Orlando Bloom, the British heartthrob of “Lord of the Rings” fame, said he’s glad finally to lay down his sword as he plays his first contemporary role in director Cameron Crowe’s upcoming film. Bloom, who has starred as a warrior in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the epic “Troy” and the Crusader drama “Kingdom of Heaven,” plays a young Kentucky aristocrat in “Elizabethtown,” due for release later this year. [More]
Day: August 3, 2005
A big-budget Hollywood sci-fi film featuring aliens and Vikings is to be shot in New Zealand – and it is likely to star Kiwi actor Karl Urban. Outlander, set during the time of the Vikings, is the only Hollywood production – other than Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones – known to be filmed in New Zealand in the next 12 months. Urban confirmed Outlander in an interview about his next film Doom, based on the popular sci-fi computer game. Doom is to be released in October. Urban told film website Aint It Cool News he was in negotiations to play the lead in Outlander – a pilot from a distant solar system chased by an alien predator. He crash-lands on Earth at the time of the Vikings. Urban said Outlander would be shot in New Zealand, with Wellington special effects company Weta creating the film’s creatures. [More]
No, this isn’t a Sean Bean love-fest film ‘Lord of the Beans’ is Big Idea Production’s newest video release coming out in late October. Take a look at this VeggieTales Production. Thanks to Rachel for the link. [More]