65-622: Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in
130-644: A Balrog . After Gandalf's fall, Aragorn led the Fellowship to the Elven realm of Lothlórien . Legolas spoke to the Elf- sentries there on behalf of the Fellowship. There was initially friction between Legolas and the Dwarf Gimli , because of the ancient quarrel between Elves and Dwarves, rekindled by Thranduil's treatment of Gimli's father Glóin. Legolas and Gimli became friends when Gimli greeted Galadriel respectfully. When
195-649: A Gap television advertisement directed by Cameron Crowe . Bloom has a tattoo of the Elvish word "nine" on his right wrist, written in fictional Tengwar Elvish script, a reference to his involvement in The Lord of the Rings as one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring . The other actors of "The Fellowship" ( Sean Astin , Sean Bean , Billy Boyd , Ian McKellen , Dominic Monaghan , Viggo Mortensen , and Elijah Wood ) got
260-542: A Supporting Role at the 51st British Academy Film Awards . The film opens with Oscar Wilde's 1882 visit to Leadville, Colorado during his lecture tour of the United States. Despite his flamboyant personality and urbane wit, he proves to be a success with the local silver miners as he regales them with tales of Renaissance silversmith Benvenuto Cellini . Wilde returns to London and weds Constance Lloyd . They have two sons in quick succession. While their second child
325-515: A direct translation of one from Beowulf : "The light of it shines far over the land", líxte se léoma ofer landa fela . Legolas was voiced by Anthony Daniels in Ralph Bakshi 's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings . In the film, he takes Glorfindel 's place in the "Flight to the Ford"; he meets Aragorn and the hobbits on their way to Rivendell and sets Frodo on his horse before Frodo
390-717: A dog, Sidi (a black Saluki mix with a white mark on his chest). In 2004, he became a full member of SGI-UK (the UK branch of Soka Gakkai International ), a lay Buddhist association affiliated with the teachings of Nichiren . Bloom has also been a part of Global Green , an environmental company, since the early 2000s. As part of his environmental involvement, he has renovated his London home to use solar panels , incorporate recycled materials, and has used energy efficient lightbulbs. Bloom has been approached by UNICEF to act as an international ambassador. Involved in modelling work, in 2002 he starred opposite English actress Kate Beckinsale in
455-463: A journeyman director, brings to the picture most of the qualities that were memorably absent in his previous costumer, Tom & Viv – visual fluency, deep-seated emotion and first rate playing from his cast." In the Evening Standard , Alexander Walker called the film "an impressive and touching work of intelligence, compassion and tragic stature" and said Stephen Fry "returns to the top of
520-535: A last-act descent into bilious, bitter anger that verges on madness." Bloom made statements about returning to the Pirates franchise as early as October 2011, and there were discussions for him to reprise his role as Will Turner by 2014. Although it was announced as a supporting role, Bloom ultimately made a cameo appearance in the fifth film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales , which
585-551: A mixture of superciliousness and vulnerability. Though the film suffers a case of quip-lash thanks to its tireless Wildean witticisms , Mr. Fry's warmly sympathetic performance finds the gentleness beneath the wit." Maslin concluded her review by stating, " Wilde and Mr. Fry fare better at shaping an arch, vivid impersonation than in telling a cautionary tale." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times opined that " Wilde has found
650-470: A motorbike crash, and broke his right wrist while snowboarding. He also broke his back when he slipped trying to reach a roof terrace of a friend's house and fell three floors. He also broke some ribs while shooting The Lord of the Rings . On 13 July 2009, four hooded teenagers broke into the Hollywood Hills home of Bloom and stole nearly half a million dollars' worth of possessions. The burglars, dubbed
715-482: A perfect Oscar in the formidably talented Stephen Fry, who brings an uncanny physical resemblance to the Victorian playwright along with a profound grasp of the great wit's psyche" and described the film as "a lustrous period piece with a high degree of authenticity in decor and costume." Thomas also stated, "A work of superior craftsmanship, Wilde moves quite briskly, and the idea of approaching an unconventional life with
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#1732883826564780-542: A scene, he broke a rib after falling off a horse, but eventually recovered and continued shooting. At the same time, Bloom also played a brief role in Ridley Scott 's war film Black Hawk Down as PFC Todd Blackburn. In 2002, he was chosen as one of the Teen People "25 Hottest Stars Under 25", despite him having turned 25, and was named People 's hottest Hollywood bachelor in the magazine's 2004 list. All members of
