July 2003 |
| Thursday, July 31 |
ROTK Trailer
Lightsoutentertainment.com has posted the trailer for Return of the King. Get it fast before New Line makes them remove it! There wasn’t much Legolas, but I’ve made a few screencaps from it.
Star Magazine Article and Scan
Ami has typed up the article and sent in a scan from the July 29th issue of Star (US).
Capital FM Interview
Capitalfm.com has posted an interview with Orlando on their site. They also have a snapshot of him, in the studio I guess, and a sound clip of the interview. I couldn't get the sound clip to play.
Thanks to Sitara for the link.
Us Weekly Scan
Mel from The Bloom Room sent in this scan from the August 11th issue of Us Weekly (US).
Hello Magazine Scans
Sarah has scanned the article and photos from this week’s Hello magazine (UK). Some of the article scans are by Penny.
Orlando in AXM, Mizz, and Xpose
Posted by Penny:
1. There's an interview with Orlando in the UK gay magazine AXM - the Aug
2003 issue.
2. There are 4 mini posters of Orlando in this week's issue of
Mizz - #475 (July 30th - Aug 12th).
3. Xpose special #23 has Orlando voted 12th out
of 25 in their Top Fantasy Stars feature. They also have an interview with Orlando about PotC. (There is a RotK
feature too about adapting the books for film.)
Vancouver Sun Scan
Romy sent in this little article from the Vancouver Sun.
Yam Magazine
From Vicky: There is a photo of Orlando and Kate in the latest issue of Yam! (Germany).
Czech Bravo Magazine
From Icie: In this week's Czech Bravo magazine, there is an
interview about Pirates with Orlando. It is the same interview that appeared in the German Bravo magazine in May.
Alleged Orlando Quote Making the Rounds
From Caroline: There is a small, slightly negative, yet funny
mention of Orlando in the 'Say What???' section in Heat Magazine (UK) (2-8 August). It
quotes Orlando saying “I think I am good looking, otherwise I wouldn't have had so
many female fans screaming my name” then it comments ‘If we give you a leg-up,
Orlando Bloom, do you think you could use it to get over yourself??’
From Monica: Orlando said the quote of the day on alloy.com.
"I love having so many women after me. I cannot believe how many fans [I have]
screaming for me... I think I am good looking, otherwise I wouldn't have so many
female fans screaming my name."
New Auction Items for OBBP
Posted by Stacie: The Orlando Bloom Birthday Project is raising money in Orlando's name
for Greenpeace, and we're hoping these auctions will help us beat last year's
donation of $2166. We have 3 new items up for auction:
Australian Empire with Ned Kelly on the cover.
Australian HQ with Orlando on the cover.
A set of 12 all-Legolas CCG cards, plus an unopened Mines of Moria booster pack.
Remember, all funds for these items go to Greenpeace, and your winning bid
will be added to the list of donors Greenpeace sends to Orlando. So make a bid,
take home a great Orlando item, and help out the planet! You can find out more details on the auction, the Greenpeace
donation, and what else we're doing for Orlando's 27th birthday on
the OBBP site.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Alana, and Chia (16).
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| Wednesday, July 30 |
Sneak Article and Scans
Kyle has typed up the Orlando article from the July 29th issue of Sneak (UK), and Louise has sent in scans.
New Legolas Photo
Elf Lady sent in this new Legolas photo from the Aug./Sept. issue of the Official LOTR Fan Club magazine.
Orlando on Buzz List
Orlando is #4 on Yahoo's Buzz List for the Top 20 Actors and Actresses Searches. He has been on the top 20 for 333 days! POTC is #1 on the Movies list.
Troy Release Date Moved Up
Posted by Stacie: According to Yahoo Movies, the release date for Troy has been moved up to
May 14th, 2004 (wide).
Fan Photos from POTC Premiere
Sarah of Visions of You has posted some photos from the London premiere of POTC on her website.
Scroll down and click on the "backstage door" link.
UK POTC Website and Competition
From Irene at JohnnyDeppZone.com:
There’s a new UK-hosted version of the official
POTC website at piratesmovie.co.uk. There’s nothing there that isn’t already at the official US site.
But the SUN newspaper in the UK is running a Pirates competition for a
Barbados holiday.
Hello Magazine Poll
From Marian: it seems that Orlando won the weekly most attractive man poll at Hello magazine
for the week ending July 22. Consequently he will go forward to the most attractive man monthly poll in August.
He will be pitted against the following: Jon Bon Jovi, David Beckham, and Pierce Brosnan. The fifth nominee will be either
Johnny Depp or Brian McFadden (from Westlife). There are only 2 days left for voting for
this week's poll and for July's poll. So, OB fans will be able to cast their vote in the monthly poll from August
1st.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Beigh (30 something) from her friend Sandy.
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| Tuesday, July 29 |
New Photo from Premiere (Russia)
Lady Nin sent in this new Orlando photo from the August issue of Premiere (Russia).
Sugar Interview
Niki has typed up the Orlando interview from the September issue of Sugar.
Scan from Fotogramas
From Helena: In the August issue of Fotogramas (Spain) there's a photo of Orli, and an interview with
Johnny.
KISS Magazine Articles
From Carey: I found plenty of Orlando articles in KISS
magazine in Ireland. First there is a competition to win 1 of 6 double tickets to
see The Pirates of the Caribbean. Then there is an
interview, nothing we have heard before, a mini interview and two gorgeous pictures.
He is also mentioned in the party people section- the pirates premier. Then he is
mentioned in 'What your crush says about you!' with another gorge pic, then there is
a review on the pirate's movie, they gave it 6 popcorns the highest you can get.
Orlando Quotes from GQ
Posted by Stacie: GQ, August, with Johnny Depp on the cover. In the cover story on Johnny,
Orlando has this to say: "A lot of actors wouldn't have the courage to say
that [Johnny told Disney to trust him or fire him.] And he does, because he
knows what he can do. He told them, 'You have to wait and see.' So they
waited and saw. And it was funny because by the end they're all applauding."
"I loved sharing a screen with him. God, I sound like a little kid right
now, talking about a hero, but he's the man." -- both on screen and off.
Among comers like Bloom, Depp is routinely lionized for his skill and
his cool -- the cool of the unco-optable, the incorruptible. And yet
Bloom couldn't have known the full extent of Depp's cool until the
Pirates shoot, during which Depp lived on a yacht docked near the set in
St. Vincent. "You should have seen the boat, man," Bloom says. "Shag pile
carpet, mirrors on the ceiling, velvet everywhere, like an Austin Powers
boat. It was mad. I love the fact that he lived on a boat. How cool is
that?"
Sneak Magazine
From Katie: Orlando is going to be in Sneak magazine (UK)
on 29th of July. The article is going to contain How movie stardom broke his
heart, Would he fancy you?, and His rates and hates on dates.
ICG Magazine
From Moody: In the International Cinematographers Guild Magazine (ICG) there is a 6
page article about POTC including some pictures. There is one of Johnny and
Orlando and a new one that shows Orlando during a fight scene with some of the crew
around him. There are some other cool pictures of the set. The article is mostly
about the different techniques used for filming and only mentions Orlando once while
explaining the plot line.
Troy Filming in Malta Again?
From The Z Review: Monday 28th July 2003: Troy Update: An update on the Troy filming has just
been sent in "I've just heard that the production may go back to Malta at
the beginning of september for a week after finishing in Cabo San
Lucas."
Glamour Website
From Ka: Orlando is featured on the Glamour magazine website
with Keira.
POTC Stays at No. 2
From USA Today: "Another family film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl,
continues to draw audiences. It was No. 2 its third week in theaters, taking in
$22.4 million for a total of $176 million. Attendance fell only 34% from the
previous weekend, an indication of good buzz about the movie."
Ned Kelly Review
Marian sent in this Ned Kelly review from Saturday's Otago Daily Times. The movie opened in NZ on July 24.
Pre-order Ned Kelly DVD for Region 4
From Aníran: You can pre-order the Ned Kelly DVD (PAL format) at ezydvd.com.au for 23€ (incl. shipping!).
Behind the Scenes of POTC on E! UK
From Claire: On E! in the UK, Behind the Scenes of POTC is on 4 August at 6.30pm.
Merchandise in the UK
Helen says that they have LOTR figurines, signed photos, life-size cardboard cut outs, and POTC and LOTR postcards at The Movie Store in Covent Garden.
From Niki: I was in a Virgin mega store (UK) in the Harliquin, Watford,
flicking through some posters. They had one which i had never seen before, a Legolas
one in horizontal, it had him sitting on a horse. they also had a POTC one, but
all it had was the skull picture.
Looking for Actors in N. Ireland
From Sarah: If there is anyone from the Co. Fermanagh area, who is interested in being in a film (LotR based) made by a couple of teens, please email
me at inapudgeofmeown@hotmail.com.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Sarah B. (17), Sarah (27), and Marci from her friend Karen.
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| Monday, July 28 |
Article from Closer
Sarah has typed up the amusing article from the July 26 - August 1 issue of Closer (UK).
Article in The Times
Here is the Orlando interview from Saturday's Play magazine, in The Times newspaper (UK).
Empire article
I typed up the POTC article from the September issue of Empire (UK).
Rose Byrne Interview
Posted by elmelas: From an interview with Rose Byrne in USA Today:
"I had dinner tonight with Orlando
(Bloom), and he said, 'Hollywood is like a warm bath. It's so easy. You
just fall asleep. But when you wake up, you're freezing.' It's such a good
analogy," Byrne says. "It's very easy and everything's at your
fingertips, but then it can all get taken away from you,
you know?"
UK TV Alerts
Posted by Penny:
Making the Movie: TTT
Channel: MTV UK
Date: Friday 8th August
at 10:00
Behind the
scenes of the sequel to Lord of the Rings. Includes interviews with Peter
Jackson, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom.
Making the Movie: POTC
Channel: MTV UK
Date: Friday 8th August at 16:30
Repeat: Saturday 9th August at 10:00
News Extra
Channel: MTV UK
Date: Friday 8th August at 17:00
(Pirates of the Caribbean) Film news.
Repeat:
Saturday 9th August at 10:30
SFX Magazine
From Bella: The July issue of SFX (UK magazine that
is also sold in the US) has a photo special of LOTR: The Return of the King and also
has their yearly SFX Reader Awards that has Orlando at #8 for Best Film Actor, at
#5 for Sexiest Man and at #1 for Who Would you use as the basis for your clone army.
Irish Teen Magazine
From Paris: Orli is featured in the Irish glossy magazine Teen this month. It has a gorgeous full
page pic of Orli wearing the yellow "I'm not here" T-shirt, similar to the pic in
Roadshow except a different pose and without all the writing! There is also a large
copy of the pic where he is reclining with the dog resting on him, and an interview.
I have spare copies of this and of Sneak magazine which I would love to trade.
Anyone interested can email me: paristroy@emailaccount.com. Please let me know which
country you are in.
POTC Fanlisting
From Stef: The official Pirates of the Caribbean fanlisting is now open at deep-down.net/potc/.
Celebrities-eating.com
Fabienne sent in a link to a strange site, celebrities-eating.com, that has Orlando
as one of their celebs, who's eating.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Belated Birthday to Courtney (18) from her sister Kimberly.
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| Sunday, July 27 |
Article in The Times
From Maddie: In Saturday's issue of The Times newspaper (UK, July 26th-August
1st) in the section called Play,
there is a full page interview with Orlando called In Full Bloom.
LittleMiss sent in this scan. I will try to get the interview on the site soon.
Scan from Vi Unge
Legolas Greenleaf has posted this new photo from Vi Unge (Denmark), thanks to Elements.
TeenPeople.com
From Eniwÿn: There is a poll at TeenPeople.com asking "Whose Summer 2003's
Hottest Guy(s)" and Orlando is currently in the lead with 31%. So vote for him!
There is also an article with a pic that is related to the poll
(it says that the movie title is "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Jade Scorpion" ? so somebody made a mistake) and there is a cute pic of him at
the premiere.
LOTR Cast on Inside the Actor's Studio
From Paris: The LOTR Cast are scheduled to record Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio
on Sept 29th, presumably to be shown in Dec.
Scan from 19
Elodie sent in this scan from the August issue of the magazine 19 (UK).
Scan from Premiere
Elodie sent in this scan from the July issue of Premiere (France).
Clarín Article Translation
Maria Jose has translated the Orlando article from Clarín.
TTT Extended Edition Review
Posted by Stacie: Aintitcool.com has posted a review of some of the scenes in the
TTT Extended Edition DVD, including a few with Legolas.
LOTR/Harry Potter Message Board
From Kris: There is a fairly new message board for people who are LOTR and Harry
Potter fans (you don't have to participate in both if you're not
interested.) The basic concept is to become a character within middle
earth or Hogwarts.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Julseybabes (14).
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| Saturday, July 26 |
Message from Orlando's Fan Mail Team
Please read this new message regarding fan mail sent to Orlando.
More Photos from Empire
Diana sent in this photo from Empire (UK) which
was not posted yesterday. There are also 3 unpublished photos on
Empire Online.
Darth Yak has sent in the photos since Empire doesn't let you save them. (1, 2, 3)
Synopsis of Call the Shots
From Claire: I just saw that Call the Shots program (UK). Although Orlando wasn't shown apart
from various clips from TTT they talked to the make up artist and there WAS ALOT
said about him.
Firstly the presenter dressed up as a VERY BAD version of Legolas and was
talking about seeing himself working alongside Orlando Bloom. Secondly they showed his Wig...*sob* that he'll never wear again, but that
they keep. Then they showed his contact lenses and the co presenter asked what colour
Orlando's eyes were in REAL life,*duh* and the make up artist said "VERY DARK
BROWN". Lastly just a little comment, they said that the presenters hairline was
very much like Orlando's, and then the Make up artist said " Well, before I
shaved it all off..." or something like that!
Scan from Pia magazine
Miwa from Orlando J-web sent in this new photo from the July 28th issue of Pia (kansai edition) in Japan.
POTC International Poster for Sale
From Sierra: AllPosters is selling the Pirates of the
Caribbean International Poster for $13.99.
POTC Video Interview
From Emily: If you watch the POTC movie review at KCBS-TV, you can hear an interview with
Orlando and Keira.
Scan from Ventitantos
From Nina: The Mexican magazine Ventitantos (translation is
something like: twenty something) has this photo of OB, it only said not
to miss PotC opening here in Mexico next Friday and LotR RotK in December.
It's next to a Viggo Mortesen pic.
Photos in Heat Magazine
From Emma J.: In this weeks Heat mag (UK) (26th July - 1st August) Orlando appears on page 40:
there's a small pic from POTC of him and Johnny Depp,
and page 45: advert for POTC and a small pic in the bottom left hand corner.
Photos in The Mirror
From Sarah: In The Mirror (UK) on Friday the 25th there are two pictures of Orlando; one
with Keira Knightley, and one from the film POTC. They are in the section about
films and what's on at the cinema.
Poll at Teenpeople.com
From Nikki: On Teenpeople.com there is a poll on the top
10 stars who would make the best Lifeguard. Orlando is one of them. You might need the monthly password which is sumfun03
Photo in Pop Star
From Ranelle: Orlando Bloom had a nice pic in the "Pop Star" magazine, the one with Justin
Timberlake on 1 cover and on the opposite cover is Kelly Rowland.
Mention on V Graham Norton
From Sarah: Graham was talking to Cate Blanchett and they were talking about Lotr. He said
Orlando had been on not long ago and he said
"We had Orlando Bloom on not long ago and when he talked it was like 'The thing
about hobbits is....' like they were real." Also, between Big Brother there was an advert for POTC the first one I have seen.
Interview in Sugar
From Mia: The September issue of Sugar (UK) magazine includes an Orlando interview.
Saturday Telegraph
From Sarah: In today's Saturday Telegraph (UK) there is an interview with Keira where
she mentions how she met Orlando when they were auditioning in London and how none
of the actors on the set of 'Pirates' had an ego. "Orlando I knew from before through auditioning in London. Nobody, but nobody -
and I promise you this - had an ego, and we all instantly became mates. By the
end of the first week it really did feel like another day at the office."
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Megan H. (15), Katie K. (15), Vicky (15), Amanda (16), Justine (14) from her friend Sarah, and Rebecca (13) from her cousin Nikki.
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| Friday, July 25 |
Scans from Empire
Jenn sent in these scans from the September issue of Empire Magazine (UK), with Orlando and Keira on the cover.
( 1, 2, 3)
Daily Mail
From Fiona: In Thursday's Daily Mail (UK) there was a section on Keira Knightley and
her co-star in Bend It Like Beckham (page 7), talking about cracking
America and it mentioned Orlando. This is what it said: "Miss Keira Knightley's Pirates of the Caribbean
co-star Orlando Bloom was also named in Empire magazine poll. The
26-year-old Canterbury-born actor acquired heart throb status after
starring in The Lord Of The Rings movies. He has completed five major
films including the epic Troy alongside Brad Pitt, for release next year."
The section also had a small scan of Orlando and Keira on the cover of the new issue of Empire.
Interview from Sky Magazine
Chloe sent in this short interview from Sky magazine. She says there is also a great pic of him on page 41
and on the last page it mentions something about the Lord of the Rings special
effects and tells how busy Orlando is.
POTC Contest
Here are the winners of the POTC contest. Congratulations to the 10 winners, and thanks to everyone who entered (and followed the rules)!
Grand Prize Winner of the signed movie poster:
Heather from Portland, OR
Pirates Prize Pack Winners:
Claudia from El Paso, TX
Shantell
from Bowie, MD
Corey from El Paso, TX
Emily from Pace, FL
Melissa from
Port Orchard, WA
Megan from West Bloomfield, MI
Christy from Napervile,
IL
Karen from Orange, CA
Holly from Ortonville, MI
Elizabethtown
I have been receiving a lot of emails about the IMDb having Orlando as an actor in Cameron Crowe's new movie
Elizabethtown. I can't find any more info confirming this, and the IMDb is not always right. CameronCroweOnline posted this on June 25th: "Television writer/producer (Canada's Inside
Entertainment), site reader and overall nice guy Carey Roberts had the chance to interview Orlando Bloom this past
weekend for the Pirates of the Caribbean press junket. He asked him about
possibly appearing in Elizabethtown. Bloom indicated that it probably
won't happen because of scheduling conflicts. Orlando also mentioned that
Cameron was going to use an "all American" cast."
Scans from Girls! and More Magazine
Elodie sent in these scans from the August issue of GIRLS! (France). (1, 2, 3)
She also sent in this scan from More (UK).
Scan from Frau Magazine
Miwa from Orlando J-web sent in this photo from the August issue of Frau (Japan). I removed the text on the left side.
American Cinematographer
Posted by Stacie: The new issue of American Cinematographer magazine (Terminator on the cover)
has a really long article on Pirates, and a lot of lovely pictures.
Ecrush.com
Orlando is the featured actor on ecrush.com for this week, and is
at #19 on the Celebrity Fantasy Crush Chart. Thanks to Alayne for the info.
Cinescape Magazine
TORN has posted scans from the August issue of Cinescape Magazine, that includes a Legolas photo and this quote from Orlando.
Lycos Top 50
From Julie: Orlando is #27 on the Lycos Top 50 this week!
Making of POTC on Sky Movies
From Alex: 'The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean' will be on Sky Movies Premier 3 (UK) on the 1st
of August at 2.55 pm and again at 6.45pm on the 3rd of August.
