Orlando Bloom and Lord of the Rings stars dine in Liverpool Chinese restaurant

The Lord of the Rings stars went out for a night in Liverpool after a day at Comic Con.

Hollywood stars, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin and Dom Monaghan, all known for their roles in Peter Jackson's film trilogy were pictured inside a city centre restaurant. Posting to Instagram, Dom, who plays Merry in the films, shared a picture of the reunion between the Hobbit and Elf, Orlando.

Dom captioned the post: "#squadgoals how’s yours? #becurious." The images shared showed the five actors on Hardman Street and then inside New Capital, a Chinatown restaurant on Nelson Street on the night of Saturday, May 4.

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The actors had spent the day meeting fans at Comic Con, in the ACC Liverpool. On Friday, May 3, ahead of their appearances at the convention, the stars were also spotted having a drink and something to eat at Belzan, on Smithdown Road.

The picture posted to Dom's Instagram was captioned the post: "3 hobbits and an elf and the CONVERSATION tonight was VAULTED." After the arrival of Sean, who plays Samwise Gamgee, it looks as though the co-stars decided to enjoy another night on the town.

Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in the hit fantasy film series, landed in Liverpool early on Friday and shared a video message to his fans ahead of Comic Con. He said: "Hi, Elijah here, I am in Liverpool and I can't wait to see you all tomorrow at Comic Con."

The star continued: "It's a pretty massive reunion, I can't wait to see my fellow hobbit friends and other folks from Middle Earth as well. See you soon."

This year Comic Con Liverpool was billed as a