Elijah Wood will star in Bookworm
Elijah Wood is to star in 'Bookworm'. The 'Lord of the Rings' actor will return to New Zealand for the family-adventure comedy that will be directed by Ant Timpson. The film tells the story of 12-year-old Mildred, whose life is turned upside down when her mother ends up in hospital and her estranged father Strawn Wise (Wood) comes to look after her. In a bid to entertain the bookish child, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness. The pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding in a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther...