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The Hobbit Trailer

Damon Houx — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:12:26 +0000

Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit is one of the most anticipated films of next year, but also a big question mark. Now, there’s a trailer. The new film stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, with many returning cast members from the Lord of the Rings films, including Ian McKellan, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and Cate Blanchett. And this trailer wants to remind you how much you liked the original series.

The Hobbit has been in development for so long that Guillermo Del Toro – the original director – left the project, leaving Jackson to take back over. And as impressive as Jackson’s work was with the trilogy, in the interim he made King Kong and The Lovely Bones, two films that are – at best – interesting failures. Now you get a trailer filled with imagery and nostalgia for that trilogy.

Here there is scale, and a sense of the lighter tone of the original book, but then also teases of Gollum’s return and the ring. A trailer’s a trailer, but Gollum’s role in the original story is relatively minor, so it makes you wonder if things connected to the original trilogy are going to get too much screen time. The movie is due out December 14, 2012, so for now it’s just idle (and cheap) speculation. That said, this isn’t a great trailer because it seems to function as a nostalgia button-pusher.

Are you more excited for this or The Dark Knight Rises?

Beastie Boys Fight For Your Right – Revisited Trailer Brings Out the A-Listers

Damon Houx — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:13:16 +0000

There’s something to be said that only the Beastie Boys could bring out Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ted Danson, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon and many more famous people for what appears to be a very funny goof on the history of the Band. McBride, Wood and Rogen play younger versions of the band, with Reilly, Ferrell and Black the older iterations. How this all works out is unknown, but the trailer is here for Fight For Your Right – Revisited, and it is great. Check it out…

This is a short film written and directed by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. It will come with their latest album Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, which hits stores and iTunes on 5/3. The premise is that it’s a sequel (as has been reported) to the Beastie Boys breakout video “Fight For Your Right to Party.”

With all the celebrities and cameos this could descend into navel-gazing nonsense if it goes too long or attempts too much, but with the sheer comedic talent involved, the likelihood of that is smaller than average.This trailer has everything, including Ferrell hitting a cowbell. It looks like inspired lunacy. Even if the B-Boys are middle-aged rappers in a genre of music that has yet to see many elder statesmen, the album should be worth getting for this.

Because you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop, do you think The Beastie Boys came with the sure shot?

Elijah Wood Opens Up About The Hobbit

Krystal Clark — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:51:46 +0000

A couple weeks ago it was confirmed that Elijah Wood had signed on to join Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit. The actor will reprise his role as Frodo and will once again wear those hairy feet and those curly locks. Over at MTV, he discussed his decision to return for the movie and he revealed whether or not he thinks Frodo’s appearance will fit in with the story.

On the the appropriateness of his character in The Hobbit:

“You know, it’s a very small piece, and I think that’s the most appropriate. Obviously Frodo’s not alive within the context of the ‘Hobbit’ piece. It’s an idea that Peter and Fran [Walsh] and Philippa [Boyens] — the writers — came up with. The way that it’ll fit in will not at all infringe upon the integrity of ‘The Hobbit.’ So I think it’s — it’ll fit. And it’ll be appropriate. And I’m excited. It’ll be great.”

On returning to his old stomping grounds:

“It’s a gift to be able to go back to New Zealand, I mean, it’s largely the same crew and the same creative team. It’s seven years since we finished on the last film, and it’s an opportunity to go back and have a reunion with everyone.”

Even though we question the inclusion of this group of Lord of the Rings characters, we are excited to see them on the big screen together again.

The Hobbit Part I is expected to open in theaters in December 2012 and Part II in December 2013.

What do you think of Wood’s return?

Confirmed: Elijah Wood Will Appear in The Hobbit

Krystal Clark — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:51:53 +0000

Update: The One Ring.net, has exclusively confirmed that Frodo will appear in The Hobbit. Check below for details…

What would you do if you were sitting in a theater watching the first installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit and Frodo came on the screen? Would that be a welcomed surprise? If so, be prepared because it might happen. According to a report from Deadline, Frodo’s portrayer Elijah Wood is in talks to make an appearance in the Lord of the Rings prequel.

