Premiere magazine. 'Those are the most dangerous ones. It's the live wires you don't have to worry about. It's a lot of . . . talk.'

Do's and don'ts:

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler's words of 'advice' for the newly minted 49er quarterback, Alex Smith: 'Don't sweat the manners. Coach [Mike] Nolan said he is impressed with your politeness, like how you pull your chair out for your mother."

Elijah Wood to host Next Gen Xbox's MTV Debut

2005-04-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

Next Gen Xbox's MTV Debut News Story From 1UP.COM: "While new game consoles are traditionally unveiled at industry-only events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft's next-generation game console will make its debut in front of a global television audience on MTV.

'Just as MTV revolutionized the way the world experiences music, the next-generation video game console from Xbox will spark a revolution in how consumers experience games and other forms of digital entertainment,' says Peter Moore, corporate vice president of worldwide marketing and publishing for Xbox at Microsoft.

Elijah Wood, internationally known for his role in the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy will host the event. The special will provide a look at upcoming games, a behind the scenes look at the making of the console, live performances by Los Angeles rock group The Killers and celebrity interviews.

The special will air in North America on May 12 at 9:30 Eastern, followed by broadcast in Asia Pacific and Europe over a 24 hour period. "

Review of "Sin City", with Elijah Wood

2005-03-29T08:43:00.000-08:00

Film Article | Reuters.com: "Outfitted in extreme makeup, prosthetics and scars, actors stride through this adult fantasyland with mock belligerence. Many of Hollywood's top young talent turn up -- Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Devon Aoki, Carla Gugino, Alexis Bledel. Women are nearly all babes with breasts either exposed or popping out of bodices while derrieres peek through fishnet stockings and garters. Guys dress in leather, T-shirts and trench coats to slip down dark streets and alleys.

The drawings that make up the production design are of a forbidding metropolis, mostly in black and white so that blood spurts from bodies like milk from a cow. Color highlights key objects -- a bright red lipstick and dress or locks of shiny gold. Dialogue is purple: 'She smells like an angel ought to smell' or 'I ain't playing hard to get -- I'm impossible to get!'"

Elijah Wood goes from hobbit to one of the 'Hooligans'

2005-03-18T10:10:00.000-08:00

U-San Bernardino County Sun - FILM: "Before he ever threw a punch in 'Hooligans,' Elijah Wood had to fight just to get the movie made.

The 'Lord of the Rings' star helped secure financing for the film by Lexi Alexander, which made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival, about the violent gangs - or 'firms' - associated with England's soccer teams.

'I read the script and loved it and then we met, and this is before it had any financial backing, before it was greenlit to go - quite some time before - and then we met, hit it off really well,' Wood said. 'In meeting her and seeing her vision and her passion, it was kind of infectious.'

And the reaction from Alexander, a former world karate and kickboxing champ turned writer-director?"

"Hooligans", starring Elijah Wood, and "Cowboy del Amor" Sweep Top SXSW '05 Prizes

2005-03-16T08:13:00.000-08:00

"Hooligans" and "Cowboy del Amor" Sweep Top SXSW '05 Prizes: "Lexi Alexander's 'Hooligans,' starring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, and Leo Gregory won both the narrative feature audience award and the narrative jury prize at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival, while Michele Ohayon's 'Cowboy del Amor' was the winner of both the documentary audience award and the doc jury prize. At the SXSW film awards in Austin, TX Tuesday night, festival and conference producer Matt Dentler said that it was the first time that films won both jury and audience awards.

Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's 'The Boys of Baraka' was won the special jury prize from the documentary jury and was the runner-up in doc audience award balloting. Ian Gamazon and Neill Della Luna's 'Cavite' won the special jury award from the narrative jury and Ben Rekhi's 'Waterborne' was the runner-up for the narrative audience prize."

Full 'Sin City' trailer, with Elijah Wood

2005-03-08T12:09:00.001-08:00

Full 'Sin City' trailer and 'The Island' featurette - The Hollywood News: "Not long to go now until the release of the highly anticipated 'Sin City'. It's out on April 1st, but the final trailer has been posted online. This film is looking better and better every time we get a new look at it. Click here to go see.

The film stars (deep breath), Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Carla Gugino, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Michael Douglas, Christopher Walken, Rick Gomez, Jason Douglas, Makenzie Vega and Katherine Willis.

Also there's a nine minute look at Michael Bay's upcoming film 'The Island', which stars Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean and Scarlett Johanssen. Yahoo! Movies posted the behind the scenes feature, which includes interviews with the cast and Bay himself. Take a trip to YM to check it out."

