Possible role for Orlando?
posted by Stacie
Hollywood is bracing for a much more exciting manhunt. Industry insiders are buzzing about who will land the sought-after role of John Wilkes Booth, the dashing but deranged actor/assassin, in a new Disney film called "Manhunt." You need to cast an actor who has Booth's spirit." Will it be dark-eyed Johnny Depp, now burning up the screen in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"? How about his younger "Pirates" co-star Orlando Bloom, who bears a strong resemblance to the 19th-century thespian and made audiences swoon with his elfin archer Legolas in the "Lord of the Rings"
films?
New Orlando picture
posted by Beatriz and Ana
Beatriz and Ana sent us a scan of a gorgeous new Orlando picture from You magazine.
Troy shooting starts today in Los Cabos
posted by Jas
Filming of Troy starts today in Los Cabos, South of Baja. More than a thousand Mexican extras will be used for the battle scene which will be shot in Dunas. More sets have been built on the desert land of San Lucas. I don't speak Spanish, this is all I can make out from an online translator, sorry for any mistake :-) Update: Thanks to Monica, here's the correct translation: The movie stars American Brad Pitt & is directed by German director Wolfgang Petersen. The filming will last ten weeks & costs about 25 million dollars. More than a thousand Mexican extras have been hired for the war scenes. Three sets have been created on las Dunas for the movie: The temple of Apollo, the gates of Troy, & the boats for the water scenes. El Faro Viejo has been closed off due to the movie. Then it just talks about the script and who's in it.
Orlando picture in Entertainment Weekly
posted by Stacie
There's a 2-page article on Johnny Depp in the new Entertainment Weekly (with Tobey Maguire on the cover). It has a smaller pic of Orlando with Johnny and
Jerry at the LA premiere.
POTC poster for Italy
posted by Amanda
Amanda sent us a scan of POTC poster for Italy
LOTR make up on CBBC
posted by Irene
Irene of the Johnny Depp Zone informed us that the BBC tv programme ‘Call The Shots’ will have a piece on the LOTR make-up artist on next week’s show. As a taster, they showed Legolas having the make-up brush applied to his chiselled cheekbones. The show will air at 5pm on BBC1 on Friday 25 July. They had a Brad Pitt interview on today’s show, as part of a feature on ‘Sinbad’, so it might be worth keeping your eye on the show for POTC coverage.
Elijah showed support for his fellowship friends
posted by Sara
Just last week, head Hobbit Elijah Wood rushed out on opening night to catch a screening of Orlando Bloom's flick Pirates of the Caribbean. The Grove Theaters, at 3rd Street and Fairfax. Accompanied by a posse of arty actor types, E.W. was looking adorable, with his hair buzz-cut and wearing a light gray tee and denims. And while he and his band of boys were all smiles and applause--especially for the trailer featuring pal Viggo Mortensen's upcoming project, Hidalgo--they weren't quite feeling the love for Tom Cruise's sword-wielding venture, The Last Samurai.
Fan's review of Cate Blanchett's Veronica Guerin
posted by Caroline
Caroline sent us her review of Cate Blanchett's Veronica Guerin. Spoilers ahead!
The essence of Cate
News Scotsman
An interview and article on Cate Blancett where she talked about her new movie Veronica Guerin
London premiere report
posted by Laura
Added another POTC London premiere report from Laura.
POTC article in People magazine
posted by Jen
Jen wrote in to say that there's a POTC article in the July issue of People magazine (JFK Jr. on the cover). The article talks mostly about Depp, and it says a lot about how they thought the movie was overlong and there were too many plot twists. They said very little about Orlando or Keira Knightly, and they said nothing about Geoffry Rush, apart from listing him as one of the main characters. It included a pic. of Orlando Bloom and Johnney Depp; Depp's looking in a telescope, and Orlando's standing behind him.
Will Turner poster in Total Film
posted by Rosemarie
Rosemarie wrote: There is a huge free poster of Orlando from POTC in Total Film August issue. Inside the magazine there are pictures from LOTR Return of the King and an article on Troy although only a picture of Brad Pitt - Orli does get a mention though.
POTC article in Chinese American newspaper
posted by Velma
Velma wrote: In my mom's Friday, July 18, 2003 issue of the Chinese American News newspaper, there is an article about POTC and a cute pic. of Orlando and Keira at the London premiere and another pic. of Capt. Jack Sparrow.
John Howe at Hobbiton
Caltanet
John Howe will be the special guest of the 10th edition of Hobbiton (which will occur between 5th and 7th of september in Udine, in the north of Italy), the most important event organised every year by the Italian Tolkien Society. Howe will be honoured for his work in the movie trilogy as a conceptual designer and a special panel will focus on his collaboration with Peter Jackson, while the people involved in the italian version of the movies (Francesco Vairano - who directed the dubbing and partecipated as the voice of Gollum -, Pino Insegno - Aragorn - and Davide Perino - Frodo) will receive a special prize for their great performances. Two members of the English Tolkien Society, Pat and Trevor Reynolds, will meet the audience to describe their activities, as well as other Italian Tolkien experts.