Spoilers Below:

The ORN confirms that Frodo will appear in the opening sequence of the film.

As readers of “The Hobbit” know, the tale of “The Downfall of The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit or There and Back Again,” are contained in the fictional “Red Book of Westmarch.” In Peter Jackson’s LOTR films, the book is shown on screen and written in by Bilbo and Frodo and handed off to Sam Gamgee. (Not explained on film are Sam’s progeny later having the book and being Wardens of the Westmarch — hence the book’s title.)

The fictional book, and either the telling from it or the reading of it, will establish Frodo in the films experiencing Bilbo’s story. Viewers are to learn the tale of ‘The Hobbit’ as a familiar Frodo gets the tale as well.

As we previously reported:

LOTR cast members Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom are in serious talks to return, while Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and Wood are in possible negotiations. We can understand the inclusion of Gollum and Gandalf in the prequel, and even Bloom’s Legalos if we use our imaginations, but wouldn’t Frodo be a little too young to appear here? Perhaps he’ll pop up in the second half of the story as a bridge to the Lord of the Rings?

The cast of The Hobbit has been growing at an alarming rate. The title character will be played by Martin Freeman and the first film is expected to be released in December 2013.

What do you think of Frodo’s inclusion in The Hobbit?

Disney XD to Air Tron Animated Series With Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Paul Reubens

Krystal Clark — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:12:34 +0000

Early this year (February to be exact) Disney announced plans to produce a Tron television series. It’s an animated spin-off of their upcoming theatrical release Tron Legacy that will air on one of their many cable networks. According to Variety, over the past 9 months they’ve nailed down a solid cast of actors to lend their voices to the series including Tron originator Bruce Boxleitner. Find out more…

The trade reports that Disney XD has ordered Tron Uprising, an animated series that’s expected to hit the small screen during the summer of 2012. The show will be produced by Charlie Bean (“Samurai Jack”), and Tron Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz as well as the film’s co-producer Justin Springer.

The show’s notable cast includes Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens and Lance Henriksen. Not a bad group of people to have on board. The Disney XD network is a channel that’s directed towards young boys so Tron Uprising will fit right in with their programming.

Prior to Uprising Disney will also air a 10-part “Tron” microseries, which airs in fall 2011. With the movie opening this December, the mini-series, and the TV show, will you be all “Tron’d” out by 2012?

What do you think of the cast of Tron Uprising? Is it too much Tron too soon?

Video: Watch the Lord of the Rings Cast Reunion

Krystal Clark — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:41:53 +0000

It’s been 11 years since the hobbit and wizard-filled cast of Lord of the Rings traveled down to New Zealand to film one of the greatest film trilogies of all time. Over at EW, they’re releasing a special reunion edition of the magazine, which features the original casts of some of the most influential and memorable films and TV shows of all time including Back to the Future and Scream. Below we’ve got some video of the stars from Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning epic as they do a photo shoot and interview for the magazine’s special issue. Take a look…

Is it wrong that out of all the fun and inciteful info these guys share during this video, I’m more interested in their escapades with Ian McKellen? He sounds like the best person to hang out with. He taught those boys how to live and have fun. Aside from that, it was cool to hear about their journey as friends and co-stars, especially their joint hate of the hobbit’s hairy feet. According to Astin, they were “claustrophobic.”

The first Lord of the Rings film hit theaters in 2001 but production began in 1999, when little Elijah Wood was still a teenager. And oddly enough, he still looks like one today.

What do you think of the Lord of the Rings reunion?

