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Elijah Wood Enrolls in The Oxford Murders
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It's not easy to escape the pitfalls of typecasting when you are part of one of the biggest movie trilogies in history -- if you don't believe me, just ask Mark Hamill. So, it is pretty impressive that Elijah Wood has managed to pick a pretty wide variety of roles post-Rings. From a sadist in Sin City to a talking penguin in Happy Feet, Wood is careful to choose only those parts that are a long way from his turn in the Shire.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wood will next star in The Oxford Murders, the English language debut of Spanish helmer Alex de la Iglesia. The film is a departure from Iglesia's usual style of black comedy, but the director seemed confident in his choice of Wood in the lead when he cryptically stated: "I'm delighted to work with Elijah, who undoubtedly has the most powerful eyes in the industry and who is perfect for the part." As we previously told you, the film follows a young student (Wood) who attends the acclaimed English university, but becomes increasingly involved in an unsolved murder committed on campus. And, in a Da Vinci Code-style of whodunit, the murders appear to be linked by a mathematical code. Also starring is John Hurt as a Sherlock Holmes-style investigator who takes Wood's character under his wing. The Oxford Murders will begin shooting this January on location in England.
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Quickhits: John Hurt Commits Oxford Murders, Ackles in Resident Evil 4 and Will Ferrell Talks Elf 2
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Odds and ends from Tuesday:
- No, John Hurt didn't really commit a murder. The actor has signed on to play a leading role in Alex de la Iglesia's Oxford Murders, based on the award-winning novel by Guillermo Martinez. Iglesia and co-writer Jorge Guerricaechevarria (now, if that's not a long last name, I don't know what is) adapted the book which surrounds an Oxford University professor who finds himself wrapped up in a bunch of murders that appear to be linked by mathematical symbols.
- Though the third installment in the franchise is still in production, folks behind the Resident Evil films are wasting no time casting the fourth flick. According to reports, Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, Dark Angel, Smallville) is in talks to play Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil: Afterlife (the fourth pic's current working title). I've never played the games and have no clue who Kennedy is or whether Ackles would be a good choice (hey, I'm just being honest), so I'll need you fans to chime in on this one.
- In an interview with Moviehole, Will Ferrell answered questions about whether or not he would be down for an Elf 2 and an Old School 2. While a sequel to Elf is in the works, Ferrell admitted to rejecting the idea, saying "Elf 2 got killed. I killed Elf 2." (If you'd allow it, I'd like to pause here to give Ferrell a round of applause for that decision.) As far as Old School Dos goes, the ex-elf confirms it's being written and is anxiously awaiting a read-through.
Spanish director thinks about Disney
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Spanish director Álex
de la Iglesia is in the process of putting together an English-language project (his second) to begin shooting in
2007. Titled Think of Disney, the movie will tell the story of a man who "goes insane because he
discovers the true essence of the world around him and lives in a hell of his own creation." Well, that sounds
hideously depressing. The only "salvation" the man can find in the midst of his horrible life is the relief
he gets from thinking about cartoon characters, hence the film's title. And, suddenly, it goes from suicide-inducing to
sounding maybe rather sweet, if disconcertingly Cool
World-like.Not surprisingly, the film - a dark comedy, apparently - is expected to be "very visual" and, in the director's own words, is super-ambitious, with a budget over $15 million. I wonder how the Disney folks will feel about the title - since Warner's was able to force a name change for the George Reeves movie, I'm assuming Disney will have some say in the matter.
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