Janet writes: Orlando Bloom is among those scheduled to introduce Pirates of the Caribbean on Monday, May 17 at El Capitan Theatre. Tickets are $30.00, which includes admission, popcorn and soda. More..

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Sideshow Collectibles is continuing their Fantacular 2010 celebration with a special St. Patrick’s Day giveaway. To enter all you have to do is send a St. Patrick’s Day card and you will automatically entered to win their popular Legolas Premium Format Figure. Follow the link to share your St. Patrick’s Day greetings today! [Send a Card] And if you didn’t know, Sideshow is hosting a day long chat with every single department at their website. If the chat’s end up like other ones, you’ll get some news on upcoming products and have great odds in winning free stuff! It doesn’t officially start until 9AM PT Today.  [Sideshow Chat]

Smeagirl made us aware of an auction on charitybuzz.com: The lucky winner of this donation will receive a phone call from British actor Orlando Bloom. It’s the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day!

The star of Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Kingdom of Heaven, Troy and numerous other films, you’ll have an opportunity to find out a bit more about this fascinating and generous young man on Valentine’s Day. The proceeds for this item benefit Oxfam International

Donated by: Orlando Bloom. Terms: Please note that this brief phone conversation will take place at a time based upon Mr. Bloom’s schedule. Bid Now

PARK CITY, Utah — Orlando Bloom is was at the Sundance Film Festival promoting “Sympathy For Delicious,” an independent film directed by Mark Ruffalo. Bloom, of course, was launched to fame by his turn as practically divine (looking) Elf Legolas in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, “The Lord of The Rings.”

And without a doubt (besides the obvious and absolutely vital return of Gandalf to the silver screen) he is the member of the Fellowship of the Ring who should be in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part adaptation of “The Hobbit.” Here is why: Continue reading “Why Orlando Bloom should be in ‘The Hobbit’”

Orlando Bloom Legolas SignedFoxtrot creator and TORN pal Bill Amend sent me the heads up, Robert Pattinson, if you’re reading this, call me. Bill writes; My wife is insanely hard to shop for. Actually, let me clarify that… she’s hard for ME to shop for. She tends to like things like shoes and jackets and bracelets, basically stuff that’s alien to me. Every few years there’ll be a birthday or Christmas where she wants something like a camera or an iPod and I’m fine, but otherwise it’s like throwing darts at a big target that says “I hope you saved the receipt.”

This Christmas was one of the bracelet years, and I wasn’t looking forward to it, to say the least. And then a miracle happened. More..

Orlando BloomActor Orlando Bloom, star of the Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings movies, was named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children’s organisation UNICEF on Monday. The 32-year-old British actor has supported the work of UNICEF since 2007, visiting projects in Nepal, Russia and Sarajevo that bring clean water, education and shelters to children. He also took part in a local school radio production put on by children in one of the poorest regions of Nepal. More..