The Romantics Trailer – It’s Dawson’s Creek 10 Years Later

Krystal Clark — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:35:36 +0000

Are you in the mood for a sappy, ensemble dramedy about lost love and strained friendships? If so, you’re going to love The Romantics. It’s an upcoming film that features one of the most mix-matched casts I’ve ever seen, and is based on the novel of the same name written by Galt Niederhoffer, who also produced and directed the film. What happens when you mix “Dawson’s Creek” with “The O.C.“? Watch the trailer and find out…

Official Synopsis:

Over the course of one raucous night at a seaside wedding seven close friends, all members of a tight, eclectic college clique, reconvene to watch two of their own tie the knot. Laura (Katie Holmes) is maid of honor to Lila (Anna Paquin), her golden girl best friend. The two have long rivaled over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel). Friendships and alliances are tested and the love triangle comes to a head the night before the wedding, when the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and return to shore… without the groom.

Perhaps this story would ring true to if I could actually believe that all of these people would be close friends. Even though the actors aren’t that far apart in age, Elijah Wood sticks out like a sore thumb. It doesn’t matter how old he gets, he still looks like Huckleberry Finn to me. He can’t age!

Holmes and Adam Brody make me think of “Dawson’s Creek” and “The O.C.,” one show dominated my junior high and high school life, while the latter was heavily present during my college years. I keep expecting Pacey or Ryan to pop up at any moment. And Malin Akerman is trying too hard to play that free-spirited party girl. Does there always have to be one in the group? As for the casting of Duhamel as the male lead, (meh) that’s up for debate.

The Romantics open in theaters on September 10th.

What do you think of the trailer for The Romantics?

Elijah Wood Lands Lead in FX Comedy

Krystal Clark — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:30:42 +0000

Our favorite Hobbit is all grown up and ready to take on a new challenge in his career. Elijah Wood, has landed the lead role in the upcoming FX comedy pilot, “Wilfred.” A U.S. version of the hit Australian series of the same name. Can we make anything original here in the States? Find out more…

“Family Guy’s” David Zuckerman wrote the script for the pilot and serves as an executive producer on “Wildfred.” The show will center on a guy (Wood), a girl, and a mixed-breed dog named Wilfred, whom Zuckerman describes as “part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender.” That sounds interesting…in a weird outback sort of a way.

The co-creator of the original “Wilfred,” Jason Gann will also appear in the remake in the title role. The pilot episode will be shot this summer and it will mark Wood’s first regular role on a television series. He’s just one of many film actors making the TV transition, other thespians who hope to hit it big this fall include Laura Linney with “The Big C” and Steve Buscemi in “Boardwalk Empire”

What do you think of Elijah Wood starring in FX’s Wilfred?

Source: Deadline, EW

VOTD: Elijah Wood Teaches Science Lessons

Mali Elfman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:44 +0000

And you thought that Elijah Wood on Yo Gabba Gabba doing the “Puppet Master” was weird, check this out! It’s a new short film by Yo Gabba Gabba called Exploring the Universe. With awkward pauses, weird looks, musical fruit, and odd noises popping up in all the wrong places, it’s definitely entertainment for everyone! Why is Elijah Wood so interested in fucking with our children’s minds? He told us in an interview for 9 last year…

Elijah Woods: I came into that because I know one of the producers on it. When they were trying to get people to do the pilot, he asked me if I wanted to do it and I was busy at the time. But then they came back around when they got the deal with Nickelodeon, like “Do you want to be on an episode?” And I just loved what they were doing. I just thought for a children’s TV show, it was pretty amazing to have Biz Markie do a human beatbox of the day and Mark Mothersbaugh doing drawings that come to life. I just thought that’s the coolest TV show ever. They just asked me to do it.

Seems innocent enough, but somehow I don’t think it’s a good thing to be teaching kids to spell “chemistry” with a “k”is a good idea, but I’m no parent…

What do you think of Elijah’s latest kiddie appearance?

9: Movie Review

Mali Elfman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:21:49 +0000

Are you ready to face your nightmares in Shane Acker’s stunning feature length post-apocalyptic animated nightmare produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov and starring Elijah Wood? Well get ready, because it’s finally 9-9-09, which means that 9 is in theaters now!

