News for Dec. 16, 2003

Wood Looks Beyond 'Rings' Frodo for Creative Parts

12/16/03, 3:04 pm EST - Xoanon

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - There is one Hollywood career Elijah Wood, star of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," does not want to emulate -- Mark Hamill's. Wood, 22, is not slighting Luke Skywalker of 1977's "Star Wars." Rather, he knows that playing the key character in a series of hits like the "Rings, "Star Wars" or "James Bond" films often leaves fans unable to distinguish between the movie role and the actor. [More]