POTC Article in Austar Guide
From Anna: In the August Austar guide for Australia there is a "What's out in the
cinemas" section. Pirates of the Caribbean is the film mentioned.
"Having added his winning touch to action classics, The Rock, Gone in Sixty Seconds
and Black Hawk Down, producer Jerry Bruckheimer now adds some swashbuckling magic to
the new Johnny Depp adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl.
Bruckheimer has assembled an all-star cast, headed by Depp and including Aussie
Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Jonathan Pryce and Keira Knightley.
Depp appears in all his pirate glory - dressed in earrings, braided whiskers, a
compass and, of course, a sword - as the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow.
Captain Sparrow's beloved ship The Black Pearl is stolen by the wicked Captain
Barbossa (Rush) and his band of pirates but Barbossa has many more evil deeds in
mind - to break an ancient curse using the blood of Sparrow's love, Elizabeth Swann
(Knightley).
With the stellar cast and an action-packed story, this movie looks like a sure-fire
winner at the box office. It combines good, old-fashioned storytelling with
stunning visual effects. Prepare to be blown out of the water when it arrives this
month at a cinema near you!"
OBBP Auction
The ebay auction for the magnetic set of Orlando and Legolas paper dolls has now closed.
Graham Norton poked fun at the original dolls, and Orlando was amused and
amazed at the detail... but we have the last laugh. The paper doll auction to benefit the OB Birthday Project raised $169.50! The money will be added to the
donation that will be made in honor of Orlando's 27th birthday next January.
A big thank you to the winning bidder! Keep watching for more fun offerings
in the ongoing Birthday Project auctions.
Fan Book for Orlando
From Samantha: I heard about a book of fan messages that was
made for Dominic Monaghan and I thought it would be a good idea to make a book
for Orlando. I am going to see him at the ROTK premiere and I would give him
the book then. If anyone would like to write a fan message to Orlando for the book they can
e-mail me at happygirl322@aol.com. The book will be from all of his fans and I
think he would really enjoy reading it.
New POTC Fansite
From Jen: I just opened a new POTC Fansite today called "Pirates and Poppets". It's the
first General POTC Fansite on the net. You'll find lots of Avatars, Wallpapers, Images and other fun things, plus more on
the way!
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Vikki (13), and to Becky from her friend Morgan.
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| Thursday, July 24 |
New Will Turner Photos
Deb from Orlandobloomnet.com sent in this new Will Turner photo from
the August issue of Disney Adventures. She also sent in this new photo from the POTC soundtrack insert.
New Orlando Photo
Miwa from Orlando J-web sent in this new Orlando photo from
a Japanese magazine called "Kono eiga ga sugoi", which means "This movie is wonderful".
Interview From Argentine Newspaper
Olivia sent in this link to an Orlando interview
from her local newspaper, "Clarín", in Argentina. The article includes a new Orlando photo.
Olivia has translated this part about his fans:
Journalist: "How is your relationship with the fans?"
Orlando: "It's good, thanks. They send me thousands of letters. I appreciate it, but I
can't answer them. The truth is that I'm not a sex symbol. I'm flattered they think so
but, believe me, I don't feel like one, a few years ago no one saw me that way."
TRL Video Clips
I made 2 video clips of Orlando on MTV's TRL on July 2nd.
Hello Magazine Scan
Irene of Johnnydeppzone.com sent in this
photo of Orlando & Keira at the London POTC premiere, from the July 29th issue of Hello (UK).
Access Hollywood
Orlando was not on Access Hollywood Wednesday, as their website had posted. I would keep tuning in this week to see if he is on!
POTC Contests
The POTC contest on this site is now closed. There were 16,403 entries. Thanks to everyone who entered! Because I haven't heard back from my Disney contact to find out exactly how many prizes will be given out, I can't choose the winners! As soon as I
find out, I will post the winners on the site, and email them.
Lisa at VTeens.Org informed me that they are currently running a POTC contest on their site.
POTC T-shirt at Hot Topic
From Kara: Yesterday I went to Hot Topic and was looking around and I found a Pirates
of the Caribbean shirt for $18, but is doesn't have Orlando on it or anything. It is
just the pirate in the ship!
POTC Report on ABC Family (US)
Christianne informs us that there will be a report from the premiere of POTC on Brendan Leonard
on ABC Family this Saturday at 12:30 pm EST.
ROTK Teaser Poster for Sale
Posternow.com is offering the ROTK teaser poster
for $5.99 to the first 1,000 customers. They also have a
Legolas poster for $5.99.
Behind the Scenes Clip from POTC
Tinseltownonline.com has posted a video about the sword fighting in POTC with some behind the scenes shots and interviews.
Thanks to Stacie for the info.
POTC Premiere on Movies Now (UK)
Posted by Penny:
ENTERTAINMENT: Movies Now
Channel: ITV2
Date: Monday 4th August at 03:25
The latest movie news
and reviews. Featuring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley at the
premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean
Repeated:
Date: Monday 4th August at 18:50
Date: Tuesday 5th August at 18:50
Date: Wednesday 6th August at 18:50
POTC and Orlando Sites
Astraea has created a POTC fanlisting for Will Turner and Captain Jack Sparrow called Man the Sails.
Alexis's site, Simply Orlando Online, is now back online.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Annie, Amanda, Victoria (14) from her friend Sarah, and Titch (13) from Teresa.
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| Wednesday, July 23 |
Orlando in Sneak
Sophie has typed up the Orlando articles from the July 22-28 issue of Sneak (UK), and
Luthien and LiL PiPPi BLooM sent in scans. See them all here.
From Fran: In the new Sneak magazine, in the Say what?! page, an Orli fan wrote
"Amazing! You must be psychic Sneak! Last Monday I posted a letter to you
asking for more inside info on Orlando's secret tattoo. And the following day,
you printed a news story on it! (Sneak, 8th July) Thanks for clearing this
matter up and for printing stacks of lovely Orli recently!" from Orli Fan,
Kent. And they replied "Well Orli Fan, turn to page six for goss from the
Pirates of the Caribbean premiere, and page 22 for a shock story from
Orlando." Also, Gareth Gates is the text top ten totty. Orlando is 2nd place.
Hi-res Flix scan
Miwa from Orlando J-web sent in a hi-res scan from the September issue of Flix (Japan). She also says that
the next issue of Roadshow (Japan) will have a special 28 page section with Orlando photos!
Heat Magazine
Anna sent in this POTC article scan from this week's Heat (UK) (26th July - 1st August). There is also a Will Turner photo and cast photo that we've already seen,
alongside an article that offers readers the chance to see Pirates of the Caribbean, before it comes out in the UK, for free
on Wednesday the 30th of July at various cinemas throughout the UK. You
have to buy the magazine so that you can show it at the cinema in exchange for your
tickets.
Orlando Reference in Joan of Arcadia
From Bailey: I just did extra work today on the new TV show "Joan of Arcadia" (US). Orlando is mentioned
in the dialogue. This line is not likely to get cut, as the scene was filmed in one
long take and hard to remove. The dialogue goes something like this:
Joan has just talked to a man outside claiming he was God (and he's really cute.)
Her friends see her with him and start asking about him. She kinda believes he's God
and is surprised the friends see him and asks them to describe him.
"Dark hair, corduroy jacket, Orlando Bloom-ish!"
This is the pilot episode and will be aired whenever the show starts. If you want to
see me, I'm the cheerleader in yellow with the red hair. I'm a huge Orlando fan, so
I was excited to hear the reference!
Reserve a Copy of TTT at Blockbusters
From Sydney: Many Blockbusters are now allowing customers to reserve a copy of TTT DVD.
The cost to hold it is $5 and then you have to pay the rental fee, but it is
worth it because you are guaranteed a copy.
POTC Ring Tone
From Claire: I found a ring tone for cell phones that is the theme from POTC
(a pirate's life for me). Here is the link, and remember to
look at the type of phone you have and chose the correct link. As far as I
know, for Nokia users, the ring is located in the latest tones folder.
Orlando in Globe Magazine
Posted by Stacie:
Globe (US), July 29
There's a full-page article on the stuntman who died filming Troy. No
mention of Orlando, but they have a picture of the scene where the
stuntman injured himself, when the soldiers jump from the ship. On page 13
there's a small blurb called "Wonder Boy" on Orlando being accident prone.
Troy Reviews from Comic Con
Here are some reviews of the Troy footage showed at Comic Con.
From Chud.com: Troy - Holy hell. This looks unbelievable. While not all of the footage was complete,
what was shown gave a good idea of where the film is going. Brad Pitt looks
great in full Trojan regalia (joke avoided), and looks quite competent with a
sword. After several shots of him whirling the sword around, we cut to an
enormous gate being opened directly over the camera. The next shot was not
something I imagined I'd be seeing, to tell the truth. The Trojan Horse, entering the city. Scores of men are lined up, towing the horse with long
ropes wrapping around its legs and neck. To give you a sense of how large the
Horse itself is, the camera angle gives the impression that it is taller than
any of the buildings nearby, all two and three story structures. The Horse moves
slowly, giving a great idea of how much it weighs by how many people are pulling
it in. The last shot of note takes place in near darkness, where you could
barely make out ropes coming down from the stomach of the horse, and soldiers
rappelling down to the ground, beginning their assault on the city. Now, if only
we could get Hellboy moved to a little less competitive opening weekend... (Currently, Troy and
Hellboy both open on Memorial Day of 2004.)
From aintitcool.com: Troy - A quick compilation of scenes and behind the scenes clips was shown.
This movie is going to make so much bank. It looks amazing. Huge cast,
epic scope, beautiful cinematography. If they cut the trailer in around the
same way as they cut these clips the masses are going to get very excited.
Brad Pitt looks totally in place. The big build up leads to the revelation of
the Trojan Horse being pulled into the city of Troy and the greeks dropping
out. Mark my words, this film is going to make a *load of money... thank
God with the budget they have...