The Players:

Director: Shane Acker (Watch Interview)
Producer: Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Read Comic-Con Interview)
Written By: Pamela Pettler
Voices: Elijah Wood (Read Interview), Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau

The Plot:

The film is about 9 puppet like creators in a post-apocalyptic world who have to fight against the machines for survival. That is until 9 comes along with his fearless inquisitiveness and stirs up trouble and possible answers.

The Good:

The Visuals: Absolutely stunning. You can see why Acker was picked out by Burton and Bekmambetov to make this film. From the overall architecture and lighting, to the tiny little details of the threading and the sound of the blinking eyes, you could pause the film at any moment and it would be a piece of art.
The Tone: It’s refreshing to see how dark they went with the film. For a movie with puppets running around, it actually had a few scary moments. Knowing that it was an animation I thought that they pull back, but from gore to getting high, it’s got it all.
The Themes: We have TONS of end of the world films, but none of them touch on as many subjects as this one does and in as clever of a way. Maybe because we’re dealing with puppets instead of humans it allows us to look at ourselves deeper, but no mater what, the film brings up a number of poignant issues without hammering us over the head with them.
The Inspiration: Finally, something new to be excited about! The most important part about this film and why you should go and see it, is because it’s original and inspired. It’s not without it’s flaws but in the world of remakes the original idea is king!

The Bad:

Runtime: Yes, animations are SUPPOSED to be 72 minutes, but so much of this film defies what a film is SUPPOSED to be, so why decide to follow the rules with the runtime? I appreciate how hard it is to make this film and that every little tiny thing had to be created by hand, but in the end, I wanted more. I needed more to fully support the story I was being given. With so many amazing characters, beautiful backgrounds, and such detailed animation, I wanted to see more from the characters and a bit less action. In order to feel invested in the actions scenes, there needed to be more back stories and more time spent on the arches of each of the main characters.
Too Many Unexplained Objects: Although it’s great that not everything is spelled out for you and many of the characters in the film don’t know what’s going on, do it makes sense that not much is explained, but when they reached their revelation, I was still left a bit confused. There needed to be more explanation either through character arches, more flashbacks or something.

Overall:

My biggest problem with this film is that it could have very easily been one of my favorites of the year. I loved so many parts of it, the tone, the characters, the action, but it needed more time to develop. I know that Acker spent 10 years creating the film, but perhaps if he had not been so rushed (like he told us in our interview with him) towards the end, he could have brought his dream to true fruitition.

Rating: 7.3

Go see 9 in theaters on 9-9-09!

Further Reading:

Interview: Elijah Wood for 9

Mali Elfman — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58:33 +0000

Shane Acker‘s 9 starring Elijah Wood hits theaters tomorrow on 9-9-09! The film is probably the most original and inspired films to hit theaters this year. The film is about 9 puppet like creators in a post-apocalyptic world who have to fight against the machines for survival. That is until 9 comes along with his fearless inquisitiveness and stirs up trouble and possible answers.

We spoke to Wood a little while ago about the dark tone of the movie, which in the US is odd and yet refreshing to see in an animation, as well as what NEVER to do while recording voice overs, Spyro the movie (or lack there of), his random appearance in the Puppet Master and a whole lot more…

For me, one of the great things about the movie was the facial expressions. How much did you get to see in terms of the animation before or while you were during your voice work?

Elijah Woods: A fair amount. When things were even in their rough stages, we got to see them. But, that didn’t really happen until a year and a half to two years in. Largely what we were seeing initially was pre-vis and also animated storyboards. It’s such a gratifying thing because you do spend this time, even though you have a connection with the character and you have a sense of what the character is going to do and look like, it’s another thing entirely when you start to see it physically moving with your voice. It’s such an amazing [experience]. It’s a wonderful part of the process. It’s extremely rewarding. It’s also very solitary. A lot of the time you’re in this booth imbuing this character with a sense of life in a stationary position and then those words get shipped to these animators and sometimes there’s up to 30 people working on your movements and face and stuff. It’s a whole other process that’s totally fascinating and then it all comes together.

How long did you work on this project?

Elijah Woods: Three years.

What is Shane like as a director and what’s the difference between working with an animation person and a feature film director who’s working in live action with actors?

