Orlando Bloom was a guest on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ last week. He was there to promote ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’. They spoke a bit about soccer, Johnny and Orlando getting drunk, and showed a great clip from the new film. Take a look! (41MB MOV)[More]
Day: July 2, 2006
What makes Orlando Bloom happy about reprising the role of Will Turner in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”? “Don’t you think he’s a bit more pirate and a bit less of a stick in the mud?” the actor wondered rhetorically. “I hope you do, because that was kind of the intention. There is a dark side to Will that I think sort of evolves a little bit because he starts to assume this pirate thing. It’s like, ‘Who is this pirate?’ ” And this time, he added, the footwear is much better. “I get a pair of boots instead of those little shoes and stockings – which weren’t cool at all.” For Bloom, a return to a hit franchise is familiar. His career was launched as Legolas, the archer in the Oscar-winning “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. But “Pirates,” he pointed out, was never intended as a trilogy; the original movie had lowly origins, inspired not by a Tolkien classic but by the Disneyland amusement-park ride. [More]
LONDON (AFP) – Actor Sir Ian McKellen has topped the “Pink List” of Britain’s most influential homosexuals in a list to mark the end of one of Europe’s largest gay pride festivals. Pop legend Sir Elton John came second in the weekly’s annual list of gay men and women who are leaders in fields ranging from the arts and media to politics and business. European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson was fifth in the 100-strong list published in the Independent on Sunday newspaper. McKellen, 67, who played Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy and starred in the movie “The Da Vinci Code” recently, is a highly acclaimed stage and screen actor. [More]
Halfdan Hansen writes: Here is a picture of Ring #24 from the Limited Edition of 100 faithful Sauron sized rings from Jens Hansen Gold & Silversmith – Creators of the World’s Most Famous Ring. The Ben Franklin shows the scale of the ring and alludes to the fact that this is one ‘precious’ that only 100 people on the planet will ever have the pleasure of owning. But there’s something else special in this photo. [More]
Tookie writes: Showmasters have announced on their forum that they are teaming up with the organisers of Ring Con to bring us Ring Con UK!! There’s no location information just yet, but we do have dates – April 13-15th 2007! Here’s the link to the forum if anyone should want to take a look. [More]
While Peter Jackson remains tight-lipped about who he is casting in upcoming movies, there’s a lot of people willing to spill the beans. Sightings of Hollywood star Denzel Washington in Wellington this week are a reminder of how much the city has changed. There was a time when the closest we got to big name movie stars was by going to the movies. But not now, when Wellington is home to Peter Jackson. One of the best rumours during the early days of Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings were sightings of former James Bond Sean Connery, whom many people were convinced would play the good wizard Gandalf – a role later taken by Sir Ian McKellen. Everyone knew someone who knew someone who had seen Connery in the capital. People claimed to have spotted the Scottish actor eating at the humble Chocolate Fish Cafe in Wellington’s Scorching Bay – not far from Jackson’s home. [More]