Orlando Bloom was a special guest on ‘Live With Regis & Kelly’ this morning (Jan 10th). He was there to promote both LOTR and his latest film ‘Blakhawk Down’.
Orlando was very lively and excited about both projects, he told Regis and Kelly that he was given special bow and arrow training the moment he arrived in New Zealand, and that eventually he was able to shoot paper plates out of the sky.
He also spoke about his role in ‘Blackhawk Down’, he mentions that he is one of the first soldiers hurt in the film, he falls out of a helicopter and breaks his back.
When Kelly brought up his tattoo (on his right wrist) he squirmed and told them that he cannot show it. He did say that Peter Jackson, Producer Barrie Osborne, Richard Taylor and Mark Ordseky all received a special ’10’ tattoo, and they were considered the tenth member of the fellowship.
A running gag on the show this morning was that everyone liked to go into Kelly’s dressing room and try on her clothes, Orlando played along and got into one of her dresses after his segment was over! Hilarious.
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Ian McKellen was on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ tonight (Jan 9th).
They introduced him with a clip from the scene just before the Balrog appears in Moria, Ian goofed on the clip and ran onto the stage much like Gandalf in Moria.
Ian spoke about the films, and how he loves all the merchandise, he also mentioned the LOTR stamps in New Zealand, and his infamous ‘fellowship’ tattoo.
Conan asked Ian about his knighthood ceremony, and if Ian wears his medallion they gave him, he stated he places it on his Christmas tree.
Here are a few pics for you to enjoy.
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Academy Announces Films in Competition for Visual Effects Oscar(R)
Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced eight films being considered for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 74th Academy Awards(R).
The films in consideration are listed below in alphabetical order:
A. I. Artificial Intelligence
Black Hawk Down
Cats and Dogs
The Fast and the Furious
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Jurassic Park III
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Pearl Harbor
Fifteen-minute clip reels from each of the films will be screened for the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on February 6. The members will then nominate three films for Oscar consideration. They will be announced along with nominations in 23 other categories on Tuesday, February 12, at 5:30 a.m. PST.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2001 will be presented on March 24, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland(R) and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST, with a half-hour arrivals segment preceding the presentation ceremony.
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Ringer Spy Healy sends along these scans from the latest issue of ‘Starburst Magazine’.
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It’s unbelieveable that after all this time some folks still have set pics that they’ve never sent to me! Amy sends along these stills from the Helms Deep set at the Haywards Hill quarry in New Zealand. They were taken sometime in 2000. Take a look!
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Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) was on ‘David Letterman’ tonight. She was there to promote her film ‘Charlotte Gray’ wich will be released this Friday.
Cate was adorably nervous for the interview, and goofed a few times in claiming that Dave knows about wigs, has rabies and that New Zealand is roughly 7 hours away from Australia (it very well could be, but I doubt it).
Cate also proudly displayed her 3-week-old son’s passport, and mentioned that he hardly sleeps at night. Dave also showed her the NZ postage stamp with Cate on it as Galadriel.
Take a look at a few pics.
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