845-458: A traditional narrative style pays off." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said the film "has the good fortune to star Stephen Fry, a British author, actor and comedian who looks a lot like Wilde and has many of the same attributes: He is very tall, he is somewhat plump, he is gay, he is funny and he makes his conversation into an art. That he is also a fine actor is important, because
910-422: Is a 1997 British biographical romantic drama film directed by Brian Gilbert . The screenplay, written by Julian Mitchell , is based on Richard Ellmann 's 1987 biography of Oscar Wilde . It stars Stephen Fry in the title role, with Jude Law , Vanessa Redgrave , Jennifer Ehle , Gemma Jones , Judy Parfitt , Michael Sheen , Zoë Wanamaker , and Tom Wilkinson in supporting roles. The film premiered at
975-619: Is chased by the Nazgûl to the ford of Bruinen . Legolas was voiced by David Collings in the 1981 BBC Radio 4 adaptation . In the 1993 Finnish miniseries Hobitit he was portrayed by Ville Virtanen . In Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy ( 2001 – 2003 ), Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom . He was presented as an unstoppable fighter, performing dramatic feats of battle. Bloom reprised this role in Jackson's 2013 release The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and again for
1040-516: Is located at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard . Legolas Legolas (pronounced [ˈlɛɡɔlas] ) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings . He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and son of its king, Thranduil, becoming one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring . Though Dwarves and Elves are traditionally rivals, he and
1105-501: Is no longer allowed to see his children. He eventually meets with Douglas. A printed epilogue notes that they parted after three months and describes Wilde's death in Paris in November 1900 at age 46 and the fates of Bosie and Ross. Portions of the beloved Wilde story " The Selfish Giant " are woven throughout the film, beginning when Wilde tells the story to his children, then as Constance reads
1170-526: Is not content to remain monogamous and frequently engages in sexual activity with rent boys while his older lover plays the role of voyeur . Bosie's father, the Marquess of Queensberry , a violent and cruel man, objects to his son's relationship with Wilde and demeans the playwright shortly after the opening of The Importance of Being Earnest . When Wilde sues the Marquess for criminal libel, his homosexuality
1235-413: Is publicly exposed. He is eventually tried for gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labour . Constance is advised by friends to go abroad and change her name to protect the children. Prison life is grueling; the penal treadmill permanently wrecks Wilde's health. Bosie tells Robbie he will look after Wilde in some pleasant sunny place when he is released. Constance visits him in prison. She
1300-688: Is sending Cyril to school in Germany, and she may need back surgery. He tells her he has always loved her, and that he did not know himself in the beginning. She tells him she does not want a divorce. The children love him and he is welcome to visit as long as he never sees Bosie again. Loyal friend Ada Leverson meets Wilde when he is released from prison in May 1897, carrying the manuscript of De Profundis . He goes straight into exile, to continental Europe. He puts flowers on Constance's grave. Since she died (in April 1898) he
1365-406: Is still an infant, the couple hosts a young Canadian named Robbie Ross , who seduces Wilde. Ross's love for Wilde endures. On the opening night of his play Lady Windermere's Fan , Wilde is re-introduced to the dashingly handsome and foppish poet Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas , whom he had met briefly the year before. The two fall into a passionate and tempestuous relationship. The hedonistic Bosie
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#17328838265641430-873: The Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–07, 2017), Paris in Troy (2004), Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers (2011). Bloom appeared in Hollywood films such as the war film Black Hawk Down (2001), the Australian Western Ned Kelly (2003), the romantic comedy Elizabethtown (2005), and New York, I Love You (2007). In 2020 he gained acclaim for
1495-461: The 54th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 1997, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 1997, by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment . It was praised for the performances of the cast, particularly that of Fry, who received critical acclaim and a Best Actor nomination at the 56th Golden Globe Awards . Ehle and Wanamaker were both nominated for Best Actress in
