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Not really new information. – quite sad for The Lord of the Rings fans actually -

Back in 2009, Dominic Monaghan revealed that he, Elija Wood, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd will be returning for “The Hobbit” prequels, despite the fact that their characters do not appear in JRR Tolkien’s books. According to him, Peter Jackson wants to thank “Lord of the Rings” fans by bringing back some of the characters they know and love.

Many assumed that Monaghan will appear in the second prequel, which will bridge the two new films with the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. But now, the actor has revealed that he will not be involved with “The Hobbit.” At this point, he’s only hoping for a cameo.

“We’ve been saying that we’d love to come back as some sort of cameo, or turn up in the background,” he told SFX magazine. “And Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have said that would be a great thing for us to do, but I think they’ve got slightly more important things to deal with before they talk about the four Hobbits doing a cameo.“

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I’ve added screen captures of Dominic’s appearance as Arthur Blake in “I Sell the Dead”. I want to give a HUGE thank you to Stef (www.emmanuellevaugier.net) for capping the movie and donating the screen captures!! Very much appreciated! Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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Dominic has been confirmed for the role of Sin in the upcoming 2011 film, “Soldiers of Fortune”. Also starring in the film are Sean Bean, Christian Slater, Freddy Rodríguez and James Cromwell. “Soldiers of Fortune” is set for a February 2, 2011 release.

Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don’t go exactly to plan.

I’ve added screen captures of Dominic’s appearance as Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck in “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring”. I absolutely loved the trilogy, Dominic and Billy Boyd (Pippin) has some fantastic scenes together. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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From its widescreen atmospherics and “Hammer Horror”-meets-“The X-Files” milieu to its Kurt Weill-like score, “I Sell the Dead” is the “Inglourious Basterds” of grave-robber movies.

Written and directed by Dublin-born Glenn McQuaid, an extension of his 2005 short “The Resurrection Apprentice,” the film begins with a James Whale-inspired creditsequence and regurgitates and transplants the tale of the Edinburgh-based body snatchers Burke and Hare and updates it with such delectable touches as zombies, aliens and ultra-widescreen visuals.

Holy “Bride of Frankenstein,” I think I’m going to like this, says your average die-hard horror film buff.
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“I Sell the Dead” is an awesome little horror throwback that is done extremely well considering what must have been a fairly small budget. And by saying the film has a small budget is by no means a knock as the clever and fun script managed to lure both Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman, but the whole film just has an air of smart, exhilarating indie spirit throughout. From spraying blood to boogey men to “what-the-hell-was-THAT-thing type effects, “I Sell the Dead” is just good old fashioned horror. And besides, when you’re making a fun film with good people and a smart script, you don’t need CGI or overblown scares and frights. Throw in a clear vision as to what your film is supposed to be and “I Sell the Dead” is a winner.

The basic storyline centers on Arthur Blake (Monaghan) and Willie Grimes (Fessenden), 2 grave robbers in what seems to be turn of the century England. Foggy streets lined with cobblestones give way to rickety graveyards on the outskirts of town where Grimes and Blake make their living digging up fresh corpses for local kook Dr. Quint (Scrimm). The film kicks off as Blake awaits execution for his crimes and is joined by Father Duffy (Perlman) to fess up to his wrong-doings. Over a bottle of whiskey, Blake recounts how he got into the grave robbing business and regales the priest with tales of horror, backstabbing and creatures of the night as evidently the area Grimes and Blake live in is rife with zombies, demons, vampires and your basic menagerie of ghouls.
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