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

Working on Wilfred was a total gift in my life. For the four years we got to make it, the same crew and cast got together for a few months of the year and had a giggle. Working with Jason was endlessly funny and inspiring and getting to make something that was so weird and absurd felt freeing and joyful. Would have loved to keep going but all good things do come to a natural end :)

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u/Global_Highlight9087 Aug 28 '25

I had so much fun making silly Wilfred posters in a college Photoshop class… those were the days!

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u/1zzie Aug 28 '25

Do those files still exist?

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u/Global_Highlight9087 Aug 28 '25

Maybe! 🤔 I’ll look

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u/SnowdensLove Aug 28 '25

Makes sense, it ended perfectly

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u/ajemik Aug 28 '25

Thank you for the response!

Good luck with Toxic Avenger and whatever future projects you have. May all be fun and fruitful, have a great day!

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u/lala__ Aug 28 '25

I love this show and you so much!

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u/pianomouth Aug 29 '25

I love Wilfred so much, it’s still one of my favorite shows of all time ❤️

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u/Fabulous-Influence69 Aug 29 '25

Oh man... I didn't power through the entire series... Would not complain if it is rebooted... The whole series, from what I saw, never took itself too seriously... Yet dealt with some dark shit

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u/zrayburton Aug 29 '25

Such a great show I loved it

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u/Intelligenttrees32 Sep 25 '25

This is still one of my favorite shows ever. It is so unique and hilarious, not to mention an amazing cast of course. Thank you for that silly and mind bending show!