Video Download: Haven Press Junket - mtvU
posted by Jas, 09/28/06
mtvU has an interview with Orlando, download here (10 mb) or here (hi-res, 27 mb)

Orlando at the screening of Marie Antoinette
posted by Jas, 09/27/06
Ka-Bloom has photos of Orlando at the special screening of Marie Antoinette at the Arlight Cinemas/Chateau Marmont in LA last night.

P3 sets up filming at location in Palmdale
posted by Jas, 09/26/06
AV Press reports that filmimg of At World's End has relocated to Site 9 in Palmdale from Walt Disney Studios in Burbank and earlier reports about Keith being drunk on the set were not true.

Filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the third installment of Disney's hit franchise, has relocated to Site 9 in Palmdale from Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, unit publicist Michael Singer confirmed Monday. Contrary to media reports that circulated over the weekend, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards did not make a slightly tipsy cameo appearance as Capt. Jack Sparrow's father at the former aircraft production hangar at 30th Street East and Avenue P. Filming of Richards' scenes with Depp took place elsewhere, Singer said. The publicist would not confirm if Depp and co-stars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley were on location in Palmdale. According to earlier reports, the three were slated to be at Site 9 in September to film the remainder of "At World's End."

Singer refused to provide any other details about the shoot, including how long the production is scheduled to remain at Site 9. Disney has rented Hangar 703 from Los Angeles World Airports through at least November. In contrast to last month's filming in Palos Verdes, during which Johnny Depp often would emerge from his trailer to greet fans and sign autographs, the cast and crew of the movie are keeping a low profile in Palmdale. Small yellow signs reading "P2/3" could be seen Monday afternoon at the intersection of Avenue P and 30th Street East. The parking lot at Site 9 was moderately full of cars, trailers and equipment trucks, but a patrolling security vehicle provided the only stirring of life outside the facility's gates. -- Full report

Video Download: KOH extended cut DVD interview - GMTV
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
GMTV has posted an interview with Orlando about Kingdom of Heaven's extended cut DVD release. Update: EL has captured the video, download here or here

Video Download: Haven clip - 'Where are you going'
posted by Jas, 09/25/06
Grabbed another new clip from Haven from Frank E. Flower's MySpace blog. Download here (wmv) or here (mpg)

Losing the things that matter - Haven
posted by Jas, 09/23/06
Haven receives a thumbs up from Cayman Net News

20 Things You Didn't Know...
posted by Jas, 09/23/06
Digital Spy has a list of 20 Things You Didn't Know about Casualty and mention Orlando's appearance on the series as a patient.

Orlando Bloom: Shy Guy?
posted by Jas, 09/23/06
People magazine has an interview with Orlando where he talked about his embarrassment doing love scenes, keeping his own love life private – and Marlon "Hottie" Brando. Stacie has the scan

Your costar Zoë Saldaña tells us that kissing you was 'gross.' How could she?
I hated kissing Zoë too! I was like, "Take your tongue out of my mouth, please. Your boyfriend is standing right there." Most people think kissing beautiful costars must be great. But it's always awkward, man.

Haven, about doomed teenage love on Grand Cayman, is darker than your big blockbusters. Did that appeal to you?
Some people have said it's too hard-core for teenage audiences. But it deals with (real) issues. You go on vacation, sit by the pool, go to the bar. . . . In this movie you get to see the underbelly of . . . the Cayman Islands.

You've reportedly split with Kate Bosworth.
People always ask me whether (we're) together or not. It's still nobody's business.

Fair enough. Can you give us an update on Pirates of the Caribbean?
We're in the middle of part 3. I've loved working on Pirates, but I'm looking forward to new projects. When you do a movie that's so successful, people think that's all you've done. "Oh, he's that pirate guy!"

Or 'that heartthrob guy?'
That doesn't bother me. Name any of my heroes, and they were hotties. Brando was a pinup, so was James Dean, Paul Newman. I'm not going to (rest) on my "teen hottie" laurels. I have aspirations to do more than that. (Still) they're very loyal fans, those teenage girls! I definitely appreciate them.

Video Download: POTC 2 Junket - ABC News
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
Found a clip where Orlando answered fan's question about working with Johnny Depp in Pirates films, download here or here. Flash player required

Video Download: KOH extended cut DVD interview - GMTV
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
GMTV has posted an interview with Orlando about Kingdom of Heaven's extended cut DVD release.

Video Download: Haven clip - 'I want this' (extended)
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
Grabbed the extended version of 'I want this' clip posted by the Yari Film Group at YouTube, download here or here.

