It looks like everyones favorite hobbit Elijah Wood will star in the film adaptation of Everything Is Illuminated. The novel by wunderkind Jonathan Safran Foer follows a young Jewish man looking for his roots among the ruins of an Eastern European village decimated by the Nazis; in spite of that, its got some seriously funny moments. It always irks us when juicy Jewish roles are given to non-Jewish actors (no, Elijahs not Jewish, go figure) but MOT actor Liev Schrieber is directing, so were hoping he can provide some kind of authentic perspective.
Yo, Yenta!
From the edge of the Diaspora rises a new generation of Jewish mother
Isnt Harry potter jewish?
Heard the novel Everything Is Illuminated was great from a friend who read it. I’m one of those that watches the movie first. Good thing it’s being made, this is good news for me/
the kid is going to be another hollywood legend.
He was good in Sin City. The movie sucked otherwise.