News about Dominic Monaghan

SAG Awards 2024 the reunions!Casts from The Devil Wears Prada, Lord Of The Rings, Modern Family and Breaking Bad enjoy catch ups at annual event

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 25, 2024
On Saturday night at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the 30th annual SAG Awards took place. All the leading actors from film and television were on hand in the hopes of winning gongs. However, there were a number of overdue reunions at the star-studded celebration, as well as the excitement of winning awards.

Trolls, sorry. The majority of viewers approve the casting of black actors in fantasy films as elves and dwarves

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2022
Even when it runs counter to the source material, half of respondents favor casting black and brown actors in film and television roles traditionally associated with whites. The poll was released as a result of controversies surrounding the casting of actors of color in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and black actor Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in the Game of Thrones prequel, The House of the Dragon. The show's creators were accused of deviating from the original text, according to the diverse casting choices. They threatened actors on social media and posted scathing comments about the adaptations.

Lenny Henry says it's not for 'a man eating Hobnobs in his pants' to decide about diversity

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 8, 2022
Lord Of The Rings: Sir Lenny Henry, a Rings Of Power actor who has slammed the decision to include black actors in the new Amazon film, has retaliated. 'Not up to some man eating Hobnobs in his panties to say mean things behind people's backs and post it,' the actor, who stars Saddoc Burrows in the blockbuster television series said. This morning, he discussed the issue of GMB.

Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, the original Lord of the Rings actors, have spoken out against racial trolls

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 8, 2022
The debut of Amazon's The Rings of Power last week has sparked some racial trolls out of the woodwork, prompting the participation of several original Lord of the Rings movie trilogy stars. On Wednesday, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd took to social media to announce new hats and t-shirts in the Elvish language Neo-Sindarin, which roughly means, 'You Are All Welcome Here.' The shirts, hats, and other accessories were designed by Don Marshall, the self-dubbed 'Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy' who has over 600K followers on TikTok, and are now available on his official website.

Dominic Monaghan Says "Lost" Costar Evangeline Lilly Was His Only Real Heartbreak

www.popsugar.co.uk, September 2, 2022
Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly, the "least" costars, married in 2007 after three years of dating. Monaghan, 45, revealed that the break was his biggest heartbreak in a 31 Aug. interview with Anna Faris on her podcast "Unqualified." "I think I've only had my heart broken once in my life," he said. "I was dating an actress on 'Lost' who, you know, has gone on to have a name all of her own." Well, I'm not really sure how she'd tell the tale, but from my perspective, it was certainly the first time in my life that I was just really involved." Lilly was cheating on Monaghan's relatives, bringing the pair's friendship to an end. "I'm sorry, but to say I was devastated is an understatement," says the author. When we were together, I was forced to tell a third party, 'You do know that she's with this guy.' And I was like, 'Wait, what? And this person was like, 'Yeah,'" he said.

Dominic Monaghan admits he was devastated after losing Evangeline Lilly, his Lost co-star

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 1, 2022
Dominic Monaghan is reflecting on the love he has lost. The Lord Of The Rings actor opened up about his past loves during an appearance on the Anna Faris is Unqualified podcast. Evangeline Lilly, he said his biggest heartbreak came from his breakup with his Lost costar. 'I've only had my heart broken once in my life,' Monaghan said. 'I was dating Evangeline Lilly, who, as you might have noticed, has gone on to have a name all of her own.'