Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has joined the cast of Broken Age, Double Fine has announced.

Double Fine founder Tim Schafer revealed that Wood will voice a young boy named Shay, one of the game's two protagonists.

Shay lives on an “incubator vessel” that saved him when his homeworld was dying.

However, that ship’s computer is keeping him captive, away from the horrors of the wider galaxy.

Double Fine also announced that actor Wil Wheaton is joining the game’s cast.

Jack Black, Jennifer Hale, and Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward are already on board.

The first half of Broken Age is scheduled to launch in January 2014 via Steam Early Access.