Back Stage and The Hollywood Reporter continued their Evening With series of screenings and cast-and-crew discussions last week with Eastern Promises and Lars and the Real Girl. On Dec. 6, Viggo Mortensen sat down with Back Stage National Film & TV Editor Jenelle Riley for a Q&A following the screening of Eastern Promises at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood, Calif. David Cronenberg’s film, set in London, tells the story of a Russian man (Mortensen) caught in a moral quandary between honoring his loyalty to his organized-crime family and his desire to help an innocent woman (Naomi Watts). Viggo, Gillespie Speak at Screenings
Category: LotR Cast News
Long time TORN Reader Thea writes: Greetings friends and family and hope you’re all having a great holiday season. I have new interviews up at Awards Daily, the first is Viggo Mortensen–probably for me personally this is the coolest interview I’ve done for the site, since I’m such an intense/obsessive/crazed “Lord of the Rings Fan.” You can read it here.
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from the success of playing Merry in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost. Monaghan was born in Berlin, Germany, after older brother Matthew, to English parents. His family first moved to Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, when he was twelve, then later moved to Manchester. Monaghan’s first language is English, but he also speaks German. He is known for his ability to impersonate others and replicate accents. He attended St. Anne’s RC High School (where his uncle taught and later became head teacher) and Aquinas College where he studied English literature, drama and geography.
deej writes: Orlando Bloom is among the many actors, musicians, and artists who have designed a lunchbox for The Lunchbox fund, an auction to benefit Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. Bidding started Friday, December 7th – click on this link to see all of the lunchboxes and place a bid. Get Bloom’s Lunchbox for Charity
Washington, Dec 7 : Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom revealed that his childhood dyslexia helped him carve a niche for himself in the Hollywood. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star admitted that he used to struggle a lot with his schoolwork and it was his disability gave him a kick to excel in arts. “Because of the dyslexia I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” Contactmusic quoted the star as saying. Childhood dyslexia taught Bloom to ‘work twice as hard’
Carol writes: The Evening with Viggo Mortensen mentioned in the Backstage article is apparently for SAG members only. HOWEVER, Viggo will be doing a Q&A session following the screening of Eastern Promises on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Tickets are currently on sale at www.arclightcinemas.com