Janet writes: I just found out that Craig Parker will be doing a stage play Oct. 29 – Nov. 26 at the Derby Playhouse in Derby, England. Here is a synopsis from the Playhouse web site: When soap-star heart-throb Andrew Lomas learns that scriptwriters are planning to write him out of the show he takes the storyline of “Heart of Hearts” into his own hands. A new comedy that looks at the absurdities of life in an Australian soap and the lives and loves of its cast and crew. Wicked humour from down under for everyone who ever loved or hated Aussie soaps. [More]

Roheryn writes: TORN readers may wish to check out two of their favorite LOTR alumni currently appearing in the annual Entertainment Weekly Photo Issue, featuring the year’s best celebrity pictures. Portraits of Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen grace the gallery this year. [More]

After watching Orlando Bloom on Letterman you can stay up even later and catch Dominic Monaghan on ‘The Late Late Show’. Dominic is there to promote his runaway sensation TV show ‘Lost’, which airs weekly on Wednesday’s at 9PM EST. ‘The Late Late Show’ airs after ‘David Letterman’ at 12:35AM on CBS.

Orlando Bloom is slated to be a guest on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ tonight. Bloom is there to promote his latest film “Elizabethtown”, due out at the end of this week. ‘The Late Show’ airs on CBS at 11:35PM EST.

From fortune.com: Imagine being a famous director who gets to create elaborate fantasy worlds filled with elves, giant gorillas, and starlets. Now imagine getting a blank check to do so. After Lord of the Rings’ 17 Oscars and $3 billion box-office performance, Jackson has more creative control than most directors can even imagine. His remake of King Kong—a project he’s been wanting to do since age 13—hits theaters in December, and the trailer already has fans salivating. As if that’s not enough: While working on Kong, he had an extreme makeover, losing 70 pounds. He also ditched the oversized specs thanks to laser eye surgery. [2005 Envy List]