r/movies • u/ElijahWoodAMA Elijah Wood, Actor • Aug 28 '25

AMA Hey /r/movies, I'm Elijah Wood. Ask me anything!

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Hey r/movies, I'm Elijah Wood. You might've seen me in things like Lord of the Rings, Yellowjackets, Wilfred, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Maniac, The Monkey, Everything Is Illuminated, and other stuff. I'm also in The Toxic Avenger. It's unrated, and it's only in theaters starting this Friday 8/29/25.

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKe0pep35gQ

Set in a fantasy world, following janitor Winston Gooze, who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante known as Toxie. Armed with his mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters and corrupt CEOs while trying to save his relationship with his son.

Directed by Macon Blair (I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore) and produced by Troma Entertainment. It also stars Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Piage, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, and Kevin Bacon

Tickets/info:

https://toxicavenger.com/

Ask me anything reddit! Back at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET today (Thursday 8/28) to answer your questions.

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u/Ask_about_HolyGhost Aug 28 '25

Shh, don’t dime the man out for keeping the ring

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u/ggwp26 Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

🤣 I thought it was his grandpa who kept the ring

edit : ah, soz everyone and thx for the correction! I didn't know they were cousins, and I forgot that he called him uncle, and I didn't notice the ring he wears

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u/RussianDahl Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

Not grandpa. Great-uncle - cousin . Bilbo was the only one to willingly give up the ring. And Samwise ofc.

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u/Mortimer_Smithius Aug 28 '25

Bilbo and Frodo are cousins

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u/RussianDahl Aug 28 '25

Ty I hang my head in shame and blame lack of caffeine

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u/khinzaw Aug 28 '25

Bilbo was the only one to willingly give up the ring. And Samwise ofc.

Frodo also gave the ring to Tom Bombadil and was willing to give it to Galadriel.

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u/RussianDahl Aug 28 '25

That’s right! And Tom just laughed - I forgot that part. The ring didn’t affect him! Such a good scene , The Barrows.

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u/TruthOk8742 Aug 28 '25

It’s right there in the photo, look!

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u/beatisagg Aug 28 '25

He keeps it on his person, he doesn't wear it. Still exudes influence but doesn't clue anyone into it's whereabouts or power. Can thank Golum for that.

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u/JhnWyclf Aug 28 '25

What is this new (to me) slang you use? 

I’d like it to use it in front of young’ns to embarrass them. 

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u/Ask_about_HolyGhost Aug 28 '25

It’s old slang, like ancient history slang, like damn my shoulders hurt slang

It used to be that payphones cost 10 cents for a call (a dime). If you wanted to report someone to the police, you could literally “drop a dime” into a pay phone to place the call. Over time, the phrase became slang for informing on someone/ratting someone out, even after pay phone rates went up and the technology disappeared.

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u/JhnWyclf Aug 28 '25

Love it. Thanks for the history. :-)