Full 'Sin City' trailer, with Elijah Wood

2005-03-08T12:09:00.000-08:00

Elijah Wood beyond the Ring

2005-02-24T10:11:00.000-08:00

Taipei Times - archives: "With the humility of great actors, Elijah Wood meets us in the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills without bodyguards or personal assistants, even though the doors were kept closed to deter eager fans. With fresh memories of The Lord of the Rings, he immediately lets out that famous phrase from the movie -- 'One Ring to Rule Them All' -- when he realizes that I have my wedding ring hanging from my neck.

We later talked about women, new projects or different stages in his career, but to begin the interview around Oscar times, the ring theme was the only route to take."

Elijah Wood forced to party in the streets after fire alert

2005-01-26T13:21:00.000-08:00

PARIS HILTON JARED LETO - STARS DANCING IN THE STREETS AFTER SUNDANCE FIRE ALERT: "Stars including PARIS HILTON, JARED LETO and LORD OF THE RINGS pals BILLY BOYD and ELIJAH WOOD were forced to party in the streets of Deer Valley, Utah, on Sunday morning (23JAN05) after a SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL party was shut down.

Party organisers were forced to turn everyone out into the cold after a fire alarm sounded, leaving the celebrities dancing in the streets at 3am.

A bystander says, 'Everyone was desperately trying to flag down the few taxis available. People were literally dancing to keep warm.'"

Elijah Wood in "Everything Is Illuminated' coming out summer 2005

2005-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:00

AP Wire | 01/19/2005 | Highlights of Hollywood's 2005 movie lineup: "THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: The good old Duke boys race from the TV tube to the big-screen. With Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson and Burt Reynolds.

ELIZABETHTOWN: Cameron Crowe directs a story of blossoming romance at a Southern patriarch's ostentatious funeral. With Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. (July)

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED: Elijah Wood stars in the story of a man's search to find the woman who saved his grandfather in World War II. Actor Liev Schreiber directs. (August)

FANTASTIC FOUR: The Marvel Comics superhero family battles the evil Doctor Doom. With Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba. (July)"

Elijah Wood turns 24 on Jan. 28

2005-01-19T10:46:00.000-08:00

MLive.com: NewsFlash - Celebrity Birthdays for week of Jan. 23-29: "Jan. 28: Actor Nicholas Pryor ('Risky Business') is 70. Actor Alan Alda is 69. Actress Susan Howard ('Dallas') is 63. Marthe Keller ('Marathon Man') is 60. Actress Barbi Benton is 55. Guitarist Dave Sharp of The Alarm is 46. Singer Sam Phillips is 43. Country bassist Greg Cook of Ricochet is 40. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is 37. Rap artist DJ Muggs with Cypress Hill is 37. Rapper Rakim is 37. Actress Kathryn Morris ('Cold Case') is 36. Singer Joey Fatone of 'N Sync is 28. Singer Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys is 25. Actor Elijah Wood ('The Lord of the Rings') is 24."

4 Hobbits, including Elijah Wood, Await You: One Ring Celebration

2005-01-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

Lord of the Rings Movies Information | TheOneRing.net | News Archives: "They changed the face of movie making forever, and now the incredible beloved quartet of LORD OF THE RINGS' hobbits (ELIJAH WOOD, DOMINIC MONAGHAN, BILLY BOYD and SEAN ASTIN) are headlining an amazing weekend coming *January 14-16, 2005* to The Pasadena Center in Pasadena California.
Creation Entertainment has joined forces with our friends at theonering.net to bring worldwide fans of LORD OF THE RINGS the very first *ONE RING CELEBRATION* and you're invited to be part of the historic 3 day party that is sure to make fan history! With just announced support from New Line Studios we even have more to offer attendees including a full range of licensed gorgeous souvenirs available at the convention for the very first time!"

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition), with Elijah Wood, out Dec. 14

2004-12-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

dOc DVD Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003): "Author J.R.R. Tolkien once referred to his mammoth and sprawling The Lord of the Rings series as being 'unfilmmable,' but that statement was obviously made decades ago, long before technology and writer/director Peter Jackson got a hold of the project. Jackson's equally mammoth and sprawling film trilogy is simply epic on every scale, creating a believable and tactile Middle-Earth while carefully morphing and compressing Tolkien's story into a manageable package that would not only please the legions of Rings fans, but make for marketable movie entertainment for regular joes. "

Wood to offer voice to upcoming animation

2004-10-18T10:48:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon! - Latest News: "Moviehole talked to Robin Williams about voicing the CGI-animated Village Roadshow project Happy Feet for George Miller (Babe).

The film, in which a young, musically talented penguin in Antartica has many adventures he tells of through song and dance, also features the voices of Elijah Wood and Brittany Murphy.

