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Friday, May 9, 2008 UK GQ Magazine posted by Sarah There is a full page photo of Orlando in the May issue of GQ (UK), taken at the BAFTAs. A-List Secrets: How Posh Pups Fly in Style posted by Sarah From eonline.com: The secret to celebrity doggy travel is a Southern California company called Pacific Pet Transport. They ship the pets o’ the stars all over the planet. … For example, Bloom is soon headed for Hong Kong to do some filming. He has arranged for Sidi, his dog, to go with him. Nathan Andersen of Pacific Pet Transport says that Bloom regularly ships Sidi to his filming locations, and often on a studio’s dime. PPT will make sure all of Sidi’s shots and medical exams are in order so that the dog can meet Orlando in Asia with minimal delay. “It’s not too difficult,” Andersen tells this B!tch. “We just need to make sure Sidi is microchipped, has the right health certifications and that we’ve applied for the right import permits.” The estimated cost for that kind of international, door-to-door service: $4,000. All in a day’s expenses for an A-list boy and his dog.   Friday, May 2, 2008 Hello Magazine Poll posted by Sarah Orlando is once again in Hello magazine’s Most Attractive Man poll this week. Hobbit Director Wants Original Cast posted by Sarah First Empire Online reported that Ian McKellen would be reprising his role as Gandalf in The Hobbit: “Yes, it’s true,” he said. “I spoke to Guillermo in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.” And now MTV has a quote from the director, Guillermo Del Toro, saying he would like more of the original cast members back: “I want to be very clear about this. I am not going to recast any actor that is willing and able to work with us,” “recently announced “Hobbit” director Guillermo Del Toro told MTV News. “It would be my hope to bring back the same actors to play the parts. The casting on the trilogy was perfect.”   Sunday, April 27, 2008 Orlando in Austalia posted by Sarah Orlando and Miranda attended Doncaster Day at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Saturday. Orlando looked great in a black suit and tie, and smh.com.au reports that he won big! 2nd smh.com.au article news.com.au article   Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Costars Reunite for The Red Circle posted by Sarah Telcontar Rulz has posted a translation on Orlando Love of an article in Hong Kong’s Appledaily, which reports that Chow Yun Fat and Liam Neesem will costar with Orlando in The Red Circle. The 40 million dollar film will start production in June, in Macau and Hong Kong. “The three criminals will be hunted by the International Police, or InterPol, and while fleeing, the three will show their friendship and loyalty to each other.”  The Hollywood Reporter is reporting similar info.   Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Orlando Currently in New York posted by Sarah Orlando was in New York City yesterday filming ”New York, I Love You” with Christina Ricci. He was seen reading “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky while filming in a park. Click here for on-set photos. The Fellowship of Environmental Protection posted by Sarah From Beth: The Fellowship of Environmental Protection is a Lord of the Rings fangroup designed to gather people together to raise money and donate time and effort to protecting our very own ‘Middle Earth’. We’re in the starting stages, but we’ll be at this effort for a long time. We’d love people to check out the website! We’re also on facebook and Myspace.  Please join up and help us take up the fight for our Earth! Thanks!   Thursday, April 10, 2008 Orlando in ‘New York, I Love You’ posted by Sarah From ew.com: Orlando Bloom, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon are reportedly among the group of actors and directors taking part in the anthology feature New York, I Love You. The project, a collection of 12 shorts shot in each of New York’s five boroughs, is being compared to Paris, je t’aime, the French-language film that used a similar approach with Paris as the setting. … The movie is said to be about halfway through a 10-week shoot. More info from Variety.   Wednesday, April 2, 2008 EBMRF Photos posted by Sarah Here are some more photos of Orlando at the Epidermolysis Bullosa fundrasier, thanks to Flybaby. Orlando’s Characteristics Used in Novel posted by Sarah SusieQ on the message board discovered that a character in the book Ruby, by Francesca Lia Block and Carmen Staton, has a strange resemblence to Orlando.   Sunday, March 30, 2008 2008 Kid’s Choice Awards posted by Sarah Orlando was at the Kid’s Choice Awards last night, where he was slimed as part of the grand finale. You can watch a video of it at nick.com. Just click on the last video in the Best of Mess box. From Eonline: “It’s the whole reason I became an actor,” Bloom said upon his being raised into a slime-filled tank. “To take part in the biggest celebrity sliming in Kids’ Choice history.” View photos here For a list of winners, and repeat air times, click here.   Friday, March 28, 2008 EBMRF Benefit posted by Sarah Instyle.com has a photo of Orlando at a Hollywood fundraiser for Epidermolysis Bullosa.   Friday, March 21, 2008 Uno Co-star Comments on Bloom posted by Sarah From mainichi.jp: Actress Chiaki Kuriyama, best known overseas for playing Go Go Yubari in “Kill Bill Vol. 1,” has spoken of her delight in working with Hollywood heartthrob Orlando Bloom on a commercial for cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. “He’s got a star’s aura. But he’s friendly and kind. He shows a lot of time for production staff, yet also concentrates on his acting. He’s the type of guy I have a lot of respect for,” the 23-year-old actress said of Bloom during a Tokyo event to promote Shiseido’s uno brand of men’s cosmetics. You can watch the commercials online here.   Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Bloom Drops Out of ‘Education’ posted by Sarah From hollywoodreporter.com: Orlando Bloom has pulled out of Lone Scherfig’s “An Education” because of scheduling clashes just as the movie began rolling, the producers said Monday. Bloom was replaced by Dominic Cooper (”The History Boys”) in the movie penned by oft-adapted British novelist Nick Hornby. Producers have moved quickly to replace Bloom on the film, which began shooting Monday and will be in front of the cameras until May on location in and around London, Oxford and Paris. Orlando Sighting in Los Angeles posted by Sarah From eonline.com: Orlando Bloom, sipping Hennessy XO on the rocks during Fat Sam’s Grand Slam jazz night at Teddy’s at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Prince of Persia Casting Report posted by Sarah Here is a casting survey report for the Disney movie adaptation of the Prince of Persia video game. In a worldwide audience poll asking who should be selected for the role, Orlando came in at #3, with 81% of those votes coming from females.   Friday, March 14, 2008 Orlando Drops An Education for New Role? posted by Sarah The Daily Mail is reporting that Orlando has had to drop out of the small role he was going to take in An Education, to start martial arts training for the Hong Kong movie, The Red Circle. This has not yet been confirmed by any other sources. London Cafe Being Transformed for Film posted by Sarah From express.co.uk: THE historic Café de Paris is to be completely dismantled and rebuilt for a big-budget British movie, An Education - and the whole process will be captured on film by actor Orlando Bloom. Club regular Orlando stars in the flick, the story of a 17-year-old suburbanite caught up in the glamorous world of Sixties London, which also features Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson and Olivia Williams. “The Café was also transformed for the Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller film, The Edge Of Love, but this will be far more dramatic - Orlando will be recording the whole transformation on his own camcorder.” POTC Happy Meals posted by Sarah McDonald’s is once again giving away Pirates of the Caribbean toys in their Happy Meals.   Friday, February 29, 2008 First Light Movies Awards posted by Sarah Orlando is due to attend the First Light Movies awards ceremony at the Odeon Cinema in London’s Leicester Square on March 4th. story   Thursday, February 21, 2008 New Movie Role for Orlando: An Education posted by Sarah From this thisisnorthscotland.co.uk: Orlando Bloom has apparently joined the cast of new movie An Education. The Lord Of The Rings star will join Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson and Peter Sarsgaard in the coming-of-age movie set in 60s London. The film is based on British journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir and the screenplay has been written by Nick Hornby, author of hit novels High Fidelity and About A Boy, both of which have been made into successful movies. The story centres around Jenny (played by rising British star Carey Mulligan), a clever and beautiful 17-year-old who is introduced to a glamorous new life in London and lead astray by the older and unsuitable David, played by Jarhead star Peter Sarsgaard. Orlando will play his charming business partner Danny, and former Bond girl Rosamund will play his girlfriend Helen. More articles: www.hollywoodreporter.com www.variety.com www.cinematical.com   Wednesday, February 13, 2008 BAFTA Video and Photos posted by Sarah Here are photos of Orlando at the BAFTAs this past Sunday, and you can view some video clips from Youtube of Orlando presenting an award (fastforward to 8:37 minutes in; continues here).   Thursday, February 7, 2008 Raising Malawi and UNICEF Benefit posted by Sarah From prnewswire.com: On February 6th, Orlando attended a benefit to raise funds and awareness for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The New York gala raised an estimated $5.1 million for Raising Malawi and UNICEF. You can view photos at Orlando Love.   Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Hello Magazine Poll posted by Sarah Vote for Orlando in Hello Magazine’s monthly Most Attractive Man poll. Orlando Attends Heath Ledger Memorial posted by Sarah From eonoline.com: A star-studded memorial service was held at Sony Pictures Saturday, where about 1,000 mourners, including Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller, Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi and Naomi Watts, turned out to pay their respects to Ledger, who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Jan. 22. The hourlong tribute included eulogies from Ledger’s father, Kim, and his sister, Kate, as well as from his I’m Not There director, Todd Haynes. Ben Harper also performed at the service. Replica of Black Lab Sculpture posted by Sarah Shop.com has a miniature replica of the black lab sculpture that Orlando and other celebrities signed for charity. The ceramic/polyresin figurine is 14 cm high and is £4.99. For every dog sold, 1 pound will be donated directly to Battersea Dog & cats home.   Thursday, January 31, 2008 Orlando to Appear at the BAFTAs posted by Sarah Orlando is set to present an award at the BAFTAs, the Orange British Academy Film Awards. The awards take place on Sunday February 10 at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. The awards will be televised in the US on BBC America on February 10 at 8pm EST, and repeat at 10:30pm and on the 11th at 1am. In the UK, it will air on February 10 at 9pm on BBC1. Orlando Visits Sick Boy posted by Sarah From theargus.co.uk: Orlando recently visited a boy with a rare disease at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. The boy’s father said, “It was such a wonderful surprise for Daniel as he loves the Pirate of the Caribbean films. Orlando signed copies of the DVDs Daniel had taken with him into hospital.” 2nd Nepal Video posted by Sarah Here is another video of Orlando in Nepal on behalf of UNICEF.   Friday, January 18, 2008 Mention In Vogue posted by Sarah Kate Bosworth is on the February cover of Vogue, and according to Popsugar, mentions Orlando: “Orlando and I met when we were kids. Blue Crush hadn’t come out. Lord of the Rings hadn’t come out. … He was the first big heartbreak. … First love: You feel like it’s the be-all and end-all. … To put as little pressure on the relationship you’re in is very important. I regret that it was too intense for both of us.” News Archive