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Elijah Wood Is Bad At Girls In ‘Maniac’ Trailer

Wookie Johnson — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:50:19 +0000

This Alexander Aja penned and Guy Who Directed P2 directed remake of William Lustig’s Maniac shows a whole other side of Frodo. Filmed predominantly in the first-person, Maniac takes the viewer on the vicarious journey of stalking pretty French woman, cutting off their scalps and gluing them to mannequins. I’ll assume the film doesn’t force the viewer to also witness firsthand the purchasing of mannequins because that could kind of drag.

At a certain point in the trailer, the killer is revealed to be Elijah Wood. I’m sad to see him fall victim to the child actor’s curse. I’d thought he was better than that.

Elijah Wood Is The Craigslist Killer… In ‘Maniac’

Wookie Johnson — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:00:59 +0000

Elijah Wood is cashing in on his sedate creepiness. He’ll star as a serial killer in the film Maniac. The film follows Woods’ character as he finds and stalks his victims via the Internet. To make matters even creepier, he’ll be working in a mannequin factory. I can’t wait for a video of Happy Feet footage re-dubbed with Maniac audio.

The project sounds pretty dark, and Sin City taught us that Wood can pull off psycho killer pretty well. But from that description it doesn’t seem very original. It’s clearly inspired by The Craigslist Killer. That or the life of any one of his less-successful child actor peers. (Deadline)