He was the voice of a tap-dancing penguin in the cartoon Happy Feet, and now Elijah Wood finally got the chance to display his smooth dance moves in reality.

The 31-year-old actor was spotted performing a dance sequence to Singing in the Rain today on the LA set of his TV show, Wilfred.

He and co-star Jason Gann, who is always dressed in a dog suit on the FX series, really got into their routine as they pranced around the set.

In the first episode of the series, which debuted last year, Ryan attempts to kill himself several times.

His female neighbour gives him something else to think about when she asks him to watch her dog, Wilfred, for the day.

Ryan is confused, because though everyone else in the world views Wilfred as a mere dog, he sees the pet pooch as an Australian man in a dog suit.

The quirky series’ second season premieres on June 28.

Meanwhile, the Happy Feet star will reprise another role that focuses on his lower extremities when The Hobbit is released in December.

He will star in the highly anticipated Lord of the Rings prequel as ring bearer Frodo Baggins of The Shire.

The epic adventure will be released in two parts; the second is due out in 2013.

The film co-stars Martin Freeman, Ian Holm and Ian McKellan.

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The first images of Elijah Wood in horror remake Maniac have arrived online, and from the looks of things, the former hobbit isn’t pulling any punches.

Wood plays the unhinged owner of a mannequin store, who uses the internet to stalk women before tracking them down and killing them. As if that wasn’t cuddly enough, many of the murders are reportedly set to be filmed through the eyes of the killer, which should place audiences uncomfortably close to the grisly action.

Decked out in jeans and a bomber jacket, Wood is pictured laying into one of his luckless targets, played by Genevieve Alexandra. Its certainly a far cry from Middle Earth, although it looks as though Elijah has remembered a few tricks from his time on Green Street.

The remake is being directed by Franck Khalfoun from a script by Piranha 3D’s Alexandre Aja. The project is currently filming in Los Angeles ahead of a 2013 release date.

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As Happy Feet 2 has been released, Elijah is making appearances and in England here is what he will be up to. The London premiere is on Sunday 20th November. He will also be making a radio appearance on Radio 1, on The Edith Bowman show on Saturday 19th, 7 am. Then Elijah will be making an appearance on The Graham Norton show on Friday 25th, which will be filmed on the 24th:)

The highlight of this year’s card was an epic bust-up between two former co-stars: Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan of “The Lord of the Rings” fame going toe-to-hairy-toe to settle the matter of whether World of Warcraft is a complete waste of time. Call it: The Beatdown in Hobbiton.

This one wasn’t even close; Monaghan really did throw old Frodo a beatdown. In the debate portion of the evening, he outed himself a serious WoW nerd, sharing stories of dungeoning as an undead warlock and being seduced by a woman who was really a guy named Dave. When they put on the gloves, Monaghan pummeled his buddy with some serious shots to the face and body, even cutting Wood below the eye. Reportedly Monaghan’s trainers had to tell him to ease up a little, but I guess some long simmering animosity over that precious ring finally exploded in the squared circle.

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• Elijah Wood tests new Lomo LC-Wide and tells us his impressions.
• New Lomo LC-Wide is launched today, a new camera designed to satisfy lovers of all extremes.
• Still celebrating the classical features of the Lomo LC-A+, the Lomo LC-Wide adds a new dimension of format frenzy to its specially developed ultra-wide-angle 17 mm Minigon glass lens.

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Age: 30

City and Country: Los Angeles, USA

Bio: Amateur photographer. Actor. Obsessive music fan. Analogue advocate.

What do you most love about the LC-Wide?

I love that you can get extremely close to your subject, which isn’t always possible with the LC-A. Arms-length self-portraits yield awesome results as well.

Describe the LC-Wide in five words:

Fun. Open. Latitude. Capable. Vast.

What’s the strangest, funniest, or hands-down greatest Lomographic encounter that you’ve ever had?

They’re all unique as seen through the lens of these cameras. (A true statement and an easy way to answer a question I don’t really have an answer to.)

Your advice to future LC-Wide shooters?

This camera is such fun to shoot with. Play with the benefits of such an open wide lens.

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LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) – Elijah Wood is joining the cast of “Treasure Island,” Britain’s Sky 1′s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s buccaneering pirate classic that will broadcast on Sky at Christmas.

