Behind the Scenes: Elijah Wood
We went out to L.A. earlier this month to shoot our next cover story with actor Elijah Wood. After some so-so weather on our first few days in town, we were lucky to get the sun out on the day of our shoot, which made for some ideal shooting conditions. Wood arrived promptly at 11am (sans publicist/manager/posse) and, just as we expected, was an absolute ease to work with during the four and a half hour shoot.
Though he’s best known for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, we really preferred Wood in films that may not have been quite as popular: Green Street Hooligans, Everything is Illuminated and Paris, Je T’Aime, to name just a few. He’s played everything from a scientist to a serial killer, and even did the whole vampire thing, pre-Twilight, natch. And yet it’s funny to think that Elijah Wood is just 28 and still reaching his peak.
These days, Wood’s love for movies is matched only by his love for music, and we spent a lot of time talking about his record label (Simian Records) and his new plans to pick up an instrument or two. By the time our afternoon was over, our admiration for Wood had only grown stronger. We came in expecting an intelligent actor, but we found someone who’s equally passionate and vocal about music, writing and the arts in general. It was less Elijah Wood as “actor,” and more Elijah Wood as a humble, creative, opinionated and all-around good guy.
Elijah Wood graces the cover of our sixth issue, due out in August.
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June 10th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Wonderful can’t wait! So now you know what his fans already knew…He is an amazing actor though under-rated in general. His knowledge of music is frightening and his opinions about music respected his taste…eclectic. We (his fans) love him, we are just waiting for the rest of the world to catch up with u and realize how cool this geek really is.
June 16th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I love him. He’s so down to earth and sweet. You never hear bad things about him.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:42 am
As Sandy N said, it’s taking the rest of the world to see Elijah as the wonderful, down to earth man he is. I met the guy and you won’t find a more sincere, attentive person around. Music? If there was a game show based solely upon music, Elijah would clean up!
July 6th, 2009 at 2:03 am
I love Elijah very much!!! He’s very handsome and smart!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I love Elijah!! i’m Chile and i hope come back to visit.
He is wonderful!
August 29th, 2009 at 10:33 am
[...] getting ready to release Issue 6 of Corduroy, featuring actor-slash-music label head honcho Elijah Wood on the cover. In honor of Wood’s new musical venture, we thought we’d post a video by [...]
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
[...] you picked up our new issue yet? Issue 6 of Corduroy, featuring actor (and music label head honcho) Elijah Wood on the cover, is in stores now. You can also pick up a copy HERE online. Now we don’t usually [...]
February 16th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
I’m 13 and I live in Hill City, South Dakota. Someday, I want to meet Elijah. A lot of people say he is nice and likes to meet and talk to you. My mom says you can never know if an actor is nice or not until you meet them, and that I’ll probably never meet him in my life!