Elijah Wood Heads Back To New Zealand With The New Comedy, Bookworm
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Elijah Wood returns to New Zealand in the heartwarming comedy Bookworm. Available on digital platforms from November 11th.
Signature Entertainment is proud to present the UK trailer and artwork for Elijah Wood’s adventure comedy Bookworm. Releasing on Digital Platforms on 11th November. The film is an adventure comedy-drama, directed by Ant Timpson, based on a screenplay by Toby Harvard. It is about a young girl named Mildred embarking on an adventure with her estranged American father Strawn Wise to seek out the mythical Canterbury panther. The film premiered back in July at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival. It has been released in New Zealand on the 8th of August. The cast includes Nell Fisher. Michael Smiley. Morgana O’Reilly. Nikki Si’ulepa. Vanessa Stacey. Theo Shakes and Millen Baird.
SYNOPSIS
Join Elijah Wood in this heartwarming comedy across New Zealand’s majestic landscapes. 11-year-old Mildred is wise beyond her years. An only child raised by a financially strapped solo Mum. She has escaped her humdrum suburban existence by immersing herself into literary adventures. Her long-dreamed quest is to capture proof that the mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther exists. When an accident occurs leaving Mildred’s mum in hospital, her one-time fling Strawn Wise and once semi-famous American illusionist, flies down to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met.
The unlikely pair agree to go camping while Mum recuperates. Unbeknownst to the unlikely duo is what lies ahead. From treacherous encounters that will test their mettle, alongside a bitter divide between a hurt daughter angry at her long-absent father. And through it all, a primal entity watches the duo’s every move. A deadly beast that may just be the solution to all their woes. Starring Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the King). Michael Smiley (Free Fire) and Nell Fisher (Evil Dead Rise). Bookworm is written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler). And directed by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy).
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Bookworm is available on Digital Platforms from the 11th of November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment.
Source: Signature Entertainment
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