There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected.

com. His most hotly anticipated project the 2001 film gave Wood top billing as Baggins alongside a cast that included Ian McKellen Liv Tyler Orlando Bloom Cate Blanchett Christopher Lee Sean Bean Sean Astin Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Viggo Mortensen and John Rhys-Davies. In 2002 Wood lent his voice to the direct-to-video release of The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.

Blue. He played an American tourist turned vampire in Paris je t'aime.