Wood will play a sky racer named Jace Rucklin in the upcoming episode “Fuel for the Fire.” He will befriend series protagonist Kaz Xiono, and try to convince him to help swipe some hyperfuel from Kaz’s reluctant mentor, Yeager. Knowing Kaz, he just might be stupid enough to try this.
The partnership will see publisher Bandai Namco release a War Child DLC for 11-11: Memories Retold when the game launches in November. A portion of the DLC proceeds will be donated to the War Child charity.
Elijah Wood, who stars as one of the game’s two protagonists, said: “War Child is a charity that supports children and young people affected by war, and works towards a world in which no child’s life is torn apart in military conflict….Together we can work to end the suffering of children caught in the violence of war.”
Will Ferrell and Seth Rogen are joining frightening forces for a special episode of Comedy Central’s inebriated retelling of forgotten historical moments, EW has learned exclusively. Expected to air in early 2019, this episode unspools the tale of how English novelist/sci-fi trailblazer Mary Shelley created Frankenstein, and features Ferrell as the Monster and Rogen as Victor Frankenstein, as well as a pair of Woods: Evan Rachel Wood plays Shelley and Elijah Wood assumes the role of her husband, Percy. Jack McBrayer also appears as Lord Byron, and Rich Fulcher returns as the narrator.
Check out this first-look photo from the episode, in which Drunk History co-creator and host Derek Waters, who directs this installment, works with Ferrell and Rogen. Here’s the official logline: “Due to a summer-long blackout from a volcanic eruption, five young poets and writers are relegated to the indoors and ensuing boredom on their holiday at Lake Geneva. Turning to drugs, alcohol and late-night scary storytelling, the writers’ imaginations run rampant. Hallucinogenic inspiration leads a young Mary Shelley to spin a magnificent tale which turns out to be the basis of her horror classic Frankenstein.“
The Disney Channel has posted the official synopses for the first 5 episodes of Lucasfilm’s new animated TV series Star Wars Resistance. Remember, the series will be premiering on the Disney Channel on October 7 with a special hour-long episode called “The Recruit”, so that premiere is broken down into two parts below. In addition to an overview of each episode, we also learned that actor Elijah Wood will be providing the voice work for a new character named Jace Rucklin who will be appearing in the episode titled “Fuel For The Fire” scheduled for October 21. Check out each episode synopsis (along with respective air date) copied below.
“Fuel For The Fire”
Air Date 10/21/18
Kaz befriends a sky racer named Rucklin who pressures him to take some rare and dangerous hyperfuel hidden in Yeager’s office.
*Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) guest stars as Jace Rucklin.
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Winter, Glen Zipper (Undefeated) and Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) have teamed up on documentary The Panama Papers, narrated by Elijah Wood.
Great Point Media will launch sales on the under-the-rader completed movie at Toronto. We can debut first footage from the film.
The talking-heads doc, which includes interviews with whistleblowers and key journalists on the investigation, will tell the story of the massive data breach which uncovered murky political and financial corruption, bribes, election rigging and murder. An unprecedented coordination of hundreds of journalists broke the story two years ago.
Interviewees include Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier who broke the original story from Süddeutsche Zeitung, Luke Harding, Juliette Garside and Paul Johnson from The Guardian, Kevin Hall from McClatchy DC and Marina Walker and Gerard Ryle from ICIJ.
Actor-turned-director Winter (Deep Web) is directing and producing. Robert Friedman (The Confirmation) of Bungalow Media + Entertainment also produces with Zipper of Zipper Bros Films. Executive producers are Poitras, Great Point’s Robert Halmi and Jim Reeve, and Charlotte Cook. Zipper and Poitras are both Best Documentary Oscar winners.
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Nowhere is currently in production on Ant Timpson’s directorial debut “Come to Daddy,” a black comedy thriller starring Elijah Wood as a 30-something man who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. In addition to Nowhere, Daniel Bekerman, Emma Slade and Katie Holly are also producing. The script was written by Toby Harvard, who is also a producer on the film. Tango Entertainment is financing, with Lia Buman and Tim Headington executive producing.
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Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2018 –(PR.com)– Elijah Wood, who starred as “Frodo Baggins” in the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy and reprised the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey among his dozens of film and TV roles, will make his first Wizard World appearance next week when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City. Wood will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive fan Q&A with his fellow LOTR co-stars Sean Astin and Billy Boyd during his appearance.
Widely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation, Wood continues to challenge his craft with boundary-pushing roles that span an extensive array of different styles and genres across film and television. Some of his post-LOTR work includes co-starring role in last year’s “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency,” The Trust opposite Nicholas Cage and The Last Witch Hunter with Vin Diesel and Rose Leslie.
In addition, through his production company SpectreVision, which was founded in 2010 alongside Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, Wood premiered Bitch at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Other SpectreVision films include the comedy/horror film Cooties, which Wood starred in and produced, as well as The Greasy Strangler, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, The Boy, Toad Road and LFO, among others.
Wood joins a standout celebrity roster in Philadelphia that already includes Stephen Amell (“Arrow,” “The Flash”), Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise), the Justice League trio of Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher, Natalie Dormer (“Game of Thrones”), Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy), Henry Winkler (“Happy Days,” ‘Barry”), Jewel Staite (“Firefly,” “Stargate: Atlantis” and more at the comic con and pop culture extravaganza.
Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia will also feature the most creative comics artists and writers on the planet as well as non-stop live entertainment, gaming, exclusive Q&A sessions with top celebrities, movie screenings hosted by stars and directors and more. Details to follow soon.
Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The fifth event scheduled on the 2018 Wizard World calendar, Philadelphia show hours are Thursday, May 17, 4-9 p.m.; Friday, May 18, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids 10 and under are admitted free with paid adult.
Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday evening.
The 2018 Wizard World convention schedule is available at: wizardworld.com.