Ataahua sends this along: Kiwi actor Karl Urban is reportedly in talks to play Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy in Lost creator JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek movie. Website The Trek Movie Report says that the Lord of the Rings star is in negotiations to play the starship Enterprise’s chief medical officer, a role which one of the film’s co-writers, Roberto Orci, has confirmed is a substantial part. But according to a source, Urban’s involvement with the film is not yet certain, due to a possible scheduleling conflict. Urban is currently busy filming the movie Black Water Transit, as well as being attached to another movie presently pre-production.Urban up for Bones Role in Star Trek
Category: LotR Cast News
While perusing the Special Edition of ‘Knocked Up’ on DVD my wife came across a little Orlando Bloom cameo in the ‘Finding Ben Stone’ mocumentary. This clip features Orlando Bloom in the lead role getting into a fight with the director.
Watch out for the language in this clip
lyonkeeper sends along this article from the October 1st, 2007 edition of People Magazine. It features an interview with Viggo Mortensen about his role in ‘Eastern Promises’.
‘The Hobbit’ discussion continues as The MTV Movie Blog has caught up with LOTR cast member Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee). Check out what everyone’s favorite savior or Middle-earth has to say:
“I’ve said since before we started making the movies and have never wavered for a second that ‘The Hobbit’ would get made,” Sean Astin — who portrayed Samwise Gamgee — insisted, while out promoting his new film, “The Final Season.” “The fanbase wants it. There’s too much money to be made doing it. It seems like maybe the time is now.”
There is a lot more over at MTV, check it out!
Earlier this month Viggo Mortensen was a guest on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’. He was there to promote his new film ‘Eastern Promises’. Take a look at the clips below for that interview!
Roheryn writes: The latest Entertainment Weekly article hails Viggo Mortensen’s infamous bathhouse brawl in the buff as the harbinger of a new age of naked fight scenes. Huzzah!