Elijah Woods: Great question. Shane is great as a director. I think we all recognized that we were in the hands of the person that created these characters. I was a real fan of his short which is largely why I wanted to do the film. I understood that he also came from an animation background. He actually worked at Weta Digital on the last Lord of the Rings movie as an animator. I don’t know if anybody knew that. So, working with him, he was able to describe things in a really detailed way. I think he was able to articulate what he wanted from the character, both physically and emotionally, and the arc really well. But, I think also a huge strong point [was] just being that he has the whole world in his mind ultimately of what he wants to describe. He was very good at being able to describe what that was and setting up the environment. I think that’s probably one of the more challenging aspects of doing voice is that you are in a room, you have the script, you have a notion of what’s supposed to happen, but it helps when you’ve got some descriptive words that can describe what’s going on in the scene, for sure, if you don’t have any images.

What was it about the character that resonated with you?

Elijah Woods: Well, I like the journey that he takes. He comes into this world extremely naïve because he doesn’t have any perspective as to what had transpired and who ‘1’ through ‘8’ are and they’ve already established a sort of hierarchy. They’ve established a community that is built on keeping themselves away from what they fear. Then he comes in and says, “Well wait, why have you set this up and who are we and where did these machines come from?” He comes with all of these questions. I really responded to his fearlessness and his questioning and ultimately taking on board the fact that he has to help bring these people together to see what they are and how to ultimately combat the machines. He ultimately becomes heroic and courageous throughout the course of the journey with these characters. But, it’s also a very cerebral one. He’s the one getting them to all answer questions and think outside of the fear that they’ve established.

Which one was more difficult, Sin City, where during the making of it they show that you don’t even go into the same room with Mickey Rourke…

Elijah Woods: Yeah, Mickey Rourke and I are literally not in the same scene.

I was wondering which was more difficult, doing that stuff or voicing characters that you’ve only seen a few images of. Which one was more challenging?

Elijah Woods: They are definitely different challenges. The thing I’ll say about Sin City is, despite the fact that I didn’t work with Mickey Rourke, it wasn’t as if there was dialogue. That would have been different. Jessica Alba did scenes without him where they talked to each other. I can’t even imagine that. Well, I guess I can, because I did some of that in Lord of the Rings. That’s harder because you’re having to carry on a scene with someone who’s not there or isn’t the right actor and they get fused together. Whereas, I was being physical and I didn’t necessarily have to talk. So, at least I got to be physical with someone who was Mickey’s stunt double. That wasn’t super challenging. I didn’t necessarily need the environment around me to be able to do what I was doing.

Whereas, with voice work, there is a lot that you have to create. I think the most challenging aspect of it is making your voice sound like it’s experiencing something that it isn’t. You’re not running, you’re not jumping, you’re not falling, you’re not being ripped from one place to another, so you have to figure out how you do that vocally and that it’s convincing. But I love that. I think it’s a lot of fun.

How do you do that? Are you running in place? That’s fascinating.

Elijah Woods: There’s some of that and I think also, physically, you can’t help it. You can’t help but move. You kind of have to. It’s almost not even a choice. It’s sort of almost like a reflex because you know what your character is doing and so you do something similar to that just naturally because that’s what your voice wants to do. But yeah, you run in place and you try and get a sense of breathlessness.

What are the big mistakes of doing voice over? What are the absolute verboten don’ts?

Elijah Woods: (Laughs) Don’t go in too hungry. You’ll have a lot of problem with stomach gurgles. These are the things… This is the mundane shit that you don’t think about. Yeah, stomach gurgles. It’s so interesting.

It is! What else?

Elijah Woods: Dry mouth. There’s that. There’s water, but then not too much water. You kind of just know. You can’t move too much because if you move too much, then there’s rustling noises of your clothing so that goes into it. It’s interesting. The mic picks up so much so a stomach gurgle there would have been horrible. We’d have to go again.

What about breathing? A lot of it were fight scenes where you could hear two different people breathing.

