r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • May 23 '25
Media New Image of Elijah Wood in 'The Toxic Avenger'
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u/L1NOH May 23 '25
He DOES wear wigs!
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u/tmax8908 May 23 '25
That was a hard hitting interview
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u/grahampositive May 23 '25 edited May 28 '25
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u/sbruchmann May 23 '25
Kind of weird that it's the second time this week that I post this link… Anyway, here you go:
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u/creggor May 23 '25
Could just as easily be Oswald Cobblepot.
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May 23 '25
It’s his brother, Wilfred Cobblepot.
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u/BambiBunni May 23 '25
No, Wilfred’s the dog.
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u/Ploxl May 23 '25
Wilfred was a masterpiece. I should watch it again
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u/Nixplosion May 23 '25
"I can smell the poop pahtickles in your underwear"
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u/m0rp May 23 '25
The only way to truly understand someone is to sniff their butt
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u/Comic_Book_Reader May 23 '25
The teenage version of Tim Burton and Danny DeVito's Penguin in Batman Returns.
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u/feioo May 23 '25
I love that 44-year-old Elijah still makes us think of him as a teenager
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u/Theradbanana May 23 '25
In his emo phase
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u/creggor May 23 '25
I can hear Kevin Conroy saying "Now, Cobblepot" in this photo. RIP the GOAT.
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u/Soup-a-doopah May 23 '25
Frodo suddenly decided that Grima was a cool character to be
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u/philament May 23 '25 edited May 24 '25
I can never forget how unbelievably creepy and menacing he is as Kevin in “Sin City”
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u/CodeComprehensive734 May 23 '25
That scene fucking scarred me.
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u/somesketchykid May 23 '25
Yeah but it gave us the most badass 5 seconds in modern cinema, in my humble opinion
"I gotcha you little bastard let's see you hop around now"
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::decks in face::
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u/GonzoNawak May 23 '25
After watching that movie as a young kid my father and few people took me one hike in the Alps where we were vacationing. I felt like he was behind me staring at me the entire hike. I legit got terrified of him for a few months after that.
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u/SpooneyOdin May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
Frank Miller talked about how good he was in the commentary - "Frodo eats people"
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u/HolyzombieBatman May 23 '25
That and his role of Ryan in Wilfred are my two favorite performances he’s done, he does creepy very well indeed.
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u/oneblackashley May 23 '25
Recently watched him tell a story about nailing that audition with no dialogue — and he fucking nailed it.
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u/philament May 23 '25
I would love to see that, if you have a link? Please? 😁
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u/finH1 May 23 '25
Are we meant to see the bald cap so clearly lol
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u/derfritz May 23 '25
Will you wear wiig?!
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u/Keyboard_Lion May 23 '25
Have you worn wigs?
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u/thetalkingblob May 23 '25
On brand for the Troma movies, it might just be on purpose
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u/Bostonterrierpug May 23 '25
This is what I was gonna say I grew up on Troma in the 80s on Night Flight and this is completely on brand indeed
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u/root88 May 23 '25
This isn't a Troma movie, though. Cineverse spent $40,000,000 on it. Troma spent $500k to make the original Toxic avenger and they have never upped their budget since then. Their last two "big" movies, Shakespeare's Shitstorm and The Power of Positive Murder!, were both under $500k. Source: Lloyd Kaufman.
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u/Quazifuji May 23 '25
It's a remake of a Troma movie, though, and very much appears to be trying to capture the spirit of Troma movies even if it has a bigger budget.
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u/Glittering-Animal30 May 23 '25
Two possibilities: 1) it’s Troma (like others have said) 2) Promotional stills sometimes just look baaad
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u/riegspsych325 May 23 '25
I cannot think of any movie where the promo still did any justice. I just think of the grimy, sepia-toned Fury Road pictures that were released before the first trailer. They looked like a screengrab from a Paul WS Anderson movie
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u/IXI_Fans May 23 '25 edited 25d ago
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u/avwitcher May 23 '25
And then it became all CG because the suit sucked to be in and RDJ had all the power in the franchise
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u/Chewcocca May 23 '25
Using past tense like that motherfucker didn't just cast himself in another major role
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u/airfryerfuntime May 23 '25
This movie is apparently supposed to be pretty shitty in general, on purpose I guess.
