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5/3/06

Hobbit Punk'd

Elijah Wood, punk'd for smoking. Watch on YouTube.
Don't smoke.

5/1/06

'BEAUTIFUL BOUNCING'

Congratulations, Billy! Billy and his partner, Ali, welcome their new son this week, Jack William Boyd.

Billy fans, here's his summer convention schedule (be sure to congratulate him!):

"ELF" THE LORD OF THE RINGS
EAST COAST FAN CONVENTION
Fri., Sat. & Sun. July 28-30. 2006

THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPO
Toronto, Canada
Friday, 1st September, 2006

THE MINNESOTA SCI-FI CON
Bloomington, Minnesota
Saturday, 2nd September, 2006

3/25/06

'Rings' Musical Bombs

What. A. Surprise. (At least we can now do our Rock Opera!)

Read the dismal reviews here:
Middle Earth musical divides critics
Critics unmoved by Rings musical

12/16/05

Annie Snubs Orlando

Annie Lennox mistakes Orlando Bloom for 'normal' fan. Whoops.

12/13/05

Kong Premieres, Bombs

Peter Jackson's new Kong remake is out. NP reviews say watch out: 3 hours of bad CG, terrible dialogue, and drawn-out action scenes. Ouch. On the plus side, Peter Jackson has lost a whopping 70 lbs in the past few months, and surprisingly ends up looking like Dominic Monaghan!

11/21/05

Potter Mania

The new Harry Potter film has grossed over 100 million dollars this weekened. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out. The official NP review is that it's awesome, but slightly less awesome than PoA.

10/13/05

Olsens star Hobo Chick?

Backreading on E! Online ...
"We give up. Why can't the Olsen twins find clothes that fit? First, Mary-Kate's oversize layers spawn hobo chic. Now, Ashley shows up at Calvin Klein's spring 2006 collection wearing a huge black satin mechanic's jumpsuit. You have your own clothing line, girls. Order something your size, fer cryin' out loud."
Hobo chic? First seen here: circa 2003

09/21/05

HP Fans: Mark Your Calendar

Goblet of Fire world premiere is Nov. 6 in London; US premiere is Nov. 12 in New York City. (Of course, the movie comes out for us plebeians on the 18th.) I haven't seen these dates posted much, so I thought I'd give a heads up.

09/19/05

Fanwriters, Lookout!

Lucasfilm on the lookout for screenwriters for the new Star Wars television show(s). More Information

09/17/05

Goblet of Awesome

The Goblet of Fire trailer is out, attached to Corpse Bride.

09/12/05

'It's Very Good Work.'

Wood stunned by gay photo 'revelations'

Wood explains, "(They) want to create moments that they didn't get to see in the film, of these characters in sexual congress.

"I was actually at a film festival once... and this fan came up with a gift... I open the gift in front of all these people that I'm talking to and it happens to be a photo from one of these websites of me and Dominic Monaghan making sweet love. If you didn't know any better, it kinda looks real.

"These people have a lot of time on their hands and my hat's off (to them) because it's very good work."

09/06/05

Don't Gimme Danger!

Elijah Lands Iggy Pop Role

The Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood has landed the role of a young Iggy Pop in a new movie but he's terrified of the prospect of portraying the outrageous punk icon. Wood will start shooting the top-secret film in 2006 and he admits he's getting more nervous as the start date approaches. He says, "I'm scared to death of doing it, because I love him (Iggy Pop) so much and I respect the music so much. I don't want to be the person responsible for screwing that up."

From IMDB

08/28/05

Addicted to 'Lost'

Elijah Wood is addicted to hit TV show Lost because he loves watching his Lord Of The Rings co-star Dominic Monaghan.

The 24-year-old actor tuned in to the plane crash drama out of loyalty to his fellow hobbit - but quickly found himself hooked on the American TV series.

Wood, who played Frodo in the fantasy trilogy, says, "I watched the Lost series in the US and it's great."

"I'm proud of Dominic. We're good friends."

from Teen Hollywood

01/28/05

Oscars: Downhill

In addition to snubbing Eternal Sunshine and Hotel Rwanda for key awards, the Academy has gone all out in ridiculousness this year, by signing ORLANDO BLOOM up as a presenter. Why? The world may never know ...

01/27/05

Dom ... and a woman?