1560-680: The Afghanistan War drama film The Outpost (2020). He also starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row (2019–2023). He made his professional stage debut in In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet in 2013. He returned to the theatre in a West End revival of Tracy Letts ' Killer Joe in 2018. In 2009, Bloom
1625-643: The Dwarf Gimli form a close friendship during their travels together. Commentators have noted that Legolas serves as a typical Elf in the story, demonstrating more-than-human abilities such as seeing further than anyone else in Rohan and sensing the memory of a long-lost Elvish civilisation in the stones of Hollin . Legolas is the son of Thranduil , King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood , who appeared as "the Elvenking" in The Hobbit . Thranduil, one of
1690-737: The National Youth Theatre , spending two seasons there and earning a scholarship to train at the British American Drama Academy . Bloom began acting professionally with television roles in episodes of Casualty and Midsomer Murders , and subsequently made his film debut in Wilde (1997), opposite Stephen Fry , before entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied acting. Bloom's first appearance on
1755-644: The Sindar or "Grey Elves", ruled over the Silvan Elves or "Wood-elves" of Mirkwood. Legolas is introduced at the Council of Elrond in Rivendell , where he came as a messenger from his father to discuss Gollum 's escape from their guard. Legolas was chosen to be a member of the Fellowship of the Ring , charged with destroying the One Ring . He accompanied the other members in their travels from Rivendell to Amon Hen , When
1820-458: The Strand . Brothers Marc and Peter Samuelson produced the film in association with Dove International, NDF International, Pony Canyon, Pandora Film , Capitol Films , and BBC Films . Wilde had its world premiere at the 54th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 1997, and was released in the United Kingdom by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment on 17 October 1997. In February 1998, it
1885-762: The " Bling Ring ," targeted the homes of celebrities. Most of Bloom's stolen items were retrieved. Bloom had an "on-and-off relationship" with American actress Kate Bosworth , from 2003 until ending the relationship in September 2006. In late 2007, Bloom began dating Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr . They announced their engagement in June 2010, and were married the following month. Kerr gave birth to their son on 6 January 2011 in Los Angeles. On 25 October 2013, Bloom and Kerr announced that they had separated several months earlier, and intended to end their marriage. They were divorced by
1950-551: The "fairest country in all the westlands." They stayed in Ithilien for "a hundred years of Men." After Aragorn dies, Legolas built a small ship and sailed West, reportedly taking Gimli with him. The name Legolas Greenleaf first appeared in " The Fall of Gondolin ", one of the " Lost Tales ", circa 1917. The character, who guides survivors of the sack of the city to safety, is mentioned only once. The medievalists Stuart D. Lee and Elizabeth Solopova note that Legolas's lament over
2015-455: The 2006 film Haven , which he was also executive producer. In 2006, Bloom was one of the guest stars in the sitcom Extras , in which he portrayed an exaggeratedly arrogant, narcissistic version of himself who had a great loathing for Johnny Depp (his co-star in Pirates of the Caribbean ); Bloom pushed for Extras to go further by making his part unlikable, and contributed to the gag about him admiring Depp out of sheer jealousy, that Depp
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2080-697: The 2014 follow-up The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies . Legolas's role in The Hobbit films is an addition, as he did not appear in the novel. He is attracted to the non-canon elf-woman Tauriel . In the West End musical, The Lord of the Rings: The Musical , Legolas was portrayed by Michael Rouse. Legolas appeared as a playable character in Lego Dimensions as an expansion character, bundled with an arrow launcher. Wilde (film) Wilde
2145-724: The Black Gate , and watched as Sauron was defeated and Barad-dûr collapsed. After the destruction of the One Ring, Legolas remained in Minas Tirith for Aragorn's coronation and marriage to Arwen . Later, Legolas and Gimli travelled together through Fangorn forest and to the Glittering Caves of Aglarond , as Legolas had promised Gimli. Eventually Legolas brought south many Silvan Elves, and they dwelt in Ithilien , and it became once again
2210-740: The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest released in July 2006, with the worldwide collections of $ 1.066 billion, becoming the biggest financial hit of Bloom's career. The third installment in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End , was released in May, the following year. Afterwards, Bloom repeatedly stated that he was done with Pirates series, noting that there was closure for his character in At World's End . By 2010, both Bloom and Keira Knightley were quoted in saying they wanted to move on from
