Fan Expo New Orleans
Filed in Elijah news Event Fan Expo

Fan Expo New Orleans

It has been more than 20 years since Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan first took the film world by storm as the “four hobbits” in the original The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. Now the four get together at FAN EXPO New Orleans, set for January 5-7, 2024, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, to greet fans, pose for photo ops and sign autographs in a rare full reunion of the actors who portrayed “Frodo Baggins,” “Samwise Gamgee,” “Pippin Took” and “Merry Brandybuck,” respectively, in the popular trilogy. Additionally, FAN EXPO New Orleans announced today that popular guest Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”) will also attend the show.

Wood, Astin, Boyd and Monaghan will also participate in “The Four Hobbits: An Unexpected Reunion,” a special premium live show on Saturday, January 6 at 7:30 p.m., during which fans will have the opportunity for further interaction with the stars at this exclusive evening of stories, questions, discussions, hilarity and more. The once-in-a-lifetime Backstage Pass package includes an in-person Autograph and Photo Op with all four Hobbits plus a Gold Ticket to the reunion event.

Tickets for FAN EXPO New Orleans and the “Four Hobbits” reunion event are available at https://fanexpohq.com, with a variety of individual single day, 3-day and Ultimate Fan Packages to choose from.

FAN EXPO New Orleans runs January 5-7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Show hours are Friday 3 – 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets start at $28 during the advanced prices window until December 21, and begin at $38 from December 22 through the end of the show; 3-day passes and VIP packages also available

Share
Filed in Elijah news

American Actors Guild not ready to accept movie studios final offer

The actors’ strike could be coming to a close if the American Screen Actors guild accepts the “Last, Best & Final” offer from major film studios – but the two sides have yet to reach an agreement on the use of AI.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is saying the actors’ guild cannot agree to the offer when it still contains a clause that would allow entertainment companies to re-use AI scans of actors without their consent, including after their death.

Actors within the guild have voiced scepticism over the phrasing of the proposal. Actor Elijah Wood responded to the claim of a “final” offer on Sunday, saying “we’ll be the judge of that”.

Share
Filed in Movies Elijah news Toxic Avenger

First look at Toxic Avenger

Here’s your first look at Elijah playing a villain named Fritz Garbinger with blackened teeth, panda eyes, and long tendrils of hair sprouting from his mostly bald pate in the Toxic Avenger.

The Toxic Avenger
CR: Legendary Pictures

“The look came about by discussions I had with our designers and with Elijah himself,” he continues. “I wanted it to feel like a Peter Sellers type of performance where he just goes invisible. The idea is that you forget that it’s the Elijah that you know from Lord of the Rings or anything else.”

The movie will receive its world premiere as the opening night film at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, which runs Sept. 21-28.

Share
Filed in Elijah news

Magic: The Gathering

More from Magic: The Gathering card game. Here’s a card and Elijah tells you what you can do. Here’s another video about The Frodo Card.

Share
Filed in Elijah news

Magic: The Gathering

The popular card game Magic: The Gathering has finally come out with a Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth set. The huge crossover has seen the characters we know and love from the world of Middle Earth artistically illustrated onto each card. In order to celebrate and promote the release of these cards, Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood took a trip down memory lane.

Share
Filed in Movies Elijah news Bookworm

First Look at Elijah in Bookworm

Mister Smith Entertainment has unveiled a first look at Nell Fisher and Elijah Wood as a daughter and father in Bookworm.

It is directed by Come To Daddy filmmaker Ant Timpson, and currently in production in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Bookworm tells the story of a 12-year-old whose life is turned upside down when her estranged, washed-up American magician father, comes to look after her. It’s produced through Firefly Films and Nowhere.

Share