Elijah Wood Talks 'Day Zero'

Elijah Wood recently spoke with MovieWeb about his new film, Day Zero, out today in limited release.

Day Zero is about three best friends being drafted in the military. Here’s a sample Q&A from Elijah‘s interview:

It looks like this is the latest in a string of movies that deals either directly or indirectly with the Iraq War. What would you say sets this movie apart from the rest? I haven’t seen a lot of the other films that deal with the war, but I would say that this is the least political of all of them. The war is definitely in the background, only referred to in radio news blips and conversation. I think, ultimately, this film is about the choices these guys are faced with. In that way, I think this is a more personal story about their friendship, about the reaction that they have when they’re essentially faced with death, to a certain degree. So, as much as it is about this continuing war, the reinstated draft, and their individual views, it’s really sort of a deeply human tale, and a character study as well.

Pictured: Elijah, 26, director Alex de la Iglesia, and costars John Hurt and Leonor Watling at the premiere of his other new movie The Oxford Murders on Thursday at the Palacio de la Musica cinema in Madrid, Spain.

You can watch a video of Elijah talking a little bit at the Oxford Murders press conference here.

20+ pictures inside of Elijah Wood in Spain…