Whose the Nobb?

Apparently its not Orlando (or is depending on how you read it).

Rumours (from that gospel of truth Twitter) have surfaced that Orlando has pulled out of the production and has been replaced by a remarkably similar looking actor by the name of Aaron Johnson. Whats even more of a shame is the lack of surprise this has caused, i think most people still interested have become surprised more when a movie is completed than the other way round!

I hope this isn't true, but given previous form and the tight grip the Panty Mantis has on his balls at the moment it wouldn't surprise me.

Obviously having your balls in the clutches of an expectant mantis is a full time occupation after all...

Happy Bankholiday!

Its Monday and 90% of the UK have the day off, and from what I gather from friends in America they all have the day off too - so HAPPY BANKHOLIDAY / MEMORIAL DAY! :D

As per usual when Orlando is in the UK it goes very quiet, I'm glad that he seems to feel the UK is not a place for pimping! Long may that continue

In the meantime we've also had a bit more of an update about Albert Nobbs. I hadn't realised that this book / movie dealt with the issues of transgender / transexulism (sorry without reading the book I'm not sure which). Both are an interesting topic and one that society at large is only just coming to terms with and I can imagine its going to make for rather an interesting Movie.

OB's character sounds right up his street too - handyman/gardner with a pension for the ladies, LOL thats a role he's played a few times before on and off set I'm sure!

Moving on - The Katz lecture in New York is scheduled for the 4th of June too, Its being billed as 'Orlando Bloom opening up about his dyslexia", it will be interesting if he actually does. Something I learn't recently is that alot of dyslexics also can be dyspraxic (ie appearing clumsy, not quite in control of all their limbs) - I reckon I can actually see that on OB, the way he moves etc..... maybe it explains the amount of accidents he seems to have too, if that is the case then doing the gym / yoga etc will really help - it gives you much better control on your movements and a better awareness of your body!

Looking Forward

I thought it a good time to take a look forward to the next year for Orlando. Seeing him on the Red Carpet again with lots of people yelling at him reminded me of the good old days. It was also rather interesting proof that his "keeping out there' campaign by hauling his Panty Mantis round the world obviously has worked on some levels, the reception he got out on the carpet and in the Royal Festival Hall demonstrated people still knew who he is!!

So, in the next year he's apparently filming Albert Nobbs and the Three Musketeers. For once, I think both of these may have more than a snowballs chance in hell of getting released, particularly the last one. For anyone putting money on a movie there is a strong cast and as far as OB goes, he is in a role which he has proven ability at box office wise, Albert Nobbs I'm less sure about in terms of will it be released (though of course having Glenn Close in it is a big brucie bonus).

All ribbing of Orlando aside, it would be nice to see him making some kind of comeback, putting down less worthy distractions and getting back to being on the silver screen..

Its also nice to see him back in the UK again, he always seems to have
more gravitas and dignity on home ground (unlike someone else I could
mention, who seems to have even less dignity when she returns to Oz than
usual.. that really is an achievement).

Preparation for Albert Nobbs??

Some fabulous ladies on a Forum I post on (no, there aren't any prizes for guessing which!) have pointed out this guy in the 'hairy hobo' twitter photo of OB yesterday, (in fact I think mystic raised this too...)




According to them, the guy to the left is Orli's dialect coach.... with Albert Nobbs due to start filming in July, maybe Orlando is brushing up his Irish accent? I thought he did that rather well in Ned Kelly (unlike the american one in E-Town, but we wont go there). Anyways its nice to see there might be a purpose to his trip to NYC other than getting "caught" by the paps and looking "clean and rich" (sorry, I can't leave that one alone, who on earth describes anyone as looking clean and rich.....)
It maybe that his wild hairdo is also explained by him getting "in character"...