Elijah Wood for Wilfred remake

Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood will star in the US remake of Wilfred, in the role of his friend and nemesis, Ryan.

In Australia the part was ‘Adam’ played by co-creator Adam Zwar, but in the US version Ryan will live next door to Wilfred and his owner.

Star and co-creator Jason Gann repeats his role as the cynical dog.

David Zuckerman, who wrote the adapted pilot script and serves as executive producer, describes Wilfred as comedy “about a guy, Ryan (Wood), the girl next door, and mixed-breed dog, Wilfred (Gann), who is part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender.”

Randall Einhorn is directing the pilot for FX.

Rich Frank, Paul Frank, Jeff Kwatinetz, and Australia’s Joe Connor and Ken Conner also executive produce, with Gann serving as co-exec producer for FX Productions.