The sexy women of Lost posed for Vogue earlier in the day, but co-star Ian Somerhalder said he's bummed that there are no available women to date in the cast now that Evangeline Lilly has taken up with Dominic Monaghan. "Everybody got a whiff of that at the Golden Globes," said Somerhalder, who knew about the coupling before the rest of us. "But I can't get any love. Maggie Grace (Shannon) plays my sister. Emilie de Ravin (Claire) is engaged. Yunjin Kim (Sun) has a boyfriend. That leaves Evie (Lilly), and, well, you know about that."

01/27/05

Dom 'n' Lij on the splits?

From ted:
Dear Ted: Gay male here. Huge fan. (I'm lucky enough to have spoken with you in RL--you're a honey, and I can say that with my partner's okay.) I'm a complete gossip whore, and there's a rumor going around that Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan are on the outs. I really, really hate to hear this.
  T.F.

Dear Boyish Bothered: Why? Look, deltoid-doll, even if it is true, and there has been a snafu down Rings way (where there's always something slightly dark manifesting itself), they'll be fine. Just like Brad 'n' Jen.

12/23/04

Snogging Billy.

On thr ROTK:EE, Dom admits that Billy has kissed 5 male members of the fellowship. Some of the quotes from Billy & Viggo's commentary on their onset kiss will be on the rotating quotes, and a picture of the kiss can be found in the sketchy pics section.

12/21/04

Mardis Gras Deux

E-mail I got a while back: "" At this year's Mardi Gras Sean A. is going to be Bacchus, and Elijah is going to be on the Returning Kings float."

12/18/04

Skipped a Jingo

Nevermind what a jingo is, Orlando sparks more rumors on the ROTK:EE.

"If Pete had told me that Legolas was gonna be naked I'd have stripped off & skipped a jingo. ... At this point, Pete could've said that Aragorn grabs Legolas & tongues him & I'd have thought 'oh that makes sense'."

12/12/04

Cream of Tom Yum Gai?

BB.net has updated their Q & A, including this query on his favourite food, which, for all who have seen Wayne's World, cracked us up: "Now a good question! I would have to say if I had to choose ethnically, Thai, and if that had to be narrowed down, then Tom Yum Gai!"

Also mentioned were Billy's love for Kubrick (but not ACO? For shame!) and Thom Yorke. (Who, besides being the lead singer of Radiohead, also happened to sing/write the songs in a Certain Glam Film we all love!)

12/08/04

Ned Kelly: Dusty.

In a list of the "coldest" celebrities in Hollywood, Ned Kelly was mentioned in a blurb about Heath Ledger. It " sat on the shelf for so long that Aborigines could probably trace song lines in its dust." Ned Kelly, in which Orlando plays Errol Flynn, has never been released in the US, despite theatrical trailers and fangirling.

12/08/04

The Golden ... Brit?

"the publicity-shy actor" (ALL: WTF??) became a Buddhist this week. Well, innit he speshul.

10/10/04

Outing Orlando

Apparently we're not the only group who thinks Ted's Blind Vice from this week refers to Orlando. Rumors have it that "all hell broke loose" when the Orlandofandom caught wind of it.

10/05/04

Something, come between me and Orlando!

False rumor that Orlando is being considered as a new Calvin Klein underwear model.

Also, it seems he's being considered for Terminator 4. Someone, kill us now.

10/02/04

Gollum's a Real Wild Child

According to IMDB, "computer animators on Peter Jacksons' Lord of The Rings used [Iggy Pop's] movement and body as a basis for the character Gollum."

I suddenly see the resemblance ...

9/20/04

Pink Eye

Interviewer: What is the most precious part of yourself?"

Elijah: "Eyes. To quote Pink Floyd, eyes are 'saucers full of secrets.'"

Well, isn't he emo.

9/05/04

Mr.Clean!

Ted claims that Orlando is germ phobic, and has obsessive "bathroom routines."

8/11/04

Glen or Glenda?

Late news, as reminded by an NP reporter, is that Billy Boyd is doing the v/o for the newest Chucky movie: The Seed of Chucky. (...)

According to BTBS, not only is the doll evil, but the doll is evil *and* gender confused. Riiiight.

8/10/04

Hobo Chic: a Reality?