Video Download: Haven Press Junket - JoBlo
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
JoBlo has posted their junket interview with Orlando and Frank E. Flowers, watch and download here

Haven opens today in more selected theaters
posted by Jas, 09/22/06
Haven opens today in more selected theatres go see it. More reviews from Gwinnett Daily Post, Mercury News, Inside Bay Area, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Detroit Free Press, The Tech, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Denver Post, Miami Herald, Contra Costa Times and Seattle Times (interview). No more reviews will be posted after today, go see the movie.

Video Download: Haven clip - Acid
posted by Jas, 09/21/06
The Yari Film Group has posted new clip from Haven at YouTube, download here or here. Haven opens in more selected theatres tomorrow, buy soundtrack and score CD here, read reviews from Seattle PI, STL Today, Chicago Tribune, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Axcess News, Pioneer Press, CF News 13 and Star Tribune

Bloom happy to be a heart-throb
posted by Jas, 09/21/06
Wenn reports that Orlando appreciates his teenage fans

Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom is thrilled he is considered a Hollywood heart-throb, because he feels like he's following in the footsteps of his icons. The star appreciates his large female following, but insists his acting aspirations go beyond parts where he is just considered a romantic leading man. Regarding being called a heart-throb, he says, "That doesn't bother me. Name any of my heroes, and they were hotties. "(Marlon) Brando was a pin-up, so was James Dean, Paul Newman. I'm not going to (rest) on my "teen hottie" laurels. "I have aspirations to do more than that. (Still) they're very loyal fans, those teenage girls! I definitely appreciate them!"

Pirates 2 DVD pre-order
posted by Jas, 09/21/06
Dead Man's Chest 2-disc special edtion of DVD is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. The DVD will be released on December 5

Keith Richards on the set of Pirates 3
posted by Jas, 09/21/06
Fox News has a report on Keith Richards' his first day of shooting Pirates 3

A not terribly sober Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones has filmed his cameo as Johnny Depp's swashbuckling dad in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3," which is shooting somewhere in Southern California in a place called Palmdale. Last night at Premiere magazine's decidedly swellegant Women in Hollywood Icon awards gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel, we heard a good story about Richards from gifted Brit actor Bill Nighy (you know him from playing a Richards like rock star in "Love Actually").

Nighy wasn't on set when Richards came for his big Hollywood moment, but he more or less confirmed for us a tale we'd heard earlier. Richards, no stranger to substances and liquids, was left to his own devices in his trailer before his big scene. That wasn't a good idea. When the time came to shoot, he was a bit "wobbly." To keep him straight, director Gore Verbinski held Richards by the shins.

"You've got to keep straight," Verbinski told him. "If you'd wanted straight, then you got the wrong man," Richards replied huskily. Richards' pirate costume, sources say, closely resembles Depp's, with a different colored bandana. The two had such a good time together that Depp kept a souvenir from Richards' short visit: a set of stairs built for Richards to get in and out of his trailer, which he signed to Depp with the salutation, "A step too far."

Video: Haven Junket Interview with Zoe
posted by Jas, 09/21/06
JoBlo has posted their junket interview with Zoe Saldana, watch and download here

Haven reviews
posted by Jas, 09/20/06
Reviews of Haven from Portland Mercury, New York Press, LA City Beat and Napa Valley Register and AZ Central has an interview with Zoe Saldana

KOH 4-disc DVD review
posted by Jas, 09/20/06
A review of Kindom of Heaven 4-disc DVD from Hornsey Journal.

Interview with Orlando and Haven cast
posted by Jas, 09/20/06
MTV and Boston Herald have an interview with Orlando, Zoe Saldana and director Frank E. Flowers about Haven. Caymanian Compass has a photo of Orlando at the private preview of the movie in the Cayman Islands last Saturday as well as a review of the movie.

Orlando Bloom is a total technophobe
posted by Jas, 09/20/06
Orlando talks to the Mirror admitting that he doesn't have email and he's not on Myspace. He's just not techno savvy.

Orlando Bloom has admitted he has no email address as he cannot "deal with new technology". The Pirates of the Caribbean actor confessed he needs to catch up and joked his dog Sidi is better on computers than him. Orlando, 29, said: "I still don't have email. I don't even have a computer. "I've never been on MySpace. I just didn't want to deal with it." The star added he did not aim to stay in the technology dark ages. Orlando said: "I don't have a computer yet but I'm getting one."

The British actor, who sent himself up on BBC2 in Ricky Gervais's Extras last week, also insisted he will never quit London for the US. He said: "I wouldn't up and move to Hollywood. "Maybe one day it would be a good idea to have somewhere to keep stuff so I don't have crates of luggage around the world. "But I would always consider London my home. "I'll always return here and be with my family."