Elijah Woods: They do like grab bag breathing takes. Oh yeah. We did that sometimes with ADR on movies too where you do a whole wild take of breaths and efforts and they tend to do that towards the end of the day. It’s like grabbing things, falling, being hit [makes different sounds to demonstrate]. You have to get different versions so it’s like long, short, more intense, less intense. It’s the whole world of voice, guys.

Who wins in a fight: the penguin in Happy Feet vs. ‘9’?

Elijah Woods: (Laughing) Well they’re both pacifists! There would be no fight.

There are so many themes in this movie about the apocalypse and what it means to be consumptive and what it means to be a pacifist or not. What were some of the ones that really resounded with you that you thought were the most interesting to put out to an audience?

Elijah Woods: People are connecting certainly to the theme of technology being our downfall and I think that’s certainly in there, but it’s also technology at the hands of greed and it’s at the hands of power hungry people. It’s ultimately humanity that corrupts the machinery to turn on humanity and I thought that was interesting because the scientist creates this machine for peace. The great Chancellor announces this machine that will lead us into 100 years of peace, but then that machine gets circumvented and turned into a war machine and then the war machine turns on man. I just loved that. I thought that was very interesting and I think it’s something that we can certainly relate to – common themes of greed and lust for power, but also technology and what our relationship with technology is and could it eventually turn on us. But, I don’t necessarily think that’s what the movie is about.

There are a lot of films coming out right now with themes of vampirism and the Apocalypse.

Elijah Woods: (Laughing) What’s up with vampirism these days?

It’s the Twilight thing. It’s about bloodsuckers and us being our own downfall and destroying the universe.

Elijah Woods: Right. The Road is coming out. It’s kind of about that same thing.

Zombieland, Carriers, there’s all these films, and this in its own way is about the Apocalypse.

Elijah Woods: It is. It’s about the aftermath of it. I also think that the heart of this movie is ultimately about rebuilding and I think it’s about humanity. Humanity is in these characters. We’re talking about – people have used the word ‘stitch punk’ which I think is kind of funny. It’s in the press kit. There are these sort of mechanized rag dolls but they do represent humanity. I think the movie is really about the aftermath of something horrible that had happened and these characters rebuilding after that has happened and ultimately putting to rest the machines or the creations that had caused that problem. I feel this movie is more about hope and discovery and rebuilding life than it is about the end of life per se.

You did a Spyro Video Game. Are they doing a movie now also?

Elijah Woods: I don’t know. I’ve not heard that.

I saw that online.

Elijah Woods: Really? Spyro, the movie?

Yeah.

Elijah Woods: I don’t know. Maybe. I haven’t heard.

Was there anything in seeing the finished product that surprised you?

Elijah Woods: I was surprised how scary it was. Some of those action sequences are really scary and also the machines. The Seamstress is so creepy. The Cat Beast is really scary. Those action sequences I found to be more visceral and intense than I’d expected them to be.

Was the darkness and the dark humor in it something that interested you in participating in the project? Did that resonate with you?

Elijah Wood: Yeah, totally. I think we have, and we’ve established this over many, many years, but the United States and their relationship with animation tends to be more geared towards families and children. There are exceptions certainly to that rule. Pixar does a beautiful job of teetering on the edge of both. They appeal to families and children, but they also appeal to adults. But, there are so many animated movies that are just for families, it seems, whereas, in Japan, if you go to Japan, there are movies like Akira and Ghost in the Shell that are like adult movies in the animation medium. That’s definitely something that appealed to me about this particular film.

It felt like it was separating itself from some of the typical animation fare that we’re used to and appealing to a wider audience, an audience that might go see this kind of thing if it weren’t animated. The darkness, or maybe some of the more intense or adult themes, interested me as well. But, there’s also just the world. Shane definitely created something that is familiar but is also quite different. We haven’t seen these characters before. The fact that he made that short film over the course of four years and it was his college thesis is fascinating. He did it all by himself.