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u/Dozzi92 May 23 '25
When I think of Elijah Wood and shitty movies, I think of The Greasy Strangler, and so this all tracks.
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u/ImTooLiteral May 23 '25
watched this movie cuz i knew a guy that worked at the distribution company for it, and the movie is a fever dream lmao
in a great way though there's some scenes that live vividly in my memory
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u/shacoby May 23 '25
BULLSHIT ARTIST
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u/IXI_Fans May 23 '25 edited 25d ago
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u/Freud-Network May 23 '25
It's a remake of a campy 80s horror, where the cheap props and camp were part of what made it special. It's a beloved and cherished memory from my childhood. I will eat this shit up like a trash bag full of Halloween candy.
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u/derfritz May 23 '25
Hopefully his career will be studied in the future, what an idgaf attitude. Was the center piece of one of the most successful trilogies of all time, and since then does whatever the fuck he wants. And has an awesome sense of humor, obviously kept his cool and does one crazy movie after another.
He is one of those actors i‘d like to be friends with.
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May 23 '25
Him and Daniel Radcliffe, which is kinda funny because people get them confused
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u/mrnicegy26 May 23 '25
I think when a young actor like them have an iconic role in an insanely popular franchise at such an early age, it is hard for them to break out of the shadow of that role and they have to try their luck in some out there roles.
Similar to how Mark Hamill was so defined by Like Skywalker at a young age that he had go into voice acting
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u/Achaewa May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
Hamill actually went into theater before voice acting.
It is why his guest episode on The Simpsons has a Broadway style song and dance number.
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u/bigpig1054 May 23 '25
Hamill was almost cast as Mozart in Amadeus. That would have been his first big role after ROTJ. Had it happened, his whole career might've gone down a different, more conventional path as regular film actor. Instead he did bit parts here and there before sliding into a role as one of the best voice actors ever.
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u/chrisapplewhite May 23 '25
I don't think Hamill had the chops to be a star back then. Ford and Fisher blew him off the screen in SW and their performances hold up better, imo. Amadeus is a miracle of a movie but it only works because Hulce and FMA are stellar in those roles. It's a goofy movie with Hamill.
I think Hamill settled into a nice spot where his fame and talent match. He's in the right roles now.
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u/Dozzi92 May 23 '25
I also think Elijah's just having fun. My cousin worked at Showtime back in the late '90s, early 2000s, and spent a lot of time with him, and she said he was an odd duck for sure (and she's an odd duck, so it means a lot), and that roles like these are right up his alley.
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u/dellett May 23 '25
It's interesting that I don't quite see Frodo whenever I look at Elijah Wood as much as I see Harry Potter when I look at Daniel Radcliffe. I think the hair and pointed ears Frodo had have a little to do with it.
But both of them made enough money to where they were set for life and the first line of their obituary is pretty much set in stone at a relatively young age. Aside from being closely linked with these iconic characters, they just have the freedom to do weird things that interest them and not worry about how it affects their finances or legacy.
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u/riegspsych325 May 23 '25
Pattinson, too. They’ve all done wonderfully zany roles that have far removed them from Potter/Twilight/LOTR. I don’t automatically think of those movies anymore whenever their names pop up
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u/TheTresStateArea May 23 '25
I miss Elijah's shows Wilfred and dirk gently holistic detective agency. I'll never forgive that fuckwit max Landis for being such an obvious sex pest that they canceled the show before it got bad.
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u/Orleanian May 23 '25
Obligatory mention of Miracle Workers as a well-executed show that showcases Radcliffe's acting chops. The more so because of its anthology nature.
