OCTOBER 2003 NEWS ARCHIVE
Orlando nominated for AFI Award
posted on October 31, 2003 Congratulations to Orlando! For his role as Joe Byrne in "Ned Kelly," he has been nominated for the "Macquarie AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role" at the 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards. "Pirates of the Caribbean" showings at colleges/universities posted on October 28, 2003 Georgia Institute of Technology: Georgia Tech students, there will be showings at the Student Center Theater on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (7pm, 10pm). $2 with your ID, $3 without. Thanks to Nisibee for the info. Penn State: Students at Penn State Universty Park, there will be multiple showings as the LateNight movie special this week (Thursday @ 9pm, Friday and Saturday @ 6pm, 9pm, 12am; Sunday @ 6pm, 9pm). It's free, so remember to bring your student ID! "Lord of the Rings" cast to defend forest posted on October 27, 2003 From Reuters: They may be the fellowship of the ring, but offscreen they are pretty much the lords of the forest. Or they will be soon. The boys of New Line Cinema's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy are taking their tight-knit friendship and putting it to work to save a tree or two. So says Dominic Monaghan, who is in the planning stages -- along with fellow "Rings" co-stars Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom -- of creating a programme that would give their fans and environmentally conscious consumers the chance to adopt a tree in a forest that Monaghan hopes will be in New Zealand, where all three films were shot. Orlando at PlayStation 2 "Triple Double" event posted on October 27, 2003 From Yahoo! News: Corey Maggette makes a slam dunk for charity by winning $25,000 for the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation at the PlayStation 2 "Triple Double," a celebrity gaming tournament played on 989 SportsŪ not-yet-released NBA ShootOut 2004. The all-star roster included 16 celebrities and athletes such as Mark Wahlberg, Orlando Bloom, Mira Sorvino, Don Cheadle, Chris Kattan and Oakland Raiders' Jerry Porter. BBCi News: "Bloom Blabs" posted on October 24, 2003 From BBCi Films: Vindaloo-hot British star Orlando Bloom has been blabbing about playing war-sparking Trojan prince Paris, in Wolfgang Petersen's Troy. "It was awesome," he told BBCi Films. "Peter O'Toole played my dad and Eric Bana played by brother. Brad Pitt, of course, was Achilles. I worked with some amazing people: Julie Christie, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox. They're amazing and Wolfgang did an incredible job. It felt like working on an old movie like Ben Hur or something. It was awesome!" As for the proposed sequel to Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, he has little choice but to appear in it, as it was a condition of his starring in part one. "Fortunately," he said, "Having seen the results of that movie - I don't mean just how it's done but just the enjoyment I got out of making it and working with the cast, the director, everyone involved - I'd go back anytime." Magazine Watch: Break Out Girl posted on October 24, 2003 Lenny of Bloomania writes: Dutch magazine Break Out Girl has a small Orlando poster. It is in stores right now. GQ Awards report on Hello! website posted on October 23, 2003 David Witcomb of Hello! Magazine writes: There is a news story featuring Orlando winning at the GQ "Men of the Year" awards, which aired October 21. You can view the story by clicking on the following link. Orlando's new upcoming movie: "Kingdom of Heaven" posted on October 22, 2003 From BBCi Films: Luvverly Orlando Bloom has inked to star in Ridley Scott's Kingdom Of Heaven. The crusades-themed project will see the Pirates Of The Caribbean star play a blacksmith (again?) turned knight who defends Jerusalem from European invaders (oddly, given he's European). "I've worked with Ridley once before [on Black Hawk Down]," he told BBCi FILMS, "And I'm really excited to be working with him again". Meanwhile, Jerry Bruckheimer is mulling over shooting back-to-back sequels to Pirates. Bloom, Johnny Deep and co have already inked for #2, but Jez may want them to hang about for a third part. Site Updates posted on October 21, 2003 This is just a note that magazine scans, artwork, manipulations, and more are definitely on the way. Once I can get through this school week, I will try my best to post everything up. Thanks for sending in submissions, you guys are great! TV Watch: GQ "Men of the Year" Awards posted on October 21, 2003 Orlando is scheduled to appear at the GQ "Men of the Year" Awards today (October 21) on Spike TV. The show is live at 9:30pm, ET/PT, but check your local listings just to be sure! GQ is the leading men's general-interest magazine. Picture on Hello! website posted on October 21, 2003 David Witcomb of Hello! Magazine writes: There is a news in picture regarding Orlando Bloom. You can view the picture by clicking on the following link. The caption reads: "Orlando Bloom poses with J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' to promote the American Library Association Read programme." 'Lord of the Rings' Elf Encourages Reading posted on October 20, 2003 From Zap2it.com: Orlando Bloom, who has graced the pages of teen magazines since his appearance in the first installment of "The Lord of the Rings," will use his powers over adolescent girls for good. Bloom, who portrays Legolas the elf prince of Mirkwood in the fantasy series, has lent his hunky image to the Young Adult Library Services Association's new Teen Read Week poster. Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative sponsored by YALSA that encourages teenagers to "read for the fun of it." Teen Read Week will be celebrated in hundreds of schools and public libraries across the country, this week, Oct. 19-25. The poster shows Bloom with his natural dark locks, a contrast to the blond tresses he sports in the "Rings" series. He is shown clutching a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, the basis of the "Rings" films. "Tolkien's words, the film's moving imagery and teens are made for each other," says YALSA President Audra Caplan. "We are proud to work with New Line, whose 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy so powerfully presents a teen protagonist struggling against the odds," she adds. Site Updates posted on October 14, 2003 Added desktop wallpapers and manipulations from Naive. Remember, if you previously sent in anything and do not see it posted, please re-send it! Thanks! Message from webmaster posted on October 9, 2003 And we are back. I apologize for the site downtime, and here is the explanation: the web host for this site encountered a big server problem, which caused everything to be deleted. For the past few days I have been trying my hardest to put the site back up, and I have finally done so. Unfortunately, I also lost all emails sent to "stephanie@orlandocentral.net". In other words, if you submitted artwork, manipulations, magazine scans, and anything else to that address and you do not see it on the site now, please re-send it. I know it is very inconvenient, and I apologize again. Also, I have decided to make a major change to the site! Since the site opened in 2001, one of the major elements of the site was freshly updated news. Now, since I have transformed into a college student, I have less and less time to regularly update. Therefore, I have decided to focus all of my energy on YOU, the fans! Send in your artwork, magazine scans, and anything that could make OBC a bigger place. For the latest news, you know where to go! Take care, Stephanie
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