'Oh man, it is a blast and he is so much fun because he just lets you rip,' Williams said about Miller. 'He put me in a room with all these Latino comics and it has been so much fun.'"

Review of 'Eternal Sunshine', with Elijah Wood

2004-10-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

Rocky Mountain News: Movies: "Believe it or not, this is a love story, and a darn good one. Understand upfront that it's not linear; everything is filtered through a prism of memory. How did Joel and Clementine meet? How can he be an adult walking on a beach one moment and a 5-year-old hiding under his mother's kitchen table the next?
What about the doctor (Tom Wilkinson) rooting around in his brain, or his three dysfunctional assistants (Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo and Kirsten Dunst)? What's their story?
Suffice it to say, Eternal Sunshine will challenge your assumptions of what a film about romance can be. Director Michel Gondry employs myriad camera tricks to whisk us back and forth in time, yet computer-generated special effects are nowhere in sight.
Mostly, Gondry pulls passionate performances from Carrey as a man in the throes of a breakdown, and Winslet as a woman equally fragile and a whole lot more colorful. "

'Return of the King' (extended version), with Elijah Wood, to be released Dec 14

2004-09-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

Entertainment News Article | Reuters.com: "The limited collector's edition DVD of the 'King' extended version includes a fifth disc that contains a 52-minute feature, 'Howard Shore: Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony -- A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth.' The bonus feature includes excerpts of live concert footage of the Lord of the Rings Symphony recorded with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. There's also a hand-painted polystone sculpture of Minas Tirith and its accompanying keepsake box.
All DVD and VHS extended versions of 'King' will be featured in a widescreen format with Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound and stereo surround sound.
The extended-version DVD also offers four audio commentaries. One is from Jackson, while the other three include members of the cast and the production crew -- among them actors Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom and Academy Award winners Richard Taylor (makeup), Howard Shore (music) and Randy Cook (visual effects). "

'Eternal Sunshine', with Elijah Wood, out Tuesday

2004-09-24T10:04:00.000-07:00

SouthFlorida.com | MOVIES AND TV: "Crank Yankers Season I Uncensored (Paramount, DVD $25.98, not rated) 2002. All 10 uncensored episodes from the first season of Comedy Central's program featuring outrageous crank calls.

Ellen: The Complete Season One (A&E, DVD $39.95, not rated) 1994. Starring Ellen DeGeneres, Arye Gross and Holly Fulger. Eleven episodes, including the pilot, from the first season of the ABC sitcom about a neurotic bookseller.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Universal, DVD $29.98, VHS $22.98, rated R) 2004. Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson. A man tries to follow his ex-girlfriend's lead and have all memories of their relationship erased."

Elijah Wood backs cancer research campaign

2004-09-10T07:05:00.000-07:00

ic Birmingham - Stars back cancer research campaign: "Jamelia said: 'I am donating to the GiveGet campaign for two reasons: to draw attention to an important charity and to encourage people to go into their local cancer research shop and discover the great things you can find in there.
'One of them might even be mine!'
Elijah Wood, Minnie Driver, Kate Winslet and Liam Neeson have also lent their support by being photographed for a coffee table book."

Elijah Wood reads to children online

2004-09-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

newsobserver.com | Business: "Is Junior a little cranky? Is he pouting? And demanding a story?
Actor Elijah Wood, of 'Lord of the Rings' fame, is eager to help. He'll appear at a moment's notice to calm any toddler tantrum with a tale of cats, witches and magic spells.
His fee? Free.
Wood visits through an Internet site, www.bookpals.net, where actors read to tots. It's one of a growing number of online destinations that can help harried parents expose their children to literature, even when sidetracked by the chores of life."

Elijah Wood shining some light on 'Everything is Illuminated'

2004-09-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

The Prague Post Online: "Elijah Wood should be home hibernating by now. Principal photography on Everything Is Illuminated, shot mostly in the countryside around Prague, finished on August 12.

'I'll probably take a bit of a break after this,' Wood told The Prague Post. 'With the film that I did previous to this, this movie and then all the publicity for Lord of the Rings, I haven't had a lot of free time.'

Wood was speaking on location at the Face to Face disco on Stvanice ostrov just before the film wrapped. He also spoke to the press during the recent Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Everything Is Illuminated is based on a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. It came to the attention of first-time screenwriter and director Liev Schreiber when he read an excerpt in The New Yorker magazine. Schreiber is best known as an actor, and was in The Sum of All Fears and Kate & Leopold. Working with an actor at the helm appealed to Wood. "

Elijah Wood: 'Sunshine' Easier to Make

2004-04-07T13:04:00.000-07:00

AP Wire | 04/01/2004 | Elijah Wood: 'Sunshine' Easier to Make: "Elijah Wood: 'Sunshine' Easier to Make

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - For Elijah Wood, making 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' was easier than 'The Lord of the Rings' films because the challenges were different.
'Directly after "

Elijah Wood has had it with epics!

