Elijah Wood on Parenting, Movies & Ready or Not

0:00What's up? I'm Corey, and these are your headlines from Durham News today. Elijah Wood is thrilled his young kids have moved past the toddler years into more independent play. The 45-year-old actor shares a six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter with his wife, producer Met Marie Kongsved, in a recent interview. He explained how he's easing them into movies now that they're ready for bigger adventures on screen. The Wizard of Oz went over well with the little ones. But the Lord of the Rings films, which launched his career as Frodo Baggins, are off limits for now. Wood figures eight years old might be the right age to introduce that epic fantasy world. Even the classic Jumanji, from 1995, surprised him with its intensity for young viewers. After his breakout fantasy role, Wood shifted toward horror projects, so many of his own movies will wait a while longer before family movie night. He's starring in the upcoming Ready or Not 2, as a lawyer defending a group of rich villains out to kill the lead character, played by Samara Weaving.

1:01Wood calls it an action flick, laced with comedy and horror thrills, like exploding bodies, but stresses how the genre offers a safe outlet for. Real life fears. Fatherhood remains his top joy, describing it as, totally absorbing. The pandemic turned into a blessing, giving him rare, non-stop family time, right after his son's birth, just before lockdown hit. A message from our sponsor supports today's story. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in sound, built in comfort, S-O-L-L-I, solely pillow.com.