2275-617: The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , which was a blockbuster hit during the summer of 2003. After the success of Pirates , Bloom next took to the screen as Paris, the prince of Troy, in the 2004 Spring blockbuster Troy opposite Brad Pitt , Eric Bana and Peter O'Toole . He subsequently played the lead roles in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven and Cameron Crowe 's Elizabethtown , both released in 2005, and starred in
2340-664: The Dead . After Aragorn summoned the Dead of Dunharrow to fight for him, Legolas saw them terrify the Corsairs of Umbar from their ships at Pelargir . Galadriel's prophecy was fulfilled: as Legolas heard the cries of seagulls, he experienced the Sea-longing — the desire to sail west to Valinor , the "Blessed Realm", latent among his people. He fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and at
2405-590: The Rings trilogy. He made his Broadway stage debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in August 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre . The New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley described Bloom's performance as "a first-rate Broadway debut" in the title role: "For once, we have a Romeo who evolves substantively, from a posturing youth in love with love, to a man who discovers the startling revelation of real love, with
2470-858: The Sci-Fi themed commercial kicked off the product's marketing campaign. In 2008 he signed on to play a small role in the British film An Education but dropped out to take the lead in Johnnie To 's film Red Circle . Also in 2009, he was one of many stars to appear in New York, I Love You , which contained 12 short films in one. In 2011, Bloom appeared in The Three Musketeers opposite Milla Jovovich , Logan Lerman , Matthew Macfadyen , Ray Stevenson , Luke Evans , Juno Temple and Christoph Waltz . Bloom also reprised his role as Legolas in parts two and three of The Hobbit , Peter Jackson's three-part prequel to The Lord of
2535-656: The White", who delivered a message to Legolas from Galadriel. Legolas interpreted this as foretelling the end of his stay in Middle-earth: The three met with the Riders of Rohan , fought in the Battle of Helm's Deep , and witnessed Saruman's downfall at Isengard , where they were reunited with Merry and Pippin. Legolas and Gimli accompanied Aragorn and the Grey Company on the Paths of
2600-461: The book to them and so on until Wilde almost finishes the story in a voice-over as the film nears its end. In a featurette on the film's DVD release, producer Marc Samuelson confesses casting Stephen Fry in the title role was both a blessing and a problem. Everyone agreed he was physically perfect for the part and more than capable of carrying it off, but the fact he was not a major presence in films made it difficult for them to obtain financing for
2665-548: The cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities. In July 2020, Bloom starred in the war film The Outpost in which he portrayed the character of captain Benjamin Keating. In 2023, he played Danny Moore, a Nissan marketing executive in the sports film Gran Turismo based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough . Bloom has said that he tries "not to exclude himself from real life as much as possible." During filming in Morocco for Kingdom of Heaven , Bloom rescued and adopted
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2730-559: The cast of the Rings films were nominated for Best Ensemble Acting at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for three years in a row, finally winning in 2003 for the third film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King . Bloom has also won other awards, including European Film Awards , Hollywood Festival Award, Empire Awards and Teen Choice Awards , and has been nominated for many others. Most of Bloom's box office successes have been as part of an ensemble cast . Bloom next starred opposite Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates of
2795-560: The city of Sloviansk in the east of Ukraine in April 2016 to raise awareness of the education crisis facing children during the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014–2015. In 2023, Bloom returned to Ukraine again as a Goodwill Ambassador. Bloom met children affected by the war at a children's centre in Kyiv and met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy . Bloom has sustained several injuries: he broke his left arm and cracked his skull three times, broke his nose while playing rugby union , broke his right leg skiing in Switzerland, broke his left leg in
