• Edmonton Journal, Tuesday, July 6, 2010 9:30 AM

"Lord of the Rings" hero Elijah Wood has landed his first starring role on a television series with the FX comedy pilot Wilfred. The project, according to executive producer David Zuckerman, is "about a guy (Wood), the girl next door and a mixed-breed dog, Wilfred, who is part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender."

The title role will be played by Jason Gann, who co-created and starred in the Australian series upon which the FX show is based. Zuckerman ("Family Guy," "American Dad") wrote the adapted pilot script. Wood next will be seen this fall in "The Romantics," opposite Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel and Anna Paquin.

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