Dead Man's Chest DVD out on December 5
posted by Jas, 09/19/06
Press release for the release of Dead Man's Chest DVD is out, both the single and double discs versions will be released on the same day on December 5, 2006. There's another report from USA Today

The Dead Man's Chest DVD will come out in both a single-disc edition ($30) and a two-disc collector's edition ($35). Both DVDs have bloopers and commentary from writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who also are writing the upcoming movie. The collector's edition also comes with 10 featurettes, including a profile on Depp, an inside look at the movie's premiere on Disneyland's Main Street, a photo diary from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, a feature on how Disneyland's popular Pirates of the Caribbean attraction became the basis for a movie and an extensive making-of documentary.

For the DVD, Bruckheimer worked to be sure the special features give audiences something fresh. "We wanted to give people more than they saw in the theater, a little insight into the filmmaking process," he says. For the making-of featurette, "a documentary filmmaker followed us around during the prep work, and you'll see things that went wrong, as well as the joy of the first day of filming, which is really nice." Bruckheimer says work on the third installment in the franchise is progressing nicely.

"We shot a lot of Chow Yun-Fat's stuff already, and we should finish the principal actors by the beginning of November, so we are quite a ways into it." The third film is expected to open May 25, on Memorial Day weekend. And by Christmas 2007, expect a DVD release and a boxed set of all three films.

'Pirates 3' will end trilogy but not sequel
posted by Jas, 09/19/06
Mickey News reports that Pirates 3 will conclude the trilogy but may not be the last sequel of the movie.

Orlando wants to do theatre
posted by Jas, 09/17/06
Wenn reports that Orlando wants to do some theatre saying that he's looking for the right material.

Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom is desperate for a theatre role because that's where he always thought he'd begin his acting career. The British actor was plucked from obscurity, direct from film school and given the role of Legolas in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the big movie roles have tumbled from there. But Bloom is keen to "earn his stripes" in the theatre.He says, "I really want to do some theatre. My career took this marching pace that meant that I was running to the beat of a drum that I wasn't quite sure where the noise was coming from."I'm avidly looking for the right sort of material that I can do something with."

Video Download: Haven Press Junket - Hollywood
posted by Jas, 09/16/06
Hollywood.com has a junket interview with Orlando and the cast of Haven, download here (Orlando only) or here

Video Download: 8 clips from Haven
posted by Jas, 09/15/06
Rope of Silicone has posted 8 clips from Haven. Update: Added and converted to wmv three Shy's clips, 'Tell me a secret', 'I want this' and 'Take whatever time you need'

Video Download: Haven On Set Interview - Roo TV
posted by Jas, 09/15/06
Roo TV has an on the set interview with Orlando, download here or here

Haven reviews
posted by Jas, 09/15/06
Haven review from Cinematical

Video Download: Haven US Premiere - ITN
posted by Jas, 09/15/06
ITN has a clip of Orlando and Zoe Saldana at the L.A. premiere of Haven, download here or here

Video Download: Haven Press Junket - CTV
posted by Jas, 09/15/06
CTV has a junket interview with Orlando and the cast of Haven, download here or here

Haven reviews
posted by Jas, 09/14/06
Haven reviews from LA Times, LA Daily News, The Star Ledger and Newsday. Haven opens in the Cayman Islands on Monday.

Orlando nominated for Movies.com's Reader's Poll Awards
posted by Jas, 09/14/06
Orlando has been nominated for Favourite Actor, Hottest Upcoming Male, Next Action Hero, Most Overrated and Hottest Hollywood Couple awards in Movies.com's 1st Annual Reader's Poll Awards. Dead Man's Chest is also nominated in several categories. Fans can vote through Oct. 2 at www.movies.com/fanpoll, winners will be announced on October 10.

Video Download: Orlando in Extras (full episode)
posted by Jas, 09/14/06
Catz has captured Orlando's episode on Extras, download here (in parts and in quicktime). Jupiter has captured it in one full clip in windows format which you can download here.

Keith Richards sets sail as Depp's pirate dad
posted by Jas, 09/14/06
Daily Mail reports that Keith Richards has been filming his cameo for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End. Both Orlando and Keira have also returned to Los Angeles to shoot some of the studio scenes.

Keith Richard is set to sail onto the world's cinema screens next Spring as Johnny Depp's dad. The third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga is due to be released next May. Fellow band member Ronnie Wood said Richards had been "hard at work on the set with Johnny Depp.