2860-410: The class with a dominating screen performance." In his review in Time Out New York , Andrew Johnston observed that "The first hour – filled with sharp humor and steamy gay sex – delivers a thoroughly modern portrait of Wilde, and Fry (who in costume bears an astonishing resemblance to the writer) plays him with a pitch-perfect combination of smugness and warmth." The film opened on 15 screens in
2925-423: The couple were expecting their first child together. Perry gave birth to their daughter on 26 August 2020. Bloom appeared in his home city of Canterbury on 13 July 2010 when he was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury Cathedral . For contributions to the film industry, Bloom was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 2 April 2014. His motion pictures walk of fame star
2990-433: The end of 2013. In 2014, Bloom was in a relationship with French actress Nora Arnezeder . Bloom began dating American singer and songwriter Katy Perry in January 2016; however, the couple confirmed in February 2017 that they had split. They resumed their relationship in February 2018, and became engaged on 14 February 2019. On 5 March 2020, it was revealed through the music video for Perry's song " Never Worn White " that
3055-480: The entirety of its subject's fascinating life or outsize talent, but Stephen Fry's stellar performance offers abundant compensation." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Janet Maslin of The New York Times called the film "a broad but effectively intimate portrait" and lauded Fry's performance, writing that he "looks uncannily like Wilde and presents
3120-457: The fellowship left Lothlórien, Galadriel gave the members gifts; Legolas received a longbow , which he used to bring down a Nazgûl 's flying steed in the dark with one shot. After Boromir 's death and the capture of Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took by orcs , Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli set out across Rohan in pursuit of the two captured hobbits . In the forest of Fangorn Legolas and his companions met Gandalf, resurrected as "Gandalf
3185-488: The fellowship was trapped by a snowstorm while crossing the Misty Mountains , Legolas scouted ahead, running lightly over the snow, and told Aragorn and Boromir that the thick snow they were trying to push through was only a narrow wall. Back in the lowlands of Hollin, Legolas helped fend off an attack by Saruman 's wargs . Gandalf then led the fellowship on a journey underground through Moria . In Moria, Legolas helped fight off Orcs and recognized " Durin's Bane " as
3250-399: The film requires him to show many conflicting aspects of Wilde's life ... [He] brings a depth and gentleness to the role." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "a sympathetic and, for the most part, nicely realized look into the private life of the flamboyant author" and commented, "Stephen Fry has the title role, and it's hard to imagine a more appropriate actor ... In
3315-400: The franchise. In 2006, Bloom was the most searched male on Google News . As of May 2007, Bloom has appeared in four of the top 15 highest-grossing films of all time. Bloom, who had intended to become a stage actor after graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , had stated that he would like to leave films for a time and instead appear in stage roles, and is "avidly looking for
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#17328838265643380-460: The junior school of The King's School before proceeding to St Edmund's School Canterbury . Bloom was discovered to be dyslexic , and was encouraged by his mother to take art and drama classes. After being spurred into action following his school prize submission to panto actor Richard Sieben in 1992, in 1993, he moved to London to follow a two-year A-Level course in Drama, Photography and Sculpture at Fine Arts College , Hampstead. He then joined
3445-405: The last third, the film derails somewhat by turning preachy ... While [it] captures its subject's singular charm, it ultimately doesn't do justice to his complexity." In the San Francisco Examiner , David Armstrong said the film "benefits from its lush period costumes and settings but gains even more from an accomplished cast of British film and stage actors ... Stephen Fry ... slips right under
3510-400: The passing of the Elves. In Kocher's view, Legolas is an "emissary for the Elves", as Gimli is for the dwarves; he suggests that the point Tolkien was making was that Legolas was a typical young elf. The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey observes that Legolas, describing the great hall of Meduseld in the capital of Rohan, too far off for any but an Elf to make out clearly, speaks a line which is
3575-578: The project. In the DVD commentary, Fry, who is gay, admitted he was nervous about the love scenes with his heterosexual co-stars. He says Jude Law , Michael Sheen , and Ioan Gruffudd were quick to put him at ease. Orlando Bloom made his film debut in this film, with a brief appearance as a rentboy . Scenes were filmed at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire; Lulworth Cove , Studland Bay , and Swanage Pier in Dorset; Houghton Lodge in Hampshire; Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire; Magdalen College in Oxford ; Lincoln's Inn in Holborn and Somerset House in
