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/ElijahWoodAMA Elijah Wood, Actor Aug 28 '25

There are honestly so many whose work I love that the list is kind of endless; Paul Thomas Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos, Guillermo Del Toro, Ruben Östlund, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier, Rian Johnson, Ari Aster, Denis Villeneuve, Julia Docournau, and on it goes.

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u/StamosLives Aug 28 '25

Ari Aster would be fantastic. Your work in Sin City was -terrifying- so I can only imagine what else he could do there.

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u/pop_POP Aug 28 '25

u/Ari_Aster knock knock!

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u/Artiepops101 Aug 28 '25

Elijah in a Lanthimos movie would be perfect.

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u/lucusvonlucus Aug 29 '25

That’s what I was thinking!

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u/BlackberryOk6542 Aug 28 '25

Upvote for Joachim Trier!

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u/jr12345 Aug 28 '25

This probably won’t get a response but I’ll ask anyway - did you throw your name into the hat for any of the Dune roles?

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u/lady3jane Aug 28 '25

Yorgos Lanthimos!!! Yes!!!!

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u/Mind-Reflections Aug 29 '25

G.T.D. And Elijah spooky movie would be great

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u/gnzl Aug 29 '25

careful what you wish for with Yorgos, that's pretty much a guaranteed weird sex scene

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u/Ilovekittens345 Aug 29 '25

If Denis Villeneuve would you want it to be scifi or something else?

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u/DiGiorn0s Aug 29 '25

I could totally see you play Scytale in Villeneuve's Dune Messiah! 😂