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Where are cast of Green Street today – 17 years after football hooligan film came out?
film came out 17 years ago, with the actor famed for playing Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy swapping his Tolkien-inspired British accent for his native American one.In Green Street, Wood played a wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad who moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.The 2005 movie, released on September 9 that year in the UK, explored the life of Green Street Elite, a fictional hooligan “firm” of West Ham supporters and their shocking exploits and scraps with rival fans.While Wood was the standout cast name, there were plenty of other British mainstream actors appearing alongside the Hollywood star.The likes of Charlie Hunnam, Marc Warren and Claire Forlani had poignant scenes in the £3.3 million grossing film.Perhaps embracing the fact that in the minds of millions of film fans, he will always be Frodo Baggins. The 41-year-old signed on in 2011 to reprise the role for the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.It was the first of the Hobbit trilogy, which was directed by Peter Jackson, who had done the same for the original three Lord of the Ring movies.He also had success away from the camera.