Appar(el)ently, Dom and Elijah are attempting to start their own clothing line. I don't even want to know.

8/10/04

The Cheat is Not Dead ...

Bloomworth kaput already? Ted seems to think so:

Dear Ted:
I just love seeing you on E! News Live. You make every Thursday an extraordinary day. Many Hollywood romances start on the set. Has this happened with Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom on Elizabethtown?
  Adriene Nicks

Dear Ted-Licker:
Sure looks that way, though their reppers say quite the opposite. Oh, I know! Maybe they're going to pull a Tom 'n' Penélope and start dating afterward?

6/22/04

That's appalling!

Heard about this before, but forgot to post that LOTR's own Miranda Otto is starring in a new mini series as ... Lindy Chamberlain.

6/17/04

Rumor Mill

Small, vague Elijah "interview" about a new mystery "girlfriend," from May 13th:

Hollywood star Elijah Wood is falling in love with his mystery new girlfriend.

The Lord of the Rings star, who has been linked to Franka Potente and Mandy Moore, confesses he has started dating someone and their romance is already turning serious.

Wood gushes, "I'm kinda smitten.

"I'm in that euphoric state where I've just met someone - she's not an actress and it's really exciting.

"I was enthralled at first sight by her eyes, her personality, just what she gives off."

Conclusion? PR fluff.

6/14/04

Bloomin' Buddhism!

Apparently OB has joined the ranks of the disenchanted Hollywoodites, and is fulfilling his spiritual self by becoming a Buddhist.

But we at the Nancing Pony ask: why? He cannot possibly hope to "enlighten" himself, so why bother joining such a serious religion just to be trendy? Surely Scientology would be the better choice, with all his money. (Although we're dying to know: Theravada or Mahayana?)

6/7/04

How unmanly!

From IMDB:

Bloom's Blooming Chest Hair

Brit movie heart-throb Orlando Bloom has been forced to wear a chest wig in his latest film - because his torso is too bare. The Troy actor is currently filming his role as Balian Of Ibelin in Ridley Scott's forthcoming film Kingdom Of Heaven about the 12th century crusades. Make-up artists on set have applied Bloom's thorax with fake chest-hair to make him appear more credible as a blacksmith-turned-warrior. A film set insider says, "His chest rug is probably the best special effect in the picture."

4/1/04

dom Dom DOM!

More:

Hobbity-habits this week
Which member of the Lord Of The Rings cast got friendly with a young film journalist at the after-show party for the last movie? The two boys retired to the star's suite at the Dorchester for a spliff and chatted until 4am when the reticent Middle-Earther plucked up the courage to ask for a kiss. It didn't take long for the boys to get naked (the film star is apparently "circumcised, average size, slightly curved") and the journalist reports that the star likes to be a "top".

4/1/04

Dirty Hobbitses!

From our dearest popbitch:

>> How Elijah gets wood <<
A film star's guide to porn

Elijah Wood is in London at the moment filming a movie called Hooligan, which involves an American getting into football violence.

Elijah and co-star Charlie Hunnan watched the Chelsea-Arsenal Champions League game last week together in a London pub.

The people at the next table report that Elijah and Charlie supported Chelsea but spent most of the time talking about their favourite porn moments. Elijah recounted all the golden showers he'd seen, while Charlie loudly described a memorable shitting-in-the mouth scene.

Wow.

3/6/04

Dom and Billy act straight. As usual.

From an interview a few days ago:

Interviewer: Tell us about some of the juicy stuff that you did?

Dominic: Well we worked really hard and felt we deserved to enjoy ourselves on the weekend. There were no fights; no physical fights between anyone, which was quite good because there were lots of men, lots of testosterone. Very few women.

So ... when that "insider" told Ted that there were a lot of women and that the sex was "mostly" straight, which side does it seem Dom falls on?

And from the same interview:

Billy Boyd: I thought it would be boys, but it?s not. It?s mainly young girls that are obsessed with these movies. Much more girls than boys. (To Dominic) I would approach you if I were a little girl. I?d be all shaky and hot. I?d give you a lollipop.

You know, just when I'm positive he's 100% straight, he says things like that.

2/27/04

Bacchus Parade. Oi.

Elijah Wood, dressed like Commodus from Gladiator, presided as Bacchus over the Mardi Gras celebrations this Tuesday. And Dom, dressed as Zorro (?) joined the parades on Wednesday.