New POTC Fanlisting and Orlando Group
Bea has created a Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Fanlisting.
Becky has started a new Orlando Group on MSN. It's called The Orli Bloom Fan Club
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Caroline (16), Jen (18), Alexandria (17), and Emma from her friend Taz.
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| Tuesday, July 22 |
Orlando on IMDb List
From Antoinette: I stumbled upon the IMDb's list of the most successful actors according to the average vote their movies have
gotten. Orlando was #16.
Article from The Face
Sophie has typed up the Orlando article from the August issue of The Face (UK).
Newsweek and Teen People Scans
Cassandra sent in this photo from the July 14th issue of Newsweek (US), along with
scans from the August issue of Teen People (US): a photo from part of an article called "Where the hot boys are", and a POTC photo from the cover.
Tiger Beat Scan
Anthoula sent in this scan from the August issue of Tiger Beat (US).
Very Graham Norton Video Clip
Irene at JohnnyDeppZone.com has made a video clip of Orlando from Very Graham Norton on July 8th. The clip is of Graham talking about all of Orlando websites, and then showing him the paper dolls on The OB Files.
Clip in RealVideo format (1.22 Mb zipped)
Orlando on Access Hollywood this Wed.
Posted by Stacie: Access Hollywood - Jul 23 - Episode #1793: ``Seabiscuit'' premiere;
actor Orlando Bloom (``Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl''); ``Daredevil'' DVD stunt
Orlando Photo on instyle.com
From Brissa: There is a picture of Orlando with Kate Bosworth on the home page website
of the magazine InStyle. The caption underneath the picture mentions
the two of them as one of many celebrity couples spotted out and about.
Teen Choice Awards
From Sierra: On the 2003 Teen Choice Awards, you can vote for
POTC: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Choice Summer's Movie in Wave III. In Wave I,
there's Elijah Wood in LOTR:TTT for Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure and
LOTR:TTT for Choice Movie - Drama/Action Adventure. Also in Wave II, LOTR:TTT for
Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence. Unfortunately, Orlando isn't in anything such
as breakthrough male actor or male hottie... :\ The polls may close soon because The
2003 Teen Choice Awards airs August 6, 2003, 8pm/7c on FOX.
French Premiere Magazine
From Kaodang: In the last issue of the French magazine Premiere (July 2003), there's a
small article about the Return of the King and a huuuge pic of the film with Legolas
and Aragorn. There's also a short synopsis of POTC (with small pix of J. Depp and K.
Knightley, pix we've already seen) which is quite funny. It alludes to Orlando very
briefly, saying: "the governor's daughter is accompanied by a childhood friend (who
looks like the elf in the Lord of the Rings without the wig - strange!)". And
finally, there's an article about Eric Idle and the Remains of the Piano which says
that "Orlando Bloom will play the part of Daniel Day Lewis."??? This is quite
confusing because he said he will not do Remains of the Piano.
POTC Posters in McDonalds
From Katharyn: At my local McDonalds (US), they have PotC posters hanging up all over the place. So, I
went inside and asked the manager if I could have the poster of Orlando & Keira. She
said sure. They are taking all of the Pirates of the Caribbean stuff down on July
28.
POTC Poll on YM.com
From Dorothy: At ym.com you can rate POTC: 1, 2 or 3 stars. 89% have voted 3 stars!
TeenPeople.com Poll
From Kelly: There's a poll on teenpeople.com,
COMBAT IN THE CARIBBEAN: Depp vs. Bloom
"Arrrrr, mateys! Which big-screen pirate be the hotter -- Johnny Depp... arrrr... or
Orlando Bloom? Yo-ho-ho!" Orlando is currently winning.
TTT Preview on Final Destination 2
From Michelle: My sister works at a movie store so she got to rent Final Destination 2 early, it has
a preview for "A Man Apart", then "Willard", and then "The Two Towers". It's a very
good preview too. It shows Legolas fighting, some of his little "skateboarding"
scene, and a little more of him fighting, and at the end of the preview it shows
Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimili in the woods and a close up of Legolas' eyes (VERY GOOD
CLOSE UP).
LOTR Club
From Amanda: "Would you like to join a club that is devoted to the Lord of the Rings
and its characters/actors? It is absolutely free and you can make new
friends. On this website you can post pictures, talk to the rest of the group, take quizzes and we have links to many other websites, but are looking to expand, with
new members, links, pictures, and friends. Contact Legolas6607@wmconnect.com
if you wish to get more information or are interested in joining the club. This
is open to everyone."
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Jessica (21).
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| Monday, July 21 |
POTC Screencaps
View a ton of POTC screencaps here. Thanks Kimera.
Video and Screencaps from Access Hollywood
I made a RealVideo clip (1.36 Mb zipped) and screencaps of an Orlando interview from Sunday's Access Hollywood 'Movie Scorecard' segment.
Hi-res POTC Premiere Photos
Angela from music247online.com sent in these hi-res photos from the London POTC premiere.
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Sneak Scans
Tanya sent in scans of the Orlando poster and
'sneak top 10 text totty' article from the July 15 issue of Sneak (UK).
From Miz Bloom: In the messages section, a girl called Jo says "Orlando looked
gorgetastic in the story about his tattoo (Sneak, 8th July). I'm glad you're putting
the buff boy in Sneak. Us Orli fans can't wait to see him thrusting his sword about
in Pirates of the Caribbean." The people reply "Yikes, that's enough sword
thrusting, thank-you! Flick to the posters pronto for a lush pic of Orli! And
there's more of him coming soon in Sneak!"
Unreel Scans
Tanya also sent in scans from a POTC article in the July/August issue of Unreel (UK). (1 & 2)
Scan from Ragazza
Mary sent in this scan from the August issue of Ragazza (Spain).
Elle UK Article
Mel from The Bloom Room sent in the Orlando article from the August issue of Elle (UK).
Kentish Pikey
From Robyn: I just thought I'd clarify a point made by Gina which you posted on the
news page under the heading "UK Elle Magazine". She said "he describes himself as a
Kentish pikey! Didn't know he had gypsey blood!" and I wanted to say that by pikey he doesn't mean gypsy, he means someone
who's a Kev. It's really hard to explain if you're not British, and there are about
a million different terms for them, like townies and geezers, but they're basically
guys who act really cool and swagger around and actually they're pretty dodgy and
slimey; teenage/adult versions wear gold chains and adidas tracksuits and shave
their heads. Obviously Orlando's not like this any more but he's saying that that's
what he was like when he was younger. They're kind of known to come from Kent, so
I'm not surprised he says he was a "Kentish pikey" because I think a lot of Kentish
boys are!
POTC Box Office Numbers
From Yahoo News: "Bad boys old and new ruled the box office. The buddy-cop flick "Bad Boys
II" debuted at No. 1 with $46.7 million, trailed by last weekend's top film,
the buccaneer adventure "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl," with $33.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday."
"Pirates of the Caribbean" pushed its 12-day total to $132.2 million and is
on the way to becoming the year's fifth movie to top $200 million."
Night And Day Magazine
From Vicky: Orlando was mentioned in an issue of
Night And Day (UK). The interview was with Keira Knightly and Johnny Depp
in a Pirates Of The Caribbean special. Johnny Depp's interview only mentioned him
a little bit. But in the interview with Keira Knightly she said that- "She would
go to a pub in Santa Monica to watch live premiership matches and to have an English breakfast, and she would go there with Orlando Bloom. And thanks to
Orlando's influence, she's now a confirmed West Ham supporter." She also said
later on in the interview when asked about her love life that- "Johnny Depp is
perfect, but he's got two children and is practically married. Orlando Bloom,
whom she shares a passionate clinch in Pirates, would be OK as well. It came
naturally to kiss him." There is lonely one picture of him but it's a nice one.
POTC and TTT Preview DVDs at HMV
From Elaine: In HMV stores (in uk, not sure about other countries) if you buy Daredevil
or a few other dvds, you get a free dvd with footage of POTC and The Two Towers on
it.
Ned Kelly in NZ
From Anelith: They have started to advertise for the movie Ned Kelly
here in New Zealand, there was also a picture of the movie in this weekend's Herald
in the movie section. Ned Kelly will be opening in theatres in New Zealand on the 24th of July.
YM.com Movie Poll
On ym.com
you can vote for the best movie of the summer. POTC currently has 50% of the votes. Thanks to everyone who wrote in with the info.
POTC in Hong Kong
From Novel: The release date of PoTC here in Hong Kong is 21/8. Also, fans of Orlando here can buy the new issue of 'The Face' (with Orlando on the cover) from HMV.
More About TolCon
From Astraea: I just wanted to let you and the others know that TolCon is a members only
event. And for costumers, Ngila Dickson is also said to be attending there too! She
was the one that made the costumes for LotR.
'On the Set of POTC' on Starz
On the Set of Pirates of the Caribbean is currently airing on STARZ! and STARZ! Theater. Check their site for dates and times.
Thanks to Marie for the link.
New Orlando Sites
Amanda's site: So-admirable.net
Deb's site and community: orlandobloomnet.com and BloomNet
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Katelyn, Keena (14), and a belated birthday to Laura (15) from her friend KAReng.
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| Sunday, July 20 |
New Photos from Japanese Magazines
Kung sent in this scan from the September issue of Flix (Japan).
Miwa from Orlando J-web sent in these scans from the September issues of Roadshow ( 1, 2, 3) and
Screen ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Article from Widescreen Magazine
Marny has translated the POTC article from the August issue of the German magazine
Widescreen.
Teenhollywood.com Article
Posted by Stacie: Teenhollywood.com has an article about how Orlando is no longer an
"adrenaline junkie".
UK Elle Magazine
From Gina: Orlando is currently featured in UK Elle Magazine August edition. There are some
photos of him that may be old but I've never seen them before. It's quite a long
article and in it he describes himself as a Kentish pikey! Didn't know he had
gypsey blood! Scans anyone?