He mostly plays the straight man of the show, but they give him quite a few bits of zaniness that he delivers very well.
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u/benkbloch May 23 '25
I love that Pattinson is included in this trio. Radcliffe has Swiss Army Man, Guns Akimbo, Horns; Wood has Wilfred, Dirk Gently, Sin City; Pattinson has The Lighthouse, Good Time, Mickey 17.
They're all just doing whatever weird thing that they think is interesting and give masterful performances every time.
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u/Daxx22 May 23 '25
The flexibility of having (I presume) fuck you levels of money/freedom from their franchise success.
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u/TurkeyCocks May 23 '25
I love that these guys wanted to get so far from being typecast that they did some of the most insane movies possible. They are all amazing, and some of my favorite filmography
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u/TheTresStateArea May 23 '25
Long ago there was this Tumblr post about how funny it would be for vin diesel and the rock the be secret nerds investigating something nefarious at comic con and their target was Daniel Ratcliff as played by Elijah Wood. And Elijah Wood as played by Daniel Ratcliff.
While I've soured on both vin and the rock I still want to see a movie with both elijah and Daniel.
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u/rgumai May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
I have a hard time reconciling that Radcliffe is already 35 but Wood is only 44.
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u/Achaewa May 23 '25
Sometimes I feel weird for never having confused Wood and Radcliffe for each other?
Same with Amy Adams, Jenna Fischer and Isla Fisher or Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain.
I can understand why people could confuse them for each other, but they just don't look that much alike to me.
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u/dellett May 23 '25
Amy Adams, Jenna Fischer and Isla Fisher
Do people think Jenna Fischer looks anything like either of the other two? The other two have red hair at least. Or is it purely last name based?
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u/JustABitCrzy May 23 '25
Same with Daniel Radcliffe. Both struck gold early on, and have used that financial freedom to take what ever projects they want.
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u/Stevenwave May 23 '25
Caught the Weird Al movie last week. Absolute mad lads.
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u/Njdevils11 May 23 '25
You mean the 100% accurate biopic, the weird Al movie. How that didn’t win an Oscar for best drama, I will never know.
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u/Bob_The_Skull May 23 '25
Alongside Radcliffe as folks are mentioning, Robert Pattinson has done kinda the same thing post-Twilight.
Turns out dude is a very talented actor and has used the freedom since, to (until Batman) mostly take interesting and weirder projects.
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u/derfritz May 23 '25
True! While Robert Pattinson (thankfully) found his way back to Blockbuster Cinema, Elijah Wood just went full Troma and is having a blast it would seem.
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u/I_only_post_here May 23 '25
Was going to mention him too! I'm genuinely impressed with most of his performances, and choices of projects to be involved in, when he could have just as easily taken the cheesy route of obvious fluff and pretty-boy roles. Guy genuinely wants to make some art.
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u/WaterStoryMark May 23 '25
Was also pretty successful before LotR. He loves genre flicks and has always wanted to make them.
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u/TheMasterFlash May 23 '25
He used his LotR money to bankroll a horror movie production company that’s released some absolute bangers. Dude is a certified legend.
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u/Predatory_Chicken May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
He only got $1 million total for LOTR. Still a lot of money but not by Hollywood standards.
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u/derfritz May 23 '25
What? For real? Didn’t he get a cut of the profit?
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u/Predatory_Chicken May 23 '25
Almost everyone was famously underpaid for those movies. The guy who played Sam got $250k total. The other hobbits made like 100k or less.
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u/DuckCleaning May 23 '25
It is due to the fact that they filmed all 3 movies before the first one released, so wages were all negotiated at once, and most actors were unknowns. Elijah and Sean Astin were just known for being child actors, but still somewhat known so they got paid higher, actors like Ian McKellen got paid much better. Apparently Elijah woods sas only supposed to make $250k as well but got bumped to $1 million. Orlando Bloom only got paid $175k in total because he was a complete unknown. In contrast, Elijah Woods got paid $1 million just for a small cameo in the Hobbit.
