Rings star becomes football hooligan

Wood plays a student who gets drawn into the hooligan "firm" at West Ham. The actor became a West Ham regular during his research and said he was impressed by the "passion and devotion and rabid, dog-like, manic energy" of the fans.

Director Lexi Alexander, a former hooligan, said violence at her club in Germany was "an expression of love".

Wood, who starred as Frodo in the Oscar-winning Rings trilogy, plays a former Harvard student who moves to London. After Tuesday's premiere in Edinburgh, the film's cast and crew travelled to the London premiere on Wednesday.

BBC Online