Wood shafted..

New Zealand BANS Elijah Wood horror flick! MORE: the movie has been banned by the country from release after its film festival screening..

According to the NZHERALD, Wood’s movie MANIAC has been targeted by the Office of Film and Literature.. And now the debate begins: Is this censorship or a nation deciding to keep the mental health of its citizenry safe (I feel its censorship, despite the fact I do not care to see the Frodo remake of this movie, this type of horror is not my cup of blood, really)..

The Office of Film in New Zealand said that the movie could be disturbing to children and adults..

However: The film WILL be able to be shown at film festivals..

I’d love to hear thoughts?

Elijah Wood is really good at promoting himself and horror..

I have been seeing headlines about how much Elijah Wood likes horror movies for weeks now..

The latest here:

Chicago SUN TIMES reports: Elijah Wood’s love of horror ‘borders on maniacal’

Wood says horror equals happiness..

Wood told the AP: “I love Mike Meyers. He didn’t have a long shelf-life because I didn’t love all the iterations of that character. He’s a great rendering of the boogey man. Jack Nicholson’s character in “The Shining” is extraordinary. I tend to find characters from a more rooted, real place to be more frightening and unsettling. What happens to Reagan in “The Exorcist” I love and find horrifyingly scary. Freddy Kruger is more fun. He becomes a jokester which is fun to watch. That’s another angle with horror.”

It’s all about the marketing.. and it seems that Elijah Wood understands that..