# Elijah Wood is back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018 "2005-09-16T18:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/1 "2005-09-16T18:59:03Z")
[Here](http://www.greenstreethooligans.com/). But I think The Ring has set its mark upon him. I still see Frodo. He’s got a long road ahead. I once saw a Western with Gary Burghoff (Radar O’Riley)as a swaggering gambler–I laughed. Anyone else think Elijah’s screwed? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/2 "2005-09-16T19:01:22Z")
Watch Sin City. You’ll hardly recognize him, and he couldn’t be any more un-Hobbit-like. In fact, he’s scary as shit in that movie, and I think taking the part of Kevin was a good choice he and his agent made. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/3 "2005-09-16T19:01:53Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > [Here](http://www.greenstreethooligans.com/). But I think The Ring has set its mark upon him. I still see Frodo. > > He’s got a long road ahead. I once saw a Western with Gary Burghoff (Radar O’Riley)as a swaggering gambler–I laughed. > > Anyone else think Elijah’s screwed? Nope. Watch _Sin City_. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/4 "2005-09-16T19:31:20Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > [Here](http://www.greenstreethooligans.com/). But I think The Ring has set its mark upon him. I still see Frodo. > > He’s got a long road ahead. I once saw a Western with Gary Burghoff (Radar O’Riley)as a swaggering gambler–I laughed. > > Anyone else think Elijah’s screwed? Given that he made plenty of movies before _LOTR_ and has another one opening currently (_Everything Is Illuminated_), it sounds like you’re the one who’s got the problem, not him. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/5 "2005-09-16T19:47:41Z")
I’ve heard a lot of people compare him to Mark Hamill and how he was never able to be seen in any role other than Luke Skywalker. The difference is that Elijah Wood had already done [a ton](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000704/) of movies **before** doing LotR. I think his career will be just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/6 "2005-09-16T19:49:34Z")
Agree with the above about _Sin Sity_. I thougt he also did well in _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_. He does a fine job in _Green Street Hooligans_, which is a decent movie though I think it suffers from being a bit implausible in some parts and predictable in others. LOTR typecasting aside, he doesn’t really have the look for a traditional leading man. Maybe it’s unfair, but he is unlikely to be at the top of the list for a lead in a mass appeal Hollywood movie. That may very well be a good thing for him artistically. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/7 "2005-09-16T19:52:26Z")
Apparently he’s going to be in the new season of 24, but I don’t know if it’s a regular or guest spot(or a special guest who just happens to appear in 75% of the episodes like Penny Johnson Jerald). ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/8 "2005-09-16T19:55:07Z")
He was also great in a supporting role in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. This one looks interesting too, and “Everything is Illuminated” looks amazing. Man’s no Mark Hamill. And even Mark Hamill did alright for himself. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/9 "2005-09-16T20:12:08Z")
> [@Menocchio](#): > > Man’s no Mark Hamill. And even Mark Hamill did alright for himself. Mark Hamill went on to a lot of success and respect as a voice actor, and played a much better Joker than Jack Nicholson could ever have dreamed of being. ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/10 "2005-09-16T20:18:12Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Apparently he’s going to be in the new season of 24, but I don’t know if it’s a regular or guest spot(or a special guest who just happens to appear in 75% of the episodes like Penny Johnson Jerald). Elijah Wood? I’d heard that about Sean Astin, but not Elijah Wood. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/11 "2005-09-16T20:19:52Z")
> [@Papermache Prince](#): > > Elijah Wood? I’d heard that about Sean Astin, but not Elijah Wood. Hobbits Shmobbits. Wasn’t Elijah Wood on _Lost_ already? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Vintage\_1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vintage\_1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vintage_1957)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/12 "2005-09-16T23:17:59Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Watch Sin City. You’ll hardly recognize him, and he couldn’t be any more un-Hobbit-like. In fact, he’s scary as shit in that movie, and I think taking the part of Kevin was a good choice he and his agent made. I’ll say! I spent the entire movie thinking it was Tobey Maguire playing Kevin. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/13 "2005-09-16T23:20:41Z")
> [@Vintage 1957](#): > > I’ll say! I spent the entire movie thinking it was Tobey Maguire playing Kevin. Then you better stay away from **The Ice Storm**. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elijah-wood-is-back/322018/14 "2005-09-16T23:37:53Z")
> [@Papermache Prince](#): > > Elijah Wood? I’d heard that about Sean Astin, but not Elijah Wood. Damnit. Thar’s right. Got my hobbits confused.