Orlando Attending a Tolkien Convention?
From Sharon: tolcon.org
claim Orlando will be a guest at the TolCon convention in Seattle, Washington next year. This convention is in its first year, so please be wary before giving them your money. If anyone has more info, please let me know.
POTC on Inside Edition
From Chandra: On Inside Edition they had a small story on POTC. It was just talking
about how it might be the hope that Hollywood blockbusters aren't dead after all of
these stupid sequels came out. They showed some shots from the movie and some
behind the scenes stuff and an interview with Jerry Bruckheimer. Orlando was only
shown in a few shots.
Photos in UK Paper
From Charlie: In the latest issue of the Sunday Times, there are interviews with Johnny Depp and
Keira Knightley. There is a pic or two of Orlando but sadly no interview. He
is mentioned though. Correction: Irene informed me that the interviews are actually in 'The Mail on Sunday'.
Photo in 'Up and Coming' Mag
From Tricia: If anyone lives in Fayetteville, NC, there is this newspaper guide called "Up
and Coming" that's for free. It has a review of POTC and it gives it *** and it has
a pic of Orlando and Johnny in their roles.
POTC on Court TV
From Stefanny: On Saturday night I was watching Hollywood at Large on the Court Tv channel and
they were talking about a guy who got attacked by real live pirates a few years ago
and then they talked a bit about POTC. There were interviews with Jerry Bruckheimer
and Johnny Depp, but none with Orlando. Too bad.
Hong Kong TV Alert
From Cecilia: I heard that ATV in Hong Kong has a program called "Showbiz Update" that will
introduce POTC on 21/7, 6:45pm in HK time.
First OOOB e-zine Now Online
From Rooki + Faith: Yes indeed, OOOB has been sucessfully published to the web! Here is the address:
orlando.dizzy.at
and after you read it, you can go to the ez-board, and ask questions (that are
directed at the authors or at the editors), flame rooki, or just talk about anything
your widdle heart desires! Thanks to everyone for their support and patience!
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Carys Dickens (12) and Jen Z. (15).
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| Saturday, July 19 |
You Magazine Scan
Mary sent in this new Orlando photo from You magazine (Spain), August 2003.
CosmoGirl! and Teen People Scans
Anthoula sent in this scan from the August issue of CosmoGirl! (US), and this scan from the June/July issue of Teen People (US).
Orlando in John Wilkes Booth Role?
Posted by Stacie:
From the LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: 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."
Word is Walden Media will partner with Disney to develop a movie based
on "Manhunt," an upcoming William Morrow book by author/lawyer James L.
Swanson about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Swanson, a Lincoln
scholar, has co-authored a previous book on the assassination.
"Manhunt" details Booth's daring escape and the desperate 12-day
nationwide search for the murderer and his motley band of conspirators. Mike Rich ("Finding Forrester," "The Rookie") has been tagged to write
the screenplay.
But the million-dollar question is which Hollywood hunk is
hot enough to be Booth? "Booth was a mesmerizing figure," said Swanson
from his offices at a top Washington, D.C., think tank. "He was famous
for his emotional intensity, jet black hair and piercing eyes. 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?
Rolling Stone and BOP Magazine
From Britt: I was going thru the new Rolling Stone magazine with Angelina Jolie on the
cover and there is a cartoon pic of Johnny as Jack Sparrow, and a little article.
And in the new Sept. issue of BOP (US), there is an Orlando pin-up on the last page, and
a pic of him in the magazine too, along with a tiny pic on the cover.
Yahoo! Choice Awards
From Jen: You can vote for Orlando in the Yahoo! Choice Awards as your favorite Idol, on the Yahoo Singapore website. Orlando is currently in second.
POTC Premiere Photo from Hampshire Gazette
From Alison: In the July 15th Daily Hampshire Gazette, my local newspaper, in the
newsmakers section, there is a pic of Orlando and Keira at the Premire of POTC in
London. Here's a scan.
BBC Poll
From Jemma: There is a new Orlando poll on the CBBC Newsround website about choosing your
fave Orli hairstyle.
LOTR Make-up Artists on UK TV
From Irene at JohnnyDeppZone.com: For UK fans: The BBC tv programme ‘Call The Shots’ will have a piece on the
LOTR make-up artists on next week’s show. As a taster, they showed Legolas
having the make-up brush applied to his chiseled cheekbones :-). ‘Call The Shots’ will air at 5pm on BBC1 on Friday 25 July.
POTC Comic Strip
Sarah has scanned the POTC comic strip from the August issue of Disney Adventures. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Star Magazine
From ClovEmelon: There's a little blurb about Orlando in Star magazine (US), as well as a full page
article with pictures. (July 29, 2003 issue)
LOTR Word Search
Liz sent in this LOTR word search puzzle.
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| Friday, July 18 |
My Report from the POTC Premiere
I finally found the time to type up my report about the premiere of POTC at Disneyland, and meeting Orlando. I also added some more fan reports from the London premiere, one with photos.
Info about Troy Filming in Mexico
From Rosio: Here is a scan of an article from a local newspaper here in Monterrey, Mèxico
about the Troy movie that is now being filmed at Los Cabos, Baja California, Norte,
here in Mexico. Basically it is only to inform about the filming, it doesn't mention
Orlando, only Brad Pitt and Wolfang Petersen. It tells about the mexican extras
hired, the filming will last 10 weeks on the locations called "Las Dunas" and "El
Faro Viejo" and it mentions that all access to the locations is denied to anyone outside
of the crew or cast.
Break Out Magazine
From Lenny of Bloomania: Dutch magazine Break Out has a small article about Orlando. Here's a scan and
this is the translation:
Friends of actor Orlando Bloom are seriously worried about their famous buddy. They
constantly ask him questions like: When will you start to take drugs? or marry, so you
can divorce two months later? And when are you going to spend two million dollars?
"They are waiting for me to start to behave like a real star", Orlando laughs. "But
they will have to wait long for that! I'd rather be a hermit than a millionaire. To be honest,
being a hermit attracks me, lock myself up in my own home with my pets and do a
bit of art". Sorry Orlando, but that doesn't attrack us!!!!
Czech Bravo Magazine
From Icie: There will be something about Orlando in
NEXT issue of Czech Bravo that will be out on 31th of July.
Widescreen Magazine
From Marny: In the August issue of the German magazine
"Widescreen" is a report on POTC. Also, on the DVD that comes with the mag, there's the
trailer for the movie.
POTC Article in The Sun
From Laura: In the Sun newspaper (uk) there is a small article reading - If you can't get
enough of Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in POTC, a sequel is already planned. The
movie, based on Disneys famous theme park ride, has been such a smash hit in the US
that Hollywood chiefs want Depp, Bloom and Knightly to swashbuckle again!
Article in Big Issue
From Jessica: Last week in Big Issue (UK), which is sold on the street to raise money for
the homeless, there was an article 'Young Guns Firing Blanks' basically about the
'lack of big male stars'. It says "Leo Dicaprio remains the only one 100 per cent
capable of opening a film.... Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire must be close. Else
where a number of actors are on the cusp of breaking through to a similar level of
the fame stratosphere - Farrell and Heath Ledger are two who spring to mind. Jude
Law, Orlando Bloom, Ashton Kutcher, Hartnett, Elijah Wood, and Jake Gyllenhaal are
hot in pursuit. But in this stud farm of square-jawed, glossy-haired talent there
seem to be few genuine stars. Jude and Colin Farrell must be front runners.
Gyllenhaal and Maguire are aquired tastes, too quirky to excel in a range of roles. Current Celebdaq fluctuations speak in favour of erstwhile elf Orlando Bloom and
Kutcher but does either have the staying power?" errr YES
Rottentomatoes.com Poll
From *J: I found this poll on rottentomatoes.com and it's called, "Who is your
sexiest tomboy beanpole?" for POTC and it includes Orlando, Johnny, and Keira. Orlando is currently loosing.
New Orlando Forum
Aníran has opened a new Orlando forum at her site.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Alexa from her friend Juliet.
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| Thursday, July 17 |
Fan Reports from London Premiere
I've added more reports from the POTC premiere to the fan encounter section.
Also, Mel from The Bloom Room is also looking for any encounters/photos to add to her site. If anyone is interested they should send them
to: bloomroomwebmasters@yahoo.com.
POTC Contest at RollingStone.com
From Emily: Rolling Stone Website is giving away a:
Gibson SG Special Guiter Signed by Jonny Depp and the rest of the cast and crew. Runners up will get an X-box and Pirates of the Caribbean game to play on it.
It's only open to US and Canada residents.
New POTC Photos
Angela from music247online.com sent in these hi-res press photos from POTC.
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Orlando to Appear in Blue's New Video?
From Ananova: "Lord of The Rings actor Orlando Bloom has reportedly agreed to appear in
Blue's new video for nothing. Bloom was asked by singer Duncan James to make a cameo appearance for the
promo to their new track, Guilty. The British-born Hollywood star - who now commands £2 million per film - was so
keen to help out he even agreed to waive fees."
Laura sent in a scan of a similar article from the Sun newspaper (UK). The article is also on their website.
PeopleNews also has a story about it. It also has a funny Orlando quote (which is probably fake), and some wrong info about Orlando starring in Closing the Ring.
BUT... The Mirror had this to say: "About those rumours that Orlando
Bloom is to star in Blue's new video Guilty ... it's a load of old
tosh. A downmarket rag claimed the sexy actor was willing to waive his usual £2million fee to star in the promo. But a source close to Orlando tells us:
"It's total b******s. "He was asked but it was more a case of,
'Yeah, thanks for the interest but I'm far too busy.'" Ah well..."
