We swore we wouldn’t insult your intelligence with a Hobbit reference in the headline, but then we flat out lied to ourselves. Elijah Wood is going to play Iggy Pop. This is not new news, but apparently Variety has mentioned it as 100% confirmed so everyone’s in a tizz. Pop has even spoke about this already, but whatever. We just don’t want to appear like we were caught with our pants down. According to Variety the film is called “The Passenger” (Antonioni and Nicholson are pissed) and is directed by the guy that did the critical masterpiece, “Drowing Mona.”
Pop chose to not participate, but has apparently “given his blessing” and said (a year ago mind you): “The script ain’t chopped liver… It was a work of art. But subjectively, I don’t want to be involved in any way. A producer and the writer sent me a very decent letter, and asked me to write back if I didn’t want them to do it… I don’t feel negative about it at all.”
Wood told Sound & Vision mag (in December 2005 no less): “Obviously, it’s daunting as well. The weight of playing someone I and millions of others admire is definitely not lost on me. But I think it will be an incredible tribute to him, particularly because it focuses mainly on the Stooges, a band that just now seems to be getting its due.”
Frodo is so gonna embarrass himself.
Download: Iggy Pop – “The Passenger”
Download: Iggy Pop – “Tell Me A Story”
