Elijah Wood has spent time on the silver screen since he was just a toddler, but the actor is moving to television with his FX series, Wilfred.
by Shannon Vestal
Elijah Wood has spent time on the silver screen since he was just a toddler, but the actor is moving to television with his FX series, Wilfred. If seeing big names on the small screen doesn't do it for you, rest assured: Wood isn't giving up being a movie star, especially now that he's set to reprise his role of Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit. I caught up with the actor at the Fox TCA party, where he dished on his new gig and heading back to New Zealand to step back into those furry hobbit feet.
BuzzSugar: Why did you want to make the move to TV?
Elijah Wood: It was this particular project. I just loved it; I loved the pilot script, it made me laugh. I thought it was different than anything I'd ever read or seen on television before. But I was also interested in television — I started reading television scripts a lot this year. I'm a huge fan of TV. TV has really opened up in an interesting way in the last five years with incredible filmmakers and wonderful actors have come to TV to explore really great storytelling and incredible characters. I also loved the idea of doing comedy.
Buzz: Were you a fan of the original Wilfred?
EW: I wasn't actually familiar with the show until I read the pilot.
Buzz: You just signed on for The Hobbit; how did that all go down?
EW: They had mentioned it to me a little while ago as kind of an idea of what they were thinking about. But I got the offer, and I jumped at the chance to be a part of it. It's been 11 years since I went to New Zealand for the first time; it's hard to imagine. It's an opportunity to go back and experience a very similar, beautiful reunion with everyone.
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