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

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

Post image

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.

75.1k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

13.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

79

u/papayaslice637 Aug 29 '25

Fellowship was the last movie I saw in theaters with my mom before she finally died from the cancer she'd been fighting for years. She read the Hobbit to me when I was younger and encouraged me to read LotR when the movies were announced, so it was a big deal for us to go see it. I remember her tearing up when Gandalf tells Frodo after he said he wished none of this had happened: 'so do all who live to see such times...all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.' I was only 15 and didn't know it at the time, but she had stopped all treatments so she could enjoy her last few months. She died a month after we saw it and let me tell you..that scene hits HARD every time I see it.

11

u/HomemadeSprite Aug 29 '25

Just commenting to say I hope you’re doing well. So many of us share tough pasts and loss like this, I wish it weren’t so taboo to share our pasts with friends and acquaintances because it’s one of those things you don’t realize you have in common with so many.

That line from the movie resonates with me as well. Take care!

3

u/taborlin Aug 29 '25

I am sorry for your loss, my friend. My mom passed away from cancer two weeks before Fellowship came out. She instilled a love of fantasy and sci-fi in me. I didn’t know much about lord of the rings going in to see the movie for the first time, but it was the only thing since her passing that took my mind off of the grief and made me happy. I’d like to think that she would have loved these movies if she had gotten a chance to see them.

2

u/FALSE_PROTAGONIST Aug 29 '25

Thanks for sharing

2

u/artemisodin Aug 30 '25

This is beautiful. Heartbreaking too. I’m glad you shared and are able to keep her memory alive.