POTC Sequel
From Yahoo News: "The Walt Disney Co. has cleared the decks to launch a
sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl," after the movie
struck box office treasure this past week, a studio spokeswoman said on
Wednesday." "In anticipation of the film's success, Disney had already made sequel
arrangements with such key cast members as Johnny Depp,
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, as well as with the behind-the-scenes duo of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and
director Gore Verbinski. And the studio has also begun talks with "Pirates" scribes Ted Elliott and Terry
Rossio about drafting a sequel, though no specific story line has yet been set."
POTC Word Search
Here's a Pirates of the Caribbean word search puzzle you can print out, then solve!
Newsround Questions for Orlando
Newsround has posted some of the best questions that were submitted for Orlando. They won't be posting the answers until August, even though
the interview took place before the premiere of the POTC.
Empire Magazine
From Caroline: In the August issue of Empire (UK) on page 22, there is a picture of
the POTC poster with Orlando in it and a small blurb on the movie: "The
defiantly old-school Pirates Of The Caribbean (***) is to be
congratulated for a full complement of eye contact," then it goes on
about the movie LXG. Later on page 35, there is a picture of Orlando. The caption says Bloom: 'a lover,
not a fighter.' There is also a small article, along with the Orlando
picture, on the movie Troy:
Status: Filming ETA: May 2004
Last month Eric Bana waxed lyrical over Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, in
which he plays historical hero Hector. This month it's everyone's
second-favorite Elf, Orlando Bloom (left), who plays preening
protagonist Paris. "Troy's just been awesome - working with Wolfgang, he
really gets things moving," booms Bloom. And what of his character,
Paris? "He's not like Hector, his brother, who is a warrior, a fighter -
a real man's man. Paris is a bit of an anti-hero, he's a lover, not a
fighter. Because of his love for Helen, he creates a war. He is very
romantic. He is a much less obvious hero." Next month's Troy quote*:
Brad Pitt, who plays ancient ace Achilles. (* offer not legally binding)
Disney Catalog
From Melissa: There is a Disney Catalog that has a Pirate of the Caribbean 2pg layout. In the
middle it has the Potc Poster (w/ O.B., J.D., K.K. & G.R.) and some facts about
the ride. You can get it at a Disney store near you. The cover has Minnie, Mickey
and Goofy.
Ecrush Poll
From Sasha: On the ecrush.com homepage, the weekly poll is "Who is your favorite
Orlando?". The choices are Orlando Jones, Orlando Bloom, and Orlando Florida. Orli
is in second place. Help him catch up!
OB Fan Census
From Carrie: Starting today, I will be taking an Orlando Bloom Fan Census. It will
close next Wednesday at 11:59 PM. Email your first name, Country, and Continent
to OrlandoBloomFanCensus@yahoo.com. Thank you!
O.O.O.B. E-Zine
From Rooki and Faith: For those interested, the debut issue of O.O.O.B. will be out sometime in the very early morning on Sunday July 20th, according
to EST timing... and there is currently a preview set up with subscribing
information at: orlando.dizzy.at
Rusted Faith
From Roz: Rusted Faith: The Orlando Fanfiction Network has moved to a new URL, rusted-faith.net.
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| Wednesday, July 16 |
There is a new email address to submit wallpapers to. It is: wallpapers@theorlandobloomfiles.com
London Premiere Reports and Photos
POTC London premiere mini-site at Empire Online.
Photos at CBBC Newsround.
Jenn's fan encounter from the premiere.
More press photos.
Orlando Gives Up Vegetarianism
From Anna: In this week's Heat (UK, 19-25th July) there is a tiny bit about Orlando on
page 33. It says 'Back bone: Orlando Bloom says that he has given up on vegetarianism
after learning that one steak a week will apparently ease his back pain. Orlando has
been battling back pains ever since a nasty fall and he now swears by his weekly
intake of cow. "I'm never ill now," he claims.'
Full Radio 1 Interview Online
From Cara: I went to the BBC Radio site and I just wanted to tell everyone that they
have the full Radio 1 interview with Orlando! It's about 14 minutes long.
Access Hollywood Video and Screencaps
Yesterday Access Hollywood had a short segment about the London premiere of POTC. Here's a RealVideo clip and screencaps.
Graham Norton Show
I finally added the transcript from Very Graham Norton, thanks to Luthien. View screencaps here, and a photo of Orlando backstage.
2nd Auction for Greenpeace Underway
The Orlando Bloom Birthday Project is raising money in Orlando's name
for Greenpeace, and we're hoping these auctions will
help us beat last year's donation of $2166. The second OBBP auction is underway. It is a set of magnetic
paper dolls (as seen on The OB Files and Graham Norton!) and approximately 40 clothing and
accessory items, with additional outfits created by Nin. Bid here.
Fan Video of Orlando at London Premiere
From Lauren: I'm from the UK and won tickets to attend the premiere last night and was seated a
few row from the front. Orlando spent AGES outside signing autographs (bless him!)
before everyone arrived inside the theatre. The usual way premieres work is that the
stars/director get introduced at the front of the theatre, so Gore got introduced
first, then Jerry, then the rest of the cast. Lastly, Keira and Orlando came on
stage.
Unfortunately, he was only on stage for less than a minute but I still can't believe
I've seen him in the flesh! I actually brought my video camea into the theatre for the purpose of maybe getting some
footage of Orlando, which I did. It's only literally a few seconds, but I thought
you may be interested to see footage which isn't shown on TV etc.
View the video in AVI format (189 Kb zipped).
Poster in Sneak
From Sophie and Ailish: This week in Sneak there is a poster of Orlando, someone's written a letter in saying how nice he looked at the Premiere of
PotC, and of course he's number one in the top totty poll!
Win Signed Orlando Pictures
From Lizzie: You can win signed pictures of Orlando Bloom from CBBC Newsround. All you have to do is
answer on the website the question 'Which character did Orlando Bloom play in Lord
of the Rings?' The closing date is on Monday 4 August.
Regarding Copies of Graham Norton
From Jo: I have stopped taking requests for the Graham Norton show with Orlando on
for the time being. I have been busy getting as many copies done as I can
with the short time I have. I also have not been able to mail everyone back
within the UK regarding the P&P of the tape. I apologise for this. To
explain it again. As I have had a big demand for the tape, I have asked for
those in the UK to send me a small P&P cover of 2 pounds, just for the
postage and the cost of a jiffy envelope. I assure everyone I am not
pocketing anything from this should they be unsure about it. Several tapes
already have been sent to those who have sent the P&P as I am sure they will
tell you, I thank them for their trust. Again I apologise to those I
couldn't get back to, I have been busy offline with the taping aswell as
working. I hope the P&P fee is okay with you. If so then e mail me at the
same address as before and I will give you my home address to send it to.
Keira Knightley Interview
From Michaela: IMDb has an interview with Keira Knightley where she
mentions Orlando several times.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Tanja, and Natalie (12) from Brooke.
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Photos from POTC London Premiere
Here are photos of Orlando at the London premiere of POTC last night. Here's an article about it from the BBC.
Video and Screencaps from E! News Live
I made a RealVideo clip from Monday's E! News Live of Orlando at the London premiere of POTC. View screencaps here.
Photos in People
Andi says that there are 2 photos of Orlando and Kate Bosworth in the July 21 issue of People magazine.
It says that the photos were taken at Disney's California Adventure-- this is an
amusement park across the parking lot from Disneyland-- coincidentally
this photo was taken earlier in the day before the POTC Premiere at
Disneyland.
Mention in Elle
From Viv: In the August 2003 ELLE Magazine, Keira Knightley is on the cover. During
her interview she mentions Orlando Bloom: "I was mostly the only girl around these men," Knightley says of her
Pirates experience. " But most of them were bearded and grubby...except
for Or-lan-do," she says, rustling Bloom's name from her throat with all
the Shakespearean longing of a hormone addled Rosalind. "He plays my love
interest. He's much more age appropriate-for the American audience, at
least- than Johnny is." she says mischievously of 40 year old Depp." Johnny
was so protective of me."
Orlando on Entertainment Today
From Diana: Entertainment Today (UK) on Friday 18th July starts at 8.35am and
will feature both Orli and Keira Knightley.
Orlando was on ET
From Sharon: I just saw a big piece right about Orlando at the start of Entertainment
Tonight on Monday evening saying he was "king of
the world" and mentioning his web site count. The piece was very
complimentary. There were clips of the London premiere, shots of him as Legolas,
an earlier interview on the PotC set about how he's handling the stardom, and
mention of his back injury.
Article in The West Australian
From Annie: I'm from Perth in Western Australia, and there's a story in "The West Australian"
newspaper today 15 July 2003, about POTC. The
accompanying picture is one of the first released of Johnny and Orlando, with
Orlando just behind him holding the sword.
"DEPP'S TREASURE CHEST"
"Heart-throb Johnny Depp's sea dogs of Pirates of the Caribbean ruled the North
American box office at the weekend. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl raked in $70.84 million, nearly doubling the take of Sean Connery's
poorly reviewed sci-fi fantasy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The arrival
of the movie pair threw a spanner in the works of Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback
tilt Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which tumbled 55 per cent to third with
$29.92 million. Pirates of the Caribbean is inspired by a theme-park ride, with a rakish wink to the
swashbuckling days of Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn.
Also on board are Geoffrey Rush as the evil buccaneer, Orlando Bloom as the resident
hunk and Bend It Like Beckham's Keira Knightley as the beauteous maiden."
Get a POTC Poster at Hoyts
From Lucy: At Hoyts Wairau Park (Auckland) if you buy tickets to see Terminator 3 on Wednesday the 15 or Thursday the 16, you get a free POTC poster.
POTC Article in Providence Journal
From Catie: There is a review of Pirates of the Caribbean in Wednesday's Providence
Journal (lifebeat page G-7). Sadly there were no Orlando pictures but it did have some nice things to say about
him and his character. "Will is something of a romantic dreamer, but he also crafts razor sharp swords...
and demonstrates that he knows how to use them in the film's many thrillingly stages
swordfights."
