29Jun/100
Elijah Wood to star in FX comedy pilot ‘Wilfred’
“Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood has decided to give television a try.
He will star in the pilot for an FX comedy called “Wilfred,” based on a popular Australian series.
Executive producer David Zuckerman described “Wilfred” as a comedy about a guy (played by Wood), the girl next door and a mixed-breed dog named Wilfred. Zuckerman said Wilfred is “part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender.”
Wilfed will be played by Jason Gann, who co-created the Australian series.
Production on the pilot begins this summer. Once it’s filmed, FX will decide whether to go forward with a series.