Always & Forever: Elijah Wood

This is so awesome! Skittles is presenting a unique experience for the upcoming Super Bowl on February 8th, and Elijah is right in the thick of it dressed as a… unicorn thing? Anyone can film a regular commercial, but he’s heading out to a lucky person’s home to film one live on their lawn. Check out the bizarre and hilarious video promo, and these promotional images. [1] [2] [3] The filming will be livestreamed on Skittles’ social media. (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)

He also discussed his involvement with Skittles, and since it’s about eating, he spoke more about that.

Empire Magazine has released their Lord of the Rings 25th anniversary edition featuring this cover and plenty of goods inside. [1] [2] [3] Have you picked up your copy yet? 

Here are a couple of videos taken during their shoot. [1] [2]

Speaking of awesome photos.

Now, let’s dive into the tried-and-true events. The first stop on the 2026 Hobbit anniversary trail was in New Orleans, and here are the images.

Directly after fans were wowed at the con, Wooden Wisdom made an appearance at Republic NOLA.

And just like that, our boys were in attendance at Fan Expo Portland. As with the Expo organization, they don’t provide full videos of their entertaining Q&A sessions, but there are some snippets around, like these taken by a fan in Portland and the guys meeting a llama. Just scroll through the videos. Of course, we can count on Dom to give us some fun behind-the-scenes.

Elijah had to drop out of the convention in Nashville, which takes place the weekend of February 7th, because of the in-person Skittles thingy he signed up for.

Taking its final bow in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is underway, with more photos to come. Elijah’s first call was to help promote a new series, A Roadmap to Happiness, in which he is among those featured. You can watch this delightful sizzler reel on their website, and this video shows Elijah sharing his thoughts. Stay tuned for more information on the series as it becomes available.

Elijah and Daniel will return to Sundance tomorrow for their Visitations recording. This time, they will sit down with horror film director James Wan.

We’re less than two months away from the release of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, as they just moved up the release date again to March 20th. Just before that, the movie will have its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin. I’m almost willing to bet the cast will be there now that the release date has been pushed up a week. In the meantime, how about a couple of cast photos? [1] [2]

Recent news reports that changes are coming to The Alamo Drafthouse, and many are not happy about them, including Elijah. He’s a longtime supporter of the theater chain, and he had something to say.  Personally, during my visit to Austin for Fantastic Fest last year, I was not pleased with some of the changes. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

So, Elijah is really middle-aged as he celebrates his 45th birthday today, and he still retains his youthful qualities. The Age of Aquarius was retired last year, but that doesn’t mean a video can’t be made. I pulled a song from a previous video and repurposed it for this short Video of the Month

That’s all… for now, and Happy Birthday, Elijah!

January 28, 2026