"The films first big swordfight, between Will and
Jack Sparrow, is marvelous, too. It's cleverly staged, pirouetting it's way through
a blacksmith's barn and right up onto the rafters. Before long, however, Will and
Jack have put down their swards and joined forces to rescue Elizabeth. Soon they've
commandeered a fast-in-the-water British ship and salty crew of unsavory pirate
rejects to set sail for soaring adventures."
"Bloom's Will proves to be more than just a pawn in
Jack's scheme, sometimes recklessly taking their fate into his own hands for
unexpected consequences."
Aníran in Bloom
One of The OB Files' affiliates, Aníran in Bloom, is now back online after being on
hiatus.
Johnny Depp on This Morning
From Kirsty: Johnny Depp is suppose to be on a programme called This Morning (UK) on
Friday. He's on talking about POTC, he might mention Orlando and they might show
some clips of the film.
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| Monday, July 14 |
POTC Contest
Disney has provided me with some cool POTC prizes to give away. The grand prize is a poster signed by Orlando and the rest of the cast, as well as director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer!
The contest ends July 23rd and is only open to U.S. residents. Sorry, not my decision.
New Photos
Here are some new Orlando photos, thanks to Michelle and Eresse. (1, 2, 3, 4) I'm not sure where they are from, but the last two are almost 2 years old.
Update to The Calcium Kid Release Date
From Angela music247online.com: UIP UK have updated their
UK release date for The Calcium Kid to February 13, 2004.
Johnny Depp Quote About Orlando
Posted by Elmelas: From a Johnny Depp interview on Dean Richard's show Sunday morning on WGN
(Chicago): He was asked if he'd given any advice to the up and
coming people in the film, having been in their place. He said some nice
stuff about Kiera, and then went on: "And Orlando, who's as sweet
as anyone can humanly, possibly be, um, also very intelligent, good sense
of humor, um, gets it as well." He also said that if he saw someone being
"put into an assembly line" as he felt he had been early in his career,
he'd jump in to help.
Clarification about Orlando's Education
From Orlando-insider Lori: There is a clarification to be made to the Vogue UK, July 2003 article that's
out regarding Orlando's education. In Vogue it said Orlando gave up his A levels
for Acting. He did not. He has THREE A levels, two at grade A (one was art and
sculpture - he is particularly good at sculture and pottery and art) one at A
level for Photography - and one at Grade C which was Religious Studies. He also
has 8 'O' levels and also he has a BA (Hons) Drama degree from Guildhall School
of Music and Drama - so he is Orlando Bloom BA (Hons). He was mildly dyslectic
at school.
Photos of Orlando on Troy Set
OBM.net and Titooy have posted some photos of Orlando taking a break on the set of Troy. (1, 2, 3, 4)
Orlando Spotted at Cynergi by Reebok
From Rim: I found this yesterday in The Times of Malta under Celebrity News:
'Hollywood actor Sean Bean worked out at Cynergi by Reebok earlier this week while
shooting Troy. The muscular Mr Bean, who is playing the part of Odysseus in this
Warner Brothers movie, has been visiting the health club frequently with his
trainer. He is one of many film stars who have visited Cynergi by Reebok in the
recent weeks. Brad Pitt, Rupert Everett and Orlando Bloom have also been spotted
regularly at the health club.'
POTC Tray Covers at McDonalds
From Min: I was at McDonalds and my sister picked up one of those papers they put on
the trays. On the back there are pictures of Will Turner, Jack Sparrow, Cpt.
Barbossa and Elizabeth. It also had a pirate personality test. One of the
personalities is Will Turner.
POTC Box Office Numbers
From The AP: "Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend,
according to studio estimates Sunday. / Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had
taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday. / "Everybody had said pirate movies were cursed. The curse is officially over,"
said Chuck Viane, Disney head of distribution.
Orlando on Entertainment Weekly (UK)?
From Laura: Orlando is rumoured to be on Entertainment Weekly
(UK) on Friday the 18th July with Keira Knightly - I am not sure about the exact
times but think that the show is on in the morning, it is on ITV. UPDATE: Elaine says it is at 8:35 am.
People Magazine
People magazine has a short review on PotC w/ the picture of Johnny and
Orlando when they first try to take over the "Dauntless"; it also has an article on
Johnny Depp.
There are two photos of Orlando and Kate in the new issue of People
with John Kennedy and his wife on the cover.
Orlando's Tattoo Shown in POTC
From Emma: The first seen where Orlando meets Johnny and they're fighting with the swords,
keep an eye on Orlando's right wrist. At one point his sleeve slips, revealing his
tattoo he got while filming Lord of the Rings.
Movie Facts Pamphlet at Carmike Cinemas
From Tricia: If your local movie theatre/cinema is owned by Carmike Cinemas, then you
should know of the free movie information pamphlets they have called "Movie Facts".
Well, on the back of it, there are three featured celebs and one of them is Orlando.
It has a pic of him as Will Turner and the basic info of where he is from and how
he got into the business.
Article in The Houston Chronicle
From Kristi: In the Houston Chronicle in the "Zest" magazine section, which is a weekly
entertainment guide for Houston, Texas, Orlando is on the cover. The article says
basically the same things that all of the other articles have on how he has become
such a star and all of his films. One part of the article menitoned how he asked
Johnny what his "Wino Forever" tattoo meant. He said that he didn't know that it
used to say Winona Forever because he followed Johnny's career in film not who he
was dating.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Nadine (18) from her friend Karlijn.
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| Sunday, July 13 |
LA Times Article
Posted by Stacie: LATimes.com has an Orlando article on how "Fan-girl frenzy has transformed the handsome "Pirates of the Caribbean"
actor into a major heartthrob."
Troy Done Filming in Malta
From The Malta Indpendent: Warner Bros' epic film Troy has completed a successful 10-week shoot in
Malta, and is now moving on to Mexico for the final two and a half months of
filming, the Malta Film Commission announced yesterday.
POTC Auction
Disney has updated their POTC ebay auction with new props, including part of Orlando's costume.
Disney Adventures
From Jess: In the August addition of Disney Adventures, they have two pages with pirate
theme's and a pic of Johnny and one of Orli too. There is also a 10 page
comic of an adventure of Jack and Will.
Orlando on ET on VH1
From Catie: Orlando was on ET on VH1. It was a little bit on how he's a heartthrob
and a bunch of fans going nuts. He also said how it's really great to work with
Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt. They also mentioned how he broke all those bones and his
back accident. He said that it's given him a different outlook on life and
everything. It will probably be on MTV too because ET on MTV and ET on VH1 are
always the same. I suspect it will be on either station in the morning or afternoon
Sunday. It's just a weekend show.
POTC Photo and Review in Globe and Mail
From K-Mac: In the July 9th issue of the Globe and Mail, Rick Groen had a rather lengthy
reveiw, although it was negative (only ** rating). Mostly it was
concentrated on Johnny Depp but he did make a small mention of Orlando ("...which
pretty much counts out Depp, but leaves ample room for Orlando Bloom as the film's
rapier-straight hottie") Although this was a negative review others (such as
Steve Oldfield) gave it **** stars. A small picture of Bloom and Depp was
included as well as a few advertisments for the movie.
Wicked Magazine
From Lia: There is a photo of Orlando in the latest edition of Wicked magazines (the red one) from
South Africa.
MTV Movie House Article
From Nia: MTV's Movie House has a short article on Pirates of
the Caribbean, entitled, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Comedy Stylings of Johnny
Depp, Orlando Bloom?' Johnny talks a little bit about how he and Orlando brought a
lot of comedy to the set of POTC and Orlando is admiring Mr. Depp as in so many of
the recent interviews. There's also a link to a few pics from the movie.
LOTR Stars to Film TV Ad
From Lolly: There was a small article in a UK paper a few days ago that said: 'Elf Service: Lord of the Rings stars will film a TV ad to find a liver donor for Katie Tookey, 21 months, who moved from Newport, Gwent, to New Zealand.'
POTC Score
From Stephanie: I was in a Virgin Megastore yesterday and asked about the POTC
soundtrack. They told me that it wouldn't be the soundtrack, per say, but the score
for the film. And that it was scheduled to be out July 22.
Brad Pitt on UK TV
From Sarah Earley: In the UK on a BBC1 program called Blue Peter, Brad Pitt will be on and he may talk
about Troy. It is on at 5:00pm on Monday.
From Fisha: On monday, channel 4 (UK) between 5 and 6 oclock
in the evening Brad Pitt will be on Richard and Judy talking about his new
movie.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Lauren (13), Caroline (13) from her friend Lucy, Ali Marie Jones (15), Jul (16), and Sandra Caskey from her daughter Jennifer.
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| Saturday, July 12 |
Transcript and Mp3s of Orlando on Radio 1
Bex has made a transcript of Orlando on Radio One yesterday. Orlando said that he is not doing Closing the Ring with Justin Timberlake, or Superman.
I made 15 Mp3 clips from the show (check the transcript), using the clips at OBM.net. The entire interview is too big for me to post. Also, I think Orlando may have a cold!
From Jo: Orli was being interviewed on Radio 1, it was Nemone sitting in for Jo
Whiley and they had a competition to win a signed copy of The Face Magazine
with him on the cover. The question was who is in POTC and stars in The
Office, the answer was Mackenzie Crook, I sent my answer in and I won it!
I said I was a massive fan and she said that when she read out my name!
POTC on Talking Movies
From Chrissy: From July 10th to the 17th on BBC America, they are going to be showing Talking Movies with POTC. Check the website for dates and times.
POTC Review in EW Magazine
The July 18th issue of Entertainment Weekly has a not-so-great review of POTC, and an old photo of Johnny and Orlando. In my opinion, the reviewer hasn't got a clue. If you have AOL or a subscription to EW,
read the review at ew.com, and talk about it online. For the rest of you, read it here.
