Hand in hand, Elijah Wood and his companion spread joy in the kingdom of Cannes

Elijah Wood could not miss this 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. This May 12, his cinema master, Peter Jackson, the one who revealed him to the general public by offering him the role of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings is the guest of honor at the Cannes high mass. The director of the essential fantasy trilogy and the Hobbit must receive a Palm of Honor for his entire career, from the very hands of his favorite actor. A necessarily symbolic task for Elijah Wood.

Appearing the day before at Nice Cote d’Azur airport, dressed in a casual outfit and willingly playing the game of photographers, Elijah Wood was this time, a few minutes before the start of the ceremony, adorned in a black suit topped with a bow tie. He was accompanied by his partner, producer Mette-Marie Kongsved.

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A couple since 2017, the couple made their romance official a year later during the Rodarte fashion show. They gave birth to their first child in 2020, with the actor becoming a father for the first time at age 39. The family grew with a second child in 2022. Both work in the film industry: Elijah and Mette-Marie met during the filming of the film I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The producer directed the film a few years later Come to Daddy in which the actor played one of the main roles, playing the character of Norval. On the Cannes red carpet, their complicity was the joy of the photocall.

Elijah Wood has also appeared in other films in recent years, including Come to Daddy, No Man of God or even The Toxic Avenger. Passionate about electro music, he also DJed under the stage name Wooden Wisdom.