Category: Movies

Elijah Wood’s drama about Welsh poet Dylan Thomas as he battled his demons in 1950s New York is set to get its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival next month.

It stars co-writer Celyn Jones as Thomas and Lord of the Rings actor Wood as John Malcolm Brinnin.

Many of the scenes were filmed in and around Swansea with Gloucester Place, close to Swansea Marina, being transformed into a snowy scene from 1950s New York at one point.

Set Fire To The Stars focuses on the fractious relationship between Thomas and John Malcolm Brinnin, the man who took the Welsh poet to the USA and acted as his tour agent.

Source: WalesOnline

HOLLYWOOD actor Elijah Wood has revealed he took a pilgrimage and followed in the footsteps of city-born poet Dylan Thomas during a break from filming in Swansea Bay.

Elijah, who is taking on the lead role of the Canadian-born poet John Malcolm Brinnin in Set Fire to the Stars, said it “was wonderful to experience walking in his shoes” by visiting Dylan’s haunts in Laugharne and filming at his favourite places in Swansea.

The 33-year-old, who has starred in Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Sin City, said he wished there had been greater opportunity to see more of Swansea during the 18 days of filming the movie, which is co-produced by YJB Films.

Elijah said: “We took a pilgrimage to Laugharne and we went to the Boathouse.”

Source: southwales-eveningpost.co.uk

New pics came out from the set of Set fire to the stars with Elijah posing as John M. Brinnin in Wales

Source: SouthWales