Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy of films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including Troy, Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom most recently appeared in the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Bloom made his stage debut in In Celebration at the Duke of York’s Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane, which ended its run on 15 September 2007.
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Another week, another wacky list from the folks at Entertainment Weekly. This week, EW is listing the ‘Never Say Die: 17 Beloved Pop-Culture Immortals‘ in film, and who do you think makes the list? That’s right! None other than our elf friend Legolas!
He has long blond hair and moves with balletic grace, but Bloom’s Legolas is a born fighter who has deadly aim with a bow even when sliding down the trunk of a raging Oliphaunt. And according to Tolkien, elves live forever…unless they die in battle or decide to take the Grey Havens cruise.
Read through the full list over at EW.com [Full List]
From movieweb.com: Director Johnnie To is eyeing Orlando Bloom to star in Red Circle for France’s Studio Canal, a spokesperson from To’s production shingle Milkyway Image said Tuesday. While an offer has gone out to the actor, negotiations have not yet begun. The film is a remake of the 1970 Alain Delon crime thriller Le Rouge Cercle. Longtime To collaborator Wai Ka-Fai (Mad Detective) is developing the script under the helmer’s supervision, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chow Yun-Fat and Liam Neeson are in negotiations to co-star in the Media Asia co-produced project, which has a reported $40 million budget and is tentatively scheduled to start production in June in Hong Kong and Macau. Orlando Bloom Eyed for Red Circle
From Entertainment Weekly: Orlando Bloom, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon are reportedly among the group of actors and directors taking part in the anthology feature New York, I Love You. The project, a collection of 12 shorts shot in each of New York’s five boroughs, is being compared to Paris, je t’aime, the French-language film that used a similar approach with Paris as the setting. Read More
Late yesterday we received word about Orlando Bloom being cast as the lead in a movie adaptation of ‘The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ video game. Bloom fan Kathy and a few others let us know about an update on this story:
CinemaBlend: This story seemed to come out of nowhere, so after reading Ed’s report I shot a quick email to our contacts at Disney looking for confirmation. Their answer? “I can assure you that there is absolutely no truth to the rumors that have circulated today with regards to Orlando Bloom.”
From hollywood.com: HOLLYWOOD – Movie hunk Orlando Bloom has landed the lead role in Disney’s new Prince of Persia adventure trilogy, in a deal reportedly worth $40 million. The 31-year-old star of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has allegedly beaten competition from Zac Efron to take the top role in the big-screen adaptation of the popular computer game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The first movie in the trilogy, to be directed by Jerry Bruckheimer, is due to begin filming in July in Morocco.