"He said he's gonna come to the next rehearsal in character - he's gonna come straight off set dressed as a pirate, and come to rehearsals." Wood said that clean shaven Richards was undergoing a bit of a change for the role: "He said to me: 'I'm not allowed to shave from now on, so they're gonna tie little bits on my beard. Whatever bits grow, they're gonna dangle bits off of it, and the longer it gets, the more they're gonna tie on'." "He promised to take a Polaroid as I'm dying to see it!," said Wood.

Disney announced that the new Pirates of the Caribbean will be released globally on May 25th next year, rather than gradually around the world. Mark Zoradi, president of the Disney Motion Pictures Group said: "All we need to do is get the trailer out there, put together a good campaign and I think the audience is going to be with us." But it may not be the last Pirates film. "The third film... will conclude the initial Pirates trilogy, though it is unlikely to be the last Pirates sequel." Richards filmed his performance before The Stones began US tour dates this week. -- Full report

Haven review and premiere photos
posted by Jas, 09/14/06
A review of Haven from various sources, and more premiere photos from iF Magazine and Entertainment World

Set amidst the Cayman's lush, almost garishly beautiful beaches, nightclubs, and condos, writer-director Frank E. Flowers's intense, tautly paced thriller proves that people can turn even the most picturesque places into a hellish pit. Parts of his feverishly presented film are awkwardly convoluted, hampered by an overly ambitious narrative structure. Yet, the edgy mood and the unexpected eruptions of shocking violence are like something from a gritty South Central rap thriller – albeit with beaches and jerk chicken. And the movie powerfully conveys a seething rage that lurks just beneath the crystal blues and gorgeous greens of paradise. Bloom is anything but elfin in a nicely angsty and lovelorn performance. Also engaging is Bruckner, as a teenager who's totally out of her depth in the sinister, claustrophobic surroundings. -- LA Citybeat

There are dozens more characters, and to Flowers' credit, the movie is well-written enough to let us know who these people are even if they aren't all given enough screen time to really develop. Each of the storylines is interesting enough on its own, but they are made better by intersecting with one other. We're forced to follow closely or risk losing track of the timeline, who is who, how they know each other. But Haven is complex and smart, a challenging film to keep track of, but one whose value is found in doing precisely that. Flowers' direction is unobtrusive—it's his writing that is really on display here, touching on everything from young love to the weight of a million bucks in cash, and offering up one delicious twist after another. And the Cayman Islands (long an offshore tax haven for business interests that are questionable or otherwise) look luscious, a hot, sweaty place to have a good time and get into serious trouble. As the saying goes, what happens in the Cayman Islands stays in the Cayman Islands. San Diego Citybeat

Indie film is a 'Haven' for Bloom
posted by Jas, 09/13/06
The Star has an interview with Orlando about Haven.

While Orlando Bloom's good looks have helped rather than hindered his career, the Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean star is more than okay with undergoing facial scarring as part of the job on Haven, an independent film he stars in and produces. "I wanted to lose an eye," the British actor said. "I wasn't allowed and I should have been because I'm the producer, right? Actually, you know why I didn't? Because there wasn't enough time. The makeup girl did . . . an incredible job of doing that scar, which I thought was really effective. But to lose an eye and everything else, it would have taken too long."

In the film, Bloom's character Shy is a carefree young fisherman in the Cayman Islands who finally makes love to his girlfriend Andrea (Zoe Saldana). Her affluent family, however, is extremely protective, and her brother Hammer (Anthony Mackie) retaliates by flinging a corrosive chemical in Shy's face, burning the skin surrounding his left eye. Shy becomes moody and reclusive, only communicating with Andrea by phone, while she deals with his abandonment and her family's disapproval by doing drugs and engaging in meaningless sex with a revolving door of partners.

"There's a line where she says, `Have you ever been in love?' to this therapist," said Bloom, "and you feel the pain in that moment that this young girl who is just heartbroken. When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out, it hurts. It feels like it's life-threatening pain. "The purity of their connection is one that is sort of tainted by the opinion of the world outside - the father, the brother, everyone having an opinion about it and not being good with it. And it's what ultimately destroys it. So, this love was crushed. The fallout of that is a kid gets disfigured, she disfigures herself from the inside really, and rejects it all."

In a parallel plot line, corrupt businessman Carl Ridley (Bill Paxton) is on the run with teenage daughter Pippa (Agnes Bruckner) in tow and hides out in his Cayman Islands bungalow. She befriends native Caymanian Fritz (Victor Rasuk), whose life becomes intertwined with the Ridleys when a desperate need for cash leads him to make a move on Carl's stash.

