Jessica J writes: In response to your suggestion that Orlando Bloom may be the next Superman (See Bloom To Don The Red Tights? -Xo), this was denied by Orlando on Friday 11th when he was interviewed on Radio 1. In the interview he talked about his upcoming films ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Troy’, but also mentioned LOTR, and said that out of all his movie roles, being an elf is his preferred choice of character.
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Actor Orlando Bloom, 26, never tires of putting on elaborate costumes for films. The dreamy, dark-haired Brit sported long, blond locks as a badass elf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, military garb for Black Hawk Down, and swashbuckling attire for his current movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. [More]
According to a survey of 23,000 people by bookseller Angus & Robertson, The Lord of the Rings pipped JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for first place on a list of the nation’s 100 most popular titles. [More]
From CalenderLive comes an amusing look at teenaged girls, Bloom Mania, and the Internet: When it comes to true love, we all have moments when we lose our heads. And Theresa’s downfall, alas, is right in plain sight on her bulletin board. It’s a small shiny Valentine card with a picture of Legolas, the earnest elf in “The Lord of the Rings.” Theresa filched the card from a classmate. [More]
Ringer Tampa Phil shares this one. You’ll have to get past all the light-hearted dialogue about Iraq, the Cold War, and other political fluff to get to the *really important stuff* waaaaay down at the end of the interview where New Zealand’s Prime Minister has words on LotR and NZ. You know your movie’s had a huge impact when it hits the PM’s list on Talking Point: [More]
The folks at Gaming Havens are proud to present an exclusive live chat with Games Workshop creators Alessio Cavatore, Alan Perry and Michael Perry! Be sure to join us this weekend – Saturday, July 19 – on TORn’s IRC server in channel #Havens for an exclusive chat preview of Shadow and Flame. [More] [Gaming Havens]