What inspired Yo Gabba Gabba? I have a 4-year-old brother that was watching it and all of a sudden I saw you pop on. It was a complete surprise…

Elijah Woods: Do the Puppet Master.

Just in case you haven’t seen it, here is a boot-legged version, the original seems to be lost in a sea of remakes…

Was there an argument between Lift Your Leg, Lift Your Other Leg and Lift Your Right Leg, Lift Your Left Leg?

Elijah Woods: I don’t know. I came into that because I know one of the producers on it. When they were trying to get people to do the pilot, he asked me if I wanted to do it and I was busy at the time. But then they came back around when they got the deal with Nickelodeon, like “Do you want to be on an episode?” And I just loved what they were doing. I just thought for a children’s TV show, it was pretty amazing to have Biz Markie do a human beatbox of the day and Mark Mothersbaugh doing drawings that come to life. I just thought that’s the coolest TV show ever. They just asked me to do it.

Check out Elijah Wood as ’9′ in 9 on 9-9-09!

Comic-Con 2009: Focus Features 9 Panel

Krystal Clark — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:17:03 +0000

3:44: We just saw another trailer and that’s all folks!

3:41: Burton says that even though a lot of his films have Gothic themes, he doesn’t consider himself a dark storyteller. He got involved with 9, because he wanted to see the film on the big screen.

3:35: Timur said he doesn’t think there will be any other films in the Day Watch series. The crowd let out a be sigh. I guess those films mean a lot to people here.

3:33: Shane Acker responds to whether or not he’s worried about the film flopping, since it’s an animated festure with darker content. He thinks the strength is in the story, and animation would be the only way to do it.

3:27: Producer/director: Timur Bekmambetov confirmed that James McAvoy will return for Wanted 2, which will begin filming this year.

3:26: Burton says he has no plans to return to Ripley’s Believe or Not. He said he worked on it for 6 to 8 months, but he thinks it’s done. He suggests you go to the museum to get your Ripley’s fix. Oh, Tim and the awkward comedy.

3:24: Elijah discusses how he picks his parts.”When I initially approached about this project. I was given some type of conceptual package, with a script, synopsis, and the short. I was so in love with the short!”

3:19: That was kind of amazing. Jennifer Connelly’s character kicks ass!! She’s a martial artist who wears a bird’s skull on her head!

3:15: We’re about to get a clip! It takes place during the middle of the film. It’s when 9 and his friends try to go rescue “2″ from a old factory that’s being guarded by a mechanical monster of some sort.

3:10: Elijah Wood describes his character of 9: “He comes into the world innocent. The difference is that 9 has so much to figure out. He has to figure out a society that’s already established itself. He asks these questions that everyone else is afraid of.”

3:06: Acker says that the story in 9, centers on the characters quest to find out who they are and where they came from, and in order for them to do that they have to discover what happened to the humans in the past.

3:03: Aww, it’s Elijah Wood who has been looking the exact same for the past 10 years! And following him is Jennifer Connelly who looks great.

3:02: Director Shane Acker was just introduced, and of course Mr. Tim Burton who was here yesterday.

2:56: We just got the introduction to 9. They showed the trailer for the film, and it looks amazing!!

Focus Features has prevailed where several other production companies have failed. They’ve managed to get the Comic-Con recluse Tim Burton to come out and promote a film! This year will be the director/producer’s first trip to the annual convention and he has a good reason for it. Burton will be promoting the upcoming fantasy epic 9. He along with Timur Bekmambetov will be present along with the film’s director Shane Acker.

Some of the film’s voice talent will also appear at the panel including Elijah Wood, and Jennifer Connelly. You can expect lots of goodies from the presentation, since there is so much talent packed on to one stage. We will be live blogging the event and posting the latest photos and video clips as the presentation rolls along.

The Focus Features 9 panel takes place on Friday, July 24 from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.

Make sure you continue to check back to our site for the latest news updates regarding the 9 panel, we will be live blogging from Hall H. You can also follow us on the official ScreenCrave Twitter, to get the most current news briefs! Stay tuned…..

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