"Some people have said it's a bit too hardcore and raw for teenage audiences," said Bloom, "and I go `You know what? It deals with the issues of teenage life, of growing up in this culture.' You go on holiday to the Caribbean islands and you see one side of it. You're there to relax by the pool, get your drink served. You go to the beach or to the bar. You don't really understand what the underbelly of that island is like. In this movie you get to see that. The Cayman Islands is a relatively peaceful environment, a safe environment in fact, but it happens everywhere. It's real life."

Although Bloom learned that he needed dexterity in order to scale fish for his role, he found other aspects about his character easier to grasp. "I grew up like any other kid trying to find my place in the world and wanting to make a mark and have been confronted by other kids, or the jealousies," he said. "We all have that. Each kid has an area of excellence and sometimes people take a stab at that because of envy or greed or bitterness." Bloom enjoyed his first taste as a producer on the film as well, beginning when he met the young writer-director Frank E. Flowers, who rewrote the character Shy specifically for the Hollywood star. The actor doesn't have any immediate plans to create his own production shingle, but would enjoy wearing the producer's hat in the future.

"I'd love to. In a way I feel like I've been so fortunate at such a young age to be a part of so many fantastically huge movies," Bloom said. "But anyone at my age being a part of those movies can only really be a passenger. You know what I mean? You hitch your ride onto the end of the roller coaster and you're whiplashed all over the back of it. And being part of this production, I really felt for the first time that I was in control.

"Now, I actually want to take a breath and make choices that I feel really good about and come back to what it was that excited me in the first place. Making movies like `Haven' with Zoe and this great cast and getting to be a family on it was wonderful. I really want to get into the driver's seat. I'm turning 30 and I want to do that, whether they fly or flail or float or whatever they do, I want to enjoy them. I'd like to continue to do that whilst hopefully making other movies as well." Haven opens in limited release on Friday, Sept. 15.

Video Download: Haven TV Appearance - Ellen De Generes
posted by Jas, 09/13/06
Stephanie has captured Orlando's appearance on the Ellen De Generes show this evening, download video here or here.

Video Download: Haven US Premiere - ET
posted by Jas, 09/13/06
ET Online has posted a clip of Orlando and Zoe Saldana at the L.A. premiere of Haven, download here (Orlando only) or here

Interview with Orlando and Zoe Saldana
posted by Jas, 09/13/06
Movieweb has an interview with Orlando and Zoe Saldana about Haven

Video Download: Haven TV Appearance - Jimmy Kimmel
posted by Jas, 09/13/06
Serein has captured Orlando's appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night, download video here or here.

Orlando on Entertainment Tonight
posted by Jas, 09/12/06
Preksuperteacher reports that Entertainment Tonight is supposed to have Orlando on Wednesday's show. Don't forget Orlando will be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight and on Ellen De Generes show tomorrow.

Orlando's Extras scene
posted by Jas, 09/12/06
Ashley Jensen talks about Orlando and their Extras scene, be sure to catch the first episode of season 2 of Extras featuring Orlando on Friday, Sept 14 on BBC 2 at 9 pm

"Seeing [famous people] up close has made me realise they're just people who happen to be film stars. Those figures that you see 24ft-high, up there on the cinema screen, are actually just like you and me. Orlando Bloom's face is everywhere at the moment. When he arrived on set, I was thinking, 'That's Orlando Bloom!' but he was just a lovely, unpretentious guy."

Jensen has several terrific scenes with Bloom in the first episode of the new series of Extras, which starts tomorrow night on BBC2. The joke is that Maggie, constantly gagging for a date, rejects the actor regularly voted the most fanciable man on the planet. Maggie tells him to his face that people only say he's attractive because he's famous: "If you were the prop boy, you'd get ignored." Bloom responds with increasingly desperate attempts to impress her by slagging off his supposed rival heart-throb, Johnny Depp. Boastfully showing Maggie a poll that names himself as No 1 Fantasy Snog For Women, Bloom "casually" mentions that "you better not show this to Johnny Depp. He's only No 4."

Haven premiere photos and reviews
posted by Jas, 09/12/06
Photos of Orlando at the premiere of Haven at the ArcLight Theatres, Hollywood are up at Ka-Bloom. A review of Haven from Vancouver Sun

Video Download: Haven Press Junket - Independent Film
posted by Jas, 09/12/06
Independent Film has a junket interview with Orlando and Frank E. Flowers, download here or here

Video Download: Haven TV Spot and Clips
posted by Jas, 09/12/06
Yahoo's Haven page has posted the first 8 minutes from the movie with an intro from Orlando but not much Orlando in it. Download here (19.5 mb) or here (hi res). The Yari Film Group has also posted some new clips at YouTube, download links below.