See Footage of Troy at Comic-Con
From Melissa: Those attending Comic-Con 2003 on Saturday July 19 will get to see real footage
from Troy, along with other upcoming movies. More info.
Hellomagazine.com Article
Hellomagazine.com has posted an article on Orlando. It basically says the same thing that was in The Face article that I posted a few days ago.
Orlando Was on TRL
From KAReng: Friday the 11th on TRL on MTV they had a clip where they interviewed
Orlando, Johnny Depp, and Keira Knightley. They talked about who was the better swordsman.
They also play the same clip every-so-often on MTV.
Alloy.com Article
From Louise: There is an article on Orlando at Alloy.com.
POTC Special on GMTV
From Nat: Next Friday on GMTV, which is on ITV in the morning (until 9:30), they're having a
POTC special. Orlando might be in the studio with them or they might have an
interview with him as well as clips.
Orlando in Shout Magazine
From Emily: In the summer special of Shout (UK), it has a page about "Summer Sizzlers". It has Orlando at the bottom of the
page under the catagory of movies... it has a gorgeous picture, and says...
"Thrill seeker Orlando was nearly killed three years ago when he broke his back
out of a window three stories high! Despite being told he might never walk again Orli hobbled out of the hospital 12 days later. The great news is that Orlando
will be everywhere this summer with starring roles in Pirates of the Caribbean,
and the Calcium Kid with Billy! As well as breaking his back, unlucky Orlando
has broken his ribs, his nose, both his legs, one arm, his wrist, a finger, a
toe, and fractured his skull, THREE times."
Fanfics and Staff for Orlando E-zine
From Rooki: I'm currently lying in the street begging people to help me out with my e-zine,
OOOB, (Obsessions Over Orlando Bloom) which will be a biannual zine revolving
around the Orlando Bloom fanbase, and will include in-depth movie criticism, et
cetera. I am in need of a graphic technician, some people who are willing to
search for subjects and then type up articles, a co-editor, and a photographer
would be great... If you are interested in helping me with that, or if you have
any fanfics for Blissful Thinking, which will be coming out soon, I'm begging
you to e-mail me at rooki@mindless.com Thanks!
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Juliet, and to Kate (14) from Kass and all her friends.
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| Friday, July 11 |
Orlando on Jo Whiley
From Mairi: Orlando will be on Jo Whiley on Radio 1 (U.K and available worldwide on the
internet at bbc.co.uk/radio1) on Friday July 11th sometime between 10.00am and 1.00pm.
POTC Clips and Interviews at Yahoo
Yahoo Movies has a bunch of movie clips from POTC, as well as interviews, including the Disney Movie Surfers segment. Thanks to Patricia for the link.
Opening Day Numbers for POTC
According to the-numbers.com,
the opening day box office numbers for POTC was $13,509,000, making it number 1. According to Yahoo, "It was the best Wednesday opening of the year -- surpassing the R-rated
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," which earned $12.4 million last week -- and the eighth-best Wednesday opening ever."
Thanks to Kristi for the info.
High Quality Photos from The Face
Mason from The Face has sent in 2 inside photos from the August issue of The Face (UK), shot by photographer David Slijper. (1 & 2)
Graham Norton High Lights
From Kate: On monday morning at 1.30am there is a Graham
Norton highlights show that summarizes the people he has seen
in the week, so they may show part of Orlando's interview.
Also for people in the UK, the science museum in London is showing the
LOTR exhibition which was in New Zealand in September - tickets are selling
out fast so go book now!
Teenpeople.com
From Michelle: There is a photo of Orlando at teenpeople.com in the Star Tracks section.
MTV News
From Katie: They are interviewing Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley on MTV news (US). I'm sure they will be playing it
for the next few days at 10 till the hour.
Brad Pitt on GMTV
From Laura: I just found out that on Monday morning, on GMTV in the UK, there is going to be
an interview with Brad Pitt, about his new film. That
means that Orli may be featured, so I say, 'Keep your eyes
peeled sometime before 9am on Monday morning'.
Accesshollywood.com Poll
There is a poll on accesshollywood.com asking Which movie are you most excited to see this weekend? POTC is in the lead with 57%.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Karen from her friend Marci, and to Sarah (17).
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| Thursday, July 10 |
Scans from The Face
Sarah of Heart and Soul sent in scans from the August issue of The Face.
( 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7)
Us Weekly Scans
Mel from The Bloom Room sent in scans from the July 21st issue of Us Weekly. (1, 2, 3, 4)
New POTC Photos
JDO sent in this link to outnow.ch that has
new, and better versions of old, Pirates of the Caribbean photos, including some new promo shots of Orlando as Will
IGN Interview
Ign.com has posted an interview with Orlando.
Submit Questions for Orlando
From Bianca: CBBC Newsround is letting you send in questions to Orlando with he will answer
in a chat sometime in the next following weeks.
UK TV Alerts
Posted by Penny:
Upcoming shows featuring Orlando:
1. Celebrity Extra
Channel:
Living
Date: Thursday 10th July 2003
Time: 00:55 to 01:05
The latest entertainment news and celebrity gossip. Tania Bryer
meets Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom at the premiere of Pirates of the
Caribbean.
Repeated
Channel: Living
Date: Friday 11th July
2003
Time: 00:55 to 01:05
and
Channel: Living
Date: Saturday 12th
July 2003
Time: 00:55 to 01:05
2. Celebrity Extra
Channel:
Living
Date: Thursday 10th July 2003
Time: 23:35 to 00:00
The latest entertainment news and celebrity gossip. Tania Bryer
meets Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom at the premiere of Pirates of the
Caribbean.
Repeated:
Channel: Living Plus 1
Date: Friday 11th July 2003
Time: 00:35 to
01:00
Duration: 25 minutes.
3. Talking Movies
Channel: BBC
2
Date: Saturday 12th July 2003
Time: 14:10 to 14:35
Film news with Tom Brook, including reports on swashbuckling action
flick Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny
Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom.
Orlando Being Considered for Superman?
From http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm: Superman: Orlando Bloom is the latest name rumoured to be up for Supes,
whilst The Daily Oklahoman reports that the Oklahoma Film Commission has been
contacted to provide possible locations for Clark Kent's boyhood farm home.
Vanilly Scan
Elodie sent in this scan from the July issue of Vanilly (France). The full article is a poll for know who is
the sexiest man.
POTC Clips at Msn.com
From Jessie: You can watch clips and interviews from Pirates of the
Caribbean at msn.com.
Orlando Tops MSN Search List
From Fizz: Orlando is now #1 in the MSN Top search for today. He jumped from #3 to #1 in a
matter of hours.
POTC Posters at Theaters
Apparently some theaters in the US are giving away double-sided POTC posters, of Orlando/Keira and
Johnny/Geoffrey.
Orlando on E!
From Joanna: On E! News Live Wednesday, they did a story on POTC and had interviews with Johnny Depp,
Gore Verbinski and Orlando. In Orlando's interview, the interviewer mentioned
the fact that Orlando had broken many body parts and Orlando replied that he was
"Done breaking parts of my body"
New Orlando Clique
Patrice has started a new clique called He's Got Style. It's for people who like Orlando Bloom's style!
POTC Reviews
The current rating for POTC at rottentomatoes.com is 80%. They have links to 87 diffent reviews! Thanks to Christianne for the link.
From Phae: My city's newspaper printed Roger Ebert's review of Pirates of the Caribbean,
and he says about Orlando: "Orlando Bloom is well cast in a severely limited
role, as the heroic straight-arrow. He has the classic profile of a silent film
star". He gave the movie *** overall.
TV Guide Channel
From Kate: If you watch the T.V. Guide Channel (US) there is a segment on POTC, with interviews with Depp, Knightly and of course,
Orlando.
Ned Kelly at Edinburgh Film Fest
From Louise: Just thought you might want to let anyone who can get to Edinburgh in August
know that Ned Kelly will be one of the many films showing. You have to book to come, and you can do so at http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
from Friday.
Various POTC TV Interviews
From Katie: Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, and Keira Knightley were on KATU news in
Oregon on July 9th, at 9. Orlando talked about how he looked up to Johnny Depp,
breaking different bones, and how he's a heart throb. Keira talked about kissing
orlando and that was about it.
Orlando and the rest of the cast from POTC were on an American morning show
called AM Northwest today. I only saw the last bit of his interview, but he was
talking about dating and how it wasn't hard when people didn't recognize without
the blond wig, but he thought it would get harder now as he has no wig, although
he doesn't think the movie posters look too much like him, so he's not sure.
From Amy: Orlando was on Radio 1 Newsbeat on the Entertainment section. He was saying that
doing Remains of the Piano would clash with Troy so he's not doing it. Then Spoony
started making fun of his name, saying he could work in a florist's.
OB Fan Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Nicola (14) from her friend Sarah, and Stevie-Jane (20) from her friend Stef.
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| Wednesday, July 9 |
Sneak Magazine
From Hayley: This week's Sneak magazine (UK) 8th-14th July, with
Pink on the front cover has an article about Orlando's tattoo. There are also two more smaller pics inside the mag.
In next week's Sneak, there will be an Orlando poster on sale 15th July.
From Lou: He has also dropped to 4th place in the Top Ten Text Totty - beaten by Charlie,
Matt and Gareth.
Orlando on Very Graham Norton
Orlando was on Very Graham Norton Tuesday night in the UK and Ireland. Graham showed Orlando my paper dolls, and made some not very nice comments. (I am not a stalker! Really.) But Orlando was impressed that I got his tattoos in the right place. Thanks to everyone who wrote in with the info. Here's a screencap of Orlando holding the doll, thanks to Sarah of Heart and Soul.
She has a few more screencaps on her site. If anyone can make more screencaps, or even a video clip, please contact me! Someone has already offered to make a transcript.
From Jo: If any Orli fans in the UK missed the show, I did tape it and would be happy to run anyone who missed it a copy. Click | |
