In a recent interview, Elijah Wood commented on several video games that might make for a quality adaptation into film, withGrand Theft Autoarriving at the top of the list. This specific topic appeared while the prolificLord of the Ringsactorwas brought onto the YouTube seriesHot Ones, answering questions specifically tuned to Wood’s history with film and gaming.
The showHot Ones, which is currently on its 15th season, is an internet series hosted by Sean Evans and produced by First We Feast, a production company that specializes in food based internet programming. Generally, the interviews follow the same template of asking celebrities questions while having them eat increasingly spicy wings, with host Sean Evans diving fairly deep into guests like Wood’s history to get to the interesting topics like aGrand Theft Autoadaptation.
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When addressingWood’s history with presenting video gamesand reputation as a longtime gamer, Evans asked about what game series or franchise might be best suited for adaptation into film. Wood immediately jumped to the universe ofGTA, noting thatVice CityandGTA 5specifically would make for a great backbone for a TV show especially. Considering thatVice Cityis already partially based off the popular 80’s seriesMiami Vice, that isn’t too far of a stretch to see it hit serialization, which Wood also commented on specifically.
The conversation did also drift to previous adaptations as well, such as theResident EvilandSilent Hillseries of films, both of which were mildly adapted from mainstay horror games of the same names. Wood mentions specifically the way that the Paul W. S. Anderson films didn’t lean too hard on the original game series, something that the actor hopes theupcomingResident Evilrebootwill change. Altogether, Wood shared plenty of opinions on the state of video game adaptations into film, many of which are far from controversial among general audiences.
As the interview continued, Wood goes on to talk about several other movies from the actor’s career from appearing in over 60 films, as well as the upcoming titleNo Man of God. A previously viral video of the actor also comes up, as an incident in which Wood tried several of the hot sauces from a previous season ofHot Oneseventually led to the new interview taking place. Fans of film and Wood’s previous career both inside and outside ofLord of the Ringsare sure to get a kick out of the full interview as the actor comments on theirfandom forGrand Theft Auto, film, and music collecting.
Grand Theft Auto 5is available now for PC, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
