Viggo Mortensen is among the actors featured in Part 2 of Entertainment Weekly’s “50 People We’d Watch in Anything” series: “The man romanced Diane Lane, took down Russian mobsters and saved Middle Earth. What more does it take to love this dude, really?” Well, we could have told them that! Thanks to Mary for the tip. Read More
Category: LotR Cast News
Cate Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton welcomed Ignatius Martin Upton into the world yesterday. Initial reports were that the Sydney-based mother and child were both well. The baby boy weighed in at just over eight pounds (3.6kg). Blanchett and her husband, who have shared co-artistic director responsibilities at the Sydney Theatre Company since January, already have two sons: Dashiell, 6, and Roman, 3. The NIDA graduate will next be seen alongside Harrison Ford as Agent Irina Spalko in the fourth film of the highly anticipated Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The film opens nationally on May 22. Read More
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
From the Irish Film and Television Network: Irish actor Colin Farrell (In Bruges, Intermission), Spanish actress Paz Vega (Spanglish, Sex & Lucia) and screen legend Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars) will star in ‘Triage’, the latest pic from Oscar winning filmmaker Danis Tanovic’s (No Man’s Land, 11 September). Starting next week, the film will shoot for five weeks in Spain, followed by a three week shoot in Dublin. Thanks to message board member diedye for the link. 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.”
Paul Norell
Message board member Ataahua sends this in from stuff.co.nz: The King of the Dead is back and coming to a school near you. Paul Norell, who played the character in the final part of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, is running a series of presentations to fire up kids’ interest in acting. “My aim is to show them what it’s like being involved in an international film,” Mr Norell says. “I want to encourage kids to enjoy themselves while learning as much as possible.” Read More