Posts Tagged ‘william lustig’

Elijah Wood: LA as a Character in MANIAC – Inside Horror

Director Franck Khalfoun (P2, HIGH TENSION) and Elijah Wood (LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT) discuss the way downtown Los Angeles functions as a character in the reboot of William Lustig’s gore classic, MANIAC – and the lamentable loss of the grimy, gritty, grisly 42nd Street sleazery of early ‘80s New York City. Hosted by more »

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Elijah Wood on Playing Frank Rizzo in MANIAC! – Inside Horror

Elijah Wood goes to the Dark Side! The LORD OF THE RINGS and HAPPY FEET star discusses stepping into the skin of homicidal killer Frank Rizzo in the 2013 reboot of William Lustic’s gore classic, MANIAC – and the challenge of living up to Joe Spinell’s blood-splattered portrayal in the original. MANIAC Director Franck Khalfoun more »

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Elijah Wood & Franck Khalfoun Talk MANIAC

Welcome to another edition of INSIDE HORROR! Elijah Wood may be known best as the lovable Frodo Baggins from LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT (not to mention the titular penguin of HAPPY FEET) – but in 2013 he became Horror Film Royalty, stepping into the gore-splattered shoes of the legendary Joe Spinell for more »

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