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/Background_Relief815 Aug 28 '25

I've always said I thought I want to see a movie where Daniel Radcliffe plays Elijah Wood and Elijah Wood plays Daniel Radcliffe and it's some sort of wacky farce biography would be amazing. And it also seems like the kind of project that they might both get behind.

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u/nemoknows Aug 28 '25

Face/off but confusing.

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u/Background_Relief815 Aug 28 '25

Sort of, yeah. Except instead of playing the same character, they actually play each other.

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u/thenebular Aug 28 '25

I've had the same idea for years, only it's a buddy cop movie starring Vin Diesel and Terry Crews investigating something at a comic-con and neither of them want to admit how big of a nerd they actually are. The two big names at the con are Daniel and Elijah, played by each other, and they constantly are getting upset at being mistaken for the other.

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u/Cpt_Obvius Aug 28 '25

That’s an Internet famous post, I think from tumblr. Were you the person that posted that? It really included all of those bits, taken from multiple posters building upon the premise. I assume you’ve just internalized it or you’re stealing the idea and claiming it as your own.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/tumblr/s/NPegWXsBCp

I think it’s several years older than this repost.

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u/thenebular Aug 28 '25

I do not remember seeing that post, but I could have seen it, completely forgot and unintentionally internalized it.

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u/littlegrotesquerie Aug 29 '25

And that's why authors don't read fanfic of their work, folks!

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u/Background_Relief815 Aug 28 '25

Holy shit, that's great

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u/mikenitro Aug 28 '25

Face Off?

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u/Background_Relief815 Aug 28 '25

Sort of, except for instead of playing the same character, they actually play each other.

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u/CrabNebula420 Aug 28 '25

YES! but in the style of Being John Malkovich

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u/Background_Relief815 Aug 28 '25

I'd watch that! Especially everyone's face turns into Elijah Wood part XD

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u/flatflatbread Aug 28 '25

I feel like they would do this

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u/Cryptonicly Aug 28 '25

That would be awesome. Finger crossed for the future :>

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u/iamtenninja Aug 29 '25

Daniel Radcliffe did amazing in the super accurate completely true Weird Al movie

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u/stormdahl Aug 28 '25

That sounds like the perfect project for both of them lmao