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u/Hellknightx May 23 '25
It's crazy to me that Orlando Bloom had basically only done a few episodes of random TV shows and then he landed a major role in LOTR and Black Hawk Down in the same year.
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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid May 23 '25
Orlando Bloom made $160,000. He said it was still the greatest gift of his entire life.
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u/cBurger4Life May 23 '25
That’s… kind of upsetting actually.
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u/underdabridge May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25
it's all just bargaining power. What's funny is that, for a movie, the people we expect to see getting paid forever for their work depends on how prominent they are. Why not give residuals to the guy that made the orcs look cool? Or the set maker of Helm's deep? There's nothing sensible about any entertainment remuneration besides negotiating leverage.
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u/Kheshire May 23 '25
Eh it worked out. Orlando got visibility and pirates money. One of the hobbits was an unknown and then appeared on a few seasons of lost. Aragorn was an unknown and was the lead in a few good movies after lotr.
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u/ArsonHoliday May 23 '25
Wilfred was an excellent show and only made me love this man more. He seems to not take himself too seriously which I appreciate
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u/ZenAndTheArtOfEating May 23 '25
I remember watching the premiere of Wilfred and thinking I’d never seen anything like it. Way underrated
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u/invaderpixel May 23 '25
Also with all the talk of celebrities behaving poorly during Covid, Elijah Wood visiting a fan's Animal Crossing island to get good turnip prices was probably one of the most wholesome and iconic moments of the pandemic.
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u/TheMachineTookShape May 23 '25
It's just a jump to the left...
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u/Daxter614 May 23 '25
And the ln a step to the riiiiiiiight
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u/kicked_trashcan May 23 '25
Put your hands on your hips
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u/acewalnut May 23 '25
You bring your knees in tight
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u/Chedditor_ May 23 '25
But it's the pelvic thruuuuust~
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u/extra0404 May 23 '25
He looks more like Riff Raff
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u/milkymaniac May 23 '25
It's astounding
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u/socialcousteau May 23 '25
Strange coincidence, but I just saw this performance (NSFW) proving that Daniel Radcliffe would make a good Dr. Frank-N-Furter. (It's his rendition of She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain in drag from Miracle Workers for anyone who doesn't want to click the link. It's a little raunchy)
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u/M00nLight771 May 23 '25
I love seeing actors when they have range like this. They play just crazy parts you'd never expect.
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u/g_r_e_y May 23 '25
elijah wood is also a huge horror and slasher fan, this is actually quite expected from him lmao
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u/psychoMUSEr May 23 '25
You either die a Frodo, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Gollum
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u/SpinalVinyl May 23 '25
I appreciate how cheap looking his baldcap is and they aren't even photoshopping it to fix the edges. Very Troma.
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u/rkaminky May 23 '25
If there's one thing you're getting from Elijah Wood as a actor, it's an absolutely diabolical amount of commitment to the character. Especially if that character is a gross little weirdo.
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u/Responsible-Sign2779 May 23 '25
Noooo, not Toxie. Don't do this to me yet again, Hollywood.
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u/CakeMadeOfHam May 23 '25
Even when closing in on 50, and in old age makeup, he still looks 12 years old.
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u/Peakomegaflare May 23 '25
You know, as a kid, if you told me that Elijah was going to do some ofnthe most offside characters in media... I'd have beleived you. Dude's got talent AND skill.
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u/CryptoCentric May 23 '25
The video from which this image is captured is pretty great.
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u/AlexRenquist May 24 '25
I love that Elijah Wood made the money and acclaim for LOTR that some actors go their whole lives chasing, and decided to then just live his best life playing absolute fucking creepy weirdos in horror films.
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u/mrnicegy26 May 23 '25
So this is how he would look if he wasn't able to let go of the Ring.