2004-03-31T20:22:00.000-08:00

Webindia123.com: "Elijah Wood has had it with epics!
Washington | March 31, 2004 3:23:45 PM IST

For lord of the rings fans, Elijah Wood may very well be the impersonation of Frodo Baggins but the actor plans to break the mould soon. "

Elijah Wood Says 'Sunshine' Was Easy Shoot

2004-03-29T13:16:00.000-08:00

AP Wire | 03/29/2004 | Elijah Wood Says 'Sunshine' Was Easy Shoot: "Elijah Wood Says 'Sunshine' Was Easy Shoot

Associated Press

NEW YORK - For Elijah Wood, making 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' was much easier than any of the 'Lord of The Rings' films because he didn't have the same kind of challenges."

Elijah Wood puts his best hobbit foot forward

2004-03-23T19:56:00.000-08:00

Wizard News: Elijah Wood puts his best hobbit foot forward: "Elijah Wood puts his best hobbit foot forward
[from Digital Spy]
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has confessed to still wearing his hobbit feet when he's at home.
Wood, 23, kept a pair of the false hairy Hobbit feet he wore while playing Frodo in the movie trilogy."

Elijah Wood To Star In 'Everything Is Illuminated'

2004-03-20T12:59:00.000-08:00

Elijah Wood To Star In 'Everything Is Illuminated': "Elijah Wood To Star In 'Everything Is Illuminated'
[Fri March 19, 2004 07:16PM]
Elijah Wood is set to star in Everything Is Illuminated, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Liev Schreiber is making his directorial debut on the feature."

Elijah Wood did five hours of interviews for new Rings DVD

2004-03-18T10:35:00.000-08:00

Wizard News: Elijah Wood did five hours of interviews for new Rings DVD: "Elijah Wood did five hours of interviews for new Rings DVD
[from BBC Radio 1]
The DVD of the final instalment of Lord of the Rings goes on sale in May. Three months faster than the first and second parts of the trilogy.
It will be around 15 minutes longer than the cinema version with two or three hours of documentary added in. Elijah Wood, who played Frodo, has done his fair share of interviews for the recording.
'I've done about five hours of interview footage... yeah, five hours. Sitting down for five hours.'"

Elijah Wood Learning To Kick Soccer Fans' Butts

2004-03-15T16:54:00.000-08:00

Elijah Wood Learning To Kick Soccer Fans' Butts

LOS ANGELES — Move over, Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Van Damme, because the list of movie stars who have busted their butts to learn how to kick ass in a movie has just gotten a new name.

"I've been in fight training," Elijah Wood revealed at this week's premiere for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," the smart new drama in which he co-stars with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet

Elijah Wood wants to be stomped on by King Kong

2004-03-09T14:25:00.000-08:00

Wizard News: Elijah Wood wants to be stomped on by King Kong: "Elijah Wood wants to be stomped on by King Kong
[from Sci Fi Wire]
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood told Sci Fi Wire that he talked with Rings writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens after last week's Oscar ceremony about returning to New Zealand to snag a small part in director Peter Jackson's upcoming King Kong remake."

News On Return Of The King

2004-03-04T14:14:00.000-08:00

DVD: News On Return Of The King: "News On Return Of The King
High def? November EE release? Yes! No!

March 02, 2004 - Lots of happenings surrounding The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King since its Oscar sweep. For starters, it will be returning (sorry) to more than 2,000 theaters next weekend for one last attempt to boost the box office take, which already stands at $364.1 million domestically.

Now for the bigger news. There was a party thrown by TheOneRing.net and the man of the hour Peter Jackson was there. The Digital Bits was the first to carry this blurb regarding the extended edition and a high-definition transfer of the movies."

Hobbits Invade the Oscars: Will the Lord of the Rings Travesty Ever End?

2004-03-02T22:45:00.000-08:00

The Spoof - Hobbits Invade the Oscars: Will the Lord of the Rings Travesty Ever End?: "Hobbits Invade the Oscars: Will the Lord of the Rings Travesty Ever End?

Written by Deanna Goodson

Hobbits, Dwarves, Humans and Elves Again...OH MY!
Last night's Academy Awards saw Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings Trilogy astoundingly rewarded.

'We were eleven out of eleven. I haven't scored this much since, well, never.' Peter Jackson was overheard whispering.

Peter Jackson and his Hobbit Homies, led by men of such short stature as Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, Froddo and Samwise respectively, have decided that they can milk this cash cow one more time."