3640-478: The right sort of material that [he] can do something with" and go "back to basics." During the summer of 2007, he appeared in a London revival of In Celebration , a play by David Storey . His character was one of three brothers returning home for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. On 24 August 2007 he made his first ever TV commercial appearance on late-night Japanese TV, promoting the Uno brand of cosmetics maker Shiseido. A "one night only", 2-minute version of
3705-510: The same tattoo with the exception of John Rhys-Davies whose stunt double got the tattoo instead. On 12 February 2009, Bloom actively participated in the 'Australia Unites' fundraiser to raise support for the victims of the Australian bushfires on 7 February 2009 . On 12 October 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador . He has been involved in the organisation since 2007 and has visited schools and villages in Nepal in support of sanitation and education programmes. Bloom also visited
3770-417: The screen was in a small role, as a rent boy , in the 1997 film Wilde . Two days after graduating from Guildhall in 1999, he was cast in his first major role, playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). He had originally auditioned for the part of Faramir , who does not appear until the second movie, but the director, Peter Jackson , cast him as Legolas instead. While shooting
3835-499: The skin of the title character [and] presents a multidimensional portrait of a complex man ... However, Wilde , like Wilde, is flawed. Gilbert's direction is sturdy but uninspired, and Ehle's part is underwritten. To her credit, Ehle movingly conveys the sad frustration that Wilde implanted in his lonely wife; but Ehle has to do the work, playing her feelings on her face, with little help from Julian Mitchell's screenplay." Derek Elley of Variety observed, "Brian Gilbert, till now only
3900-408: The stones of the Elvish land of Hollin : "Only I hear the stones lament them: deep they delved us, fair they wrought us, high they builded us; but they are gone, " recalls the Old English poem The Ruin . The Tolkien critic Paul Kocher writes of the same passage that it shows how Elves such as Legolas have senses keener than mortal Men: he can see further and can even hear the stones lamenting
3965-529: Was announced that Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American distribution rights to the film, and set it for a 1 May 1998 release. Altitude Film Distribution released the film on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2015. Sony Pictures later released it on Blu-ray in the United States on 14 June 2022. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 72% of 50 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's consensus reads: " Wilde can't hope to communicate
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#17328838265644030-405: Was far more talented than he was, not to mention rated higher than him on the 'top hottest' charts. In 2004, the second and third films of the Pirates of the Caribbean series were conceived, with screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio developing a story arc that would span both sequels, in which Bloom reprised his role as Will Turner. Filming for the projects took place in 2005; Pirates of
4095-469: Was four years old. However, when he was thirteen, Bloom's mother revealed to him that his biological father was actually Colin Stone, Harry Bloom's student and family friend. Stone, the principal of the Concorde International language school, became Orlando Bloom's legal guardian after Harry Bloom's death. Bloom is a cousin of photographer Sebastian Copeland . Bloom was brought up in the Church of England . He attended St Peter's Methodist Primary School, then
4160-473: Was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador . In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award . Bloom was born to Sonia Bloom ( née Copeland) on 13 January 1977 in Canterbury , Kent , and was named after the 16th-century English composer Orlando Gibbons . He has an older sister, Samantha Bloom. Bloom initially believed that his biological father was his mother's husband, the South African-born anti- apartheid novelist Harry Bloom , who died when Bloom
4225-494: Was released in May 2017. Bloom starred in the Trafalgar Studios production of Killer Joe in 2018. Bloom is currently starring in the Amazon Prime TV show Carnival Row , which was filming its second season in Prague before temporarily postponing production due to COVID-19. Together with a number of his Lord of the Rings co-stars (plus writer Philippa Boyens and director Peter Jackson ), on 1 June 2020 he joined Josh Gad 's YouTube series Reunited Apart which reunites
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