Wood – best known to British audiences as Frodo from “Lord of The Rings” will play Ben Gunn – is joining a cast that includes Eddie Izzard, Philip Glenister and Rupert Penry-Jones who are already filming in Ireland and Puerto Rico.

Glenister plays Captain Smollet, Penry-Jones takes on the role of Squire Trelawney and Daniel Mays is Dr Livesey – who are all on board The Hispaniola alongside Gunn. Izzard plays Long John Silver.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Wood will reprise his Frodo role in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” prequel, “The Hobbit.”

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch is set to turn the band’s 1987 (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)’ into a short film.

The film ‘Fight For Your Right Revisited ‘ will feature Elijah Wood and guest roles by Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Jack Black, Sundance.org reports.

The short film will premiere at the Sundance Short Film Festival, between January 20-30, in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

In our last post we said Elijah would be DJing yesterday and below is a picture of the man himself in action. Click the thumb twice for a larger version.

Sunday Sound Matinee with Elijah Wood

Sunday 8th August,  2pm – Hollywood

Actor, record label owner, and music aficionado Elijah Wood is our special guest DJ this week in our Summer DJ series, Sunday Sound Matinee! He’ll be spinning from 2-4pm. It’s a free event.

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Hollywood actor Elijah Wood has curated a new charity album containing contributions from Sonic Youth and more.

Elijah Wood may be best known for having hairy feet and trekking to Mordor, but the Hollywood star is also a massive music fan. Starting his own label, the actor has released material by Apples In Stereo and more.

Now the actor is set to curate a new album in aid of charity. ‘Elysium: A Benefit For The Art Of Elysium’ will be released later this year, with all money raised from the compilation being donated to The Art Of Elysium, a non-profit organisation which brings musicians, artists and actors into hospitals to work with sick children.

For more information on the charity click HERE.

The result is an entirely credible compilation drawing on indie rock from across the globe. Elijah Wood kicks off the compilation with Black Mountain’s ‘Tyrants’ and takes things from there, with the emphasis being placed in Stateside acts.

Sleigh Bells donate ‘Infinity Guitars’ from their forthcoming debut album. The Brooklyn group are joined by newcomers such as Grass Wido and established acts such as legendary noise rock collective Sonic Youth.

The New York icons have donated ‘No Way’ to the compilation, and are joined by groups such as White Denim and The Soft Pack. Aside from American groups, the album boasts a track from On No Ono. ‘Internet Warrior’ is a typically otherworldly slice of psych-pop from the group’s recent album.

Other highlights from the album include material from the likes of Balaclavas, Wolf People, Jeremy Jay and more.

Pleasingly, the album will be available on international iTunes allowing fans in Europe and beyond to get involved. Click HERE to download the album!

‘Elysium: A Benefit For The Art Of Elysium’ is out now. Tracklisting:

‘Tyrants’ (Black Mountain)
‘Tape Song’ (The Kills)
‘Infinity Guitars’ (Sleigh Bells)
‘Rattled Call’ (Grass Widow)
‘Reach Out’ (Music Go Music)
‘Beautiful Dreamer’ (Jeremy Jay)
‘New Age’ (Sleepy Sun)
‘October Fires’ (Wolf People)
‘Permanent Record’ (The Golden Dogs)
‘Internet Warrior’ (Oh No Ono)
‘No Way’ (Sonic Youth)
‘Yo-Yo’ (White Denim)
‘Hear It Comes’ (Malachai)
‘Made In Malaysia’ (Cave)
‘Caesar’ (Ty Segall)
‘Up The Newel’ (Balaclavas)
‘Jull’ (Earthless)
‘Do You Remember’ (Sweet Apple)
‘Answer To Yourself’ (The Soft Pack)
‘New Heat’ (Stardeath & White Dwarfs)

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Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has reportedly agreed to appear in the upcoming FX sitcom Wilfred.

The new show – a remake of the hit Australian comedy – will see the actor play a man who discovers that his new girlfriend’s dog Wilfred can appear to him in human form.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Wood will be joined by Jason Gann as Wilfred. Gann played the same part in the Australian version and also co-created the original series.

The show is being adapted for US television by Family Guy producer David Zuckerman, who joked that the character of Wilfred is best described as “part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender”.

The series will mark Wood’s first major television role. Production on the pilot is expected to begin later this year.

Source – Digitalspy