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Don’t forget that Hugh Jackman will be hosting the Academy Awards ceremony tonight!

The title says it all, more when I know it!

Popwrap recently interviewed Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings) about his forthcoming movie, I Sell the Dead, and in doing so they also talked his role as Beak in X-Men Origins: Wolverine:

PW: You are also a part of the upcoming “Wolverine” movie; how did that come about?

Dominic: One of my favorite films of the past 5 years is “The Fountain” — it’s just a work of a brilliant mind. So I’ve managed to sit down with [director] Darren Aronofsky over the years and tell him how much I enjoyed the project. I’ve done the same with Rachel Weisz. Hugh Jackman was the one person missing from that equation. So, I’d become friends with a guy at Fox who happened to call me one Thursday saying there was a part for me in the “Wolverine” movie and to call him on Friday after I’d read the script. So I called him Friday morning saying I loved the part and he called me back at 1 p.m. asking if I could be on a plane at 4 p.m.

PW: Just like that!

Dominic: Yep. I flew to Sydney, was there for about nine days of filming. I’m actually going back to do another 10 days in Vancouver at the end of January. It’s a very exciting project. I’m a big fan of Hugh and I think the film will be a great thing to sit back in the cinema and strap on your seat belt and watch this huge beast of a movie explode.

PW: Are the 10 days reshoots or adding in new scenes?

Dominic: We’re doing a bit of both, more than anything else, it’s an additional scene which I would get shot in the head if I told you anything about. But my character features in a huge set piece with Hugh and Liev [Schreiber]. I think the best thing I can tell you is that it’s a flashback scene.

It was recently revealed that the Wolverine team were back in production doing re-shoots leading to speculation that Fox was finally letting Gavin Hood have his vision. Hugh recently contacted Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News to let him know that this wasn’t strictly the case:

“Hey Mate- Would you mind posting this? Thank you for your support! HJ

Hey everyone -

It’s Hugh Jackman, sending this note from freezing Vancouver. I have read a lot of your online comments regarding the footage that we are currently shooting and I share your passion for the Wolverine character and the movie – I owe it all to you guys!

I wanted to reach out and let you know that due to scheduling conflicts with certain cast members and location/weather considerations, we had to wait until now to shoot a couple of scenes. Please rest assured that WOLVERINE will be badass and hopefully meet all of your expectations. I am stoked by the positive response to the teaser, which clearly reflects the tone and scope of the film. If you like that, we’ve got much more in store!

In the meantime, here’s an exclusive shot of some characters you may recognize …

Cheers,

Hugh.”

Look what just showed up in my e-mail inbox:

Excited? Just insanely.