2/27/04

Gruesome Twosome

Scarlett Johanssen, the wench from "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "Lost in Translation," and "Ghost World," has been seen with Elijah, backstage at a Bowie concert. [editors' note: Why? Why not us?!] This is old news, but the new twist is that "she confessed to a gossip columnist that she had a crush on Elijah and he told an interviewer for scholastic mag (?) that HE had a crush on her."

Shudder.

2/5/04

Viggo Needs some Cash

From IMDB:

"Lord Of The Rings actor Viggo Mortensen is keen to start work on a new Hollywood film soon, because his money's running out. Despite starring as hero Aragorn in the record-breaking trilogy, the 45-year- old is finding times tough. But Mortensen refuses to sign up for any old rubbish and has thrown out loads of scripts because they're "cliched, uninteresting rehashes" or "exploitation". The 45-year-old says, 'We stopped shooting Lord Of The Rings a long time ago and most of what I've done for the past year has been talking about making movies, but I don't get any money just for talking.'"

2/2/04

OBKB Engagement Rumors

From IMDB:

"British actor Orlando Bloom is set to propose to American girlfriend Kate Bosworth at next week's Empire Film Awards in London. The Lord Of The Rings star, 27, will reportedly being getting down on one knee to ask for the 21-year-old Blue Crush actress's hand in marriage at the glitzy ceremony. The heartthrob - hotly tipped to pick up the award for Best British Actor for his efforts in the Oscar-nominated epic The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King - is hoping to surprise Bosworth when she least expects a proposal. An insider tells British tabloid Daily Star, ?Orlando likes to keep tight-lipped about his personal life but he's made no secret of the fact that he's smitten with Kate. You just have to see them together to realize what good team they make. Most couples would struggle given the fact that Kate is based in Los Angeles and Orlando in London, but they both just know it's right.?"

Note: This is most likely not true at all, but it just goes to show how fan speculation spins out of control, once the media gets involved. One girl heard on the radio that OBKB are "officially" engaged.

1/29/04

Circe in a past life?

a popbitch user has this to report:

"Orlando Bloom is scared of pigs. He's filming The Kingdom Of Heaven in Spain, with Liam Neeson, where he plays the blacksmith's son, and in a scene where one of the pigs escaped from the herd Orlando got scared and ran away."

1/29/04

Ted on Dominic (Sorry, just talk)

Other tongue-biz buzz was 'bout, oh, not much, just partying and homosexuality, the usual Hollywood canapé chitchat.

"There was a lot of screwing going on in New Zealand," pooped an inside (high-up) set vet. "But look, most of it was straight. These guys [Hobbits, elves, horny young men] just aren't afraid to show their incredible affection for one other; that's what gets the gay stuff started."

Glad that's settled! (Yeah, right.)

"Dominic, hands down," I was told by myriad Rings-leaders when I quizzed them about who got into the most trouble off camera. Hmmm. Very interesting, as just seconds before Dom-cutie-tamooti--in shimmer 'n' scruff--told me he felt Viggo was awfully artful at target practice.

"He was always off hunting and fishing, you know," D.M. weighed in with a wink. Elijah concurred, but more about that one latuh. Time to switch-hit back to the hot 'n' bothered blood-red carpet, doncha think?

...as Hef and his six blond boobalicious Playmates waltzed in. Elijah and Dom messed around, pretending they were gonna go chasing after the curvy hotties (yeah, whatever, as Scarlett would say). Only a few minutes earlier, D.M. had 'fessed to moi that he would marry Elijah in a heartbeat: "I love that guy," he purred with an altar-ready smile. Ben, you jealous?"

1/27/04

Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch me!

I hope everyone saw the little gem at the end of the Golden Globes on Sunday. As Peter Jackson finished his "Best Picture" speech, Elijah and Dominic lunged at each other. They hugged and, as the credits began to roll, Dominic slapped Elijah's ass on live television. Wow.

1/24/04

Elijah Talks Rumors

Setting the Story Straight

Sticks and stones may break his bones, but words will never hurt Elijah Wood, who is amused by the rumors about him. "I love the one where I'm gay," says the 23-year-old The Lord of the Rings star. "The craziest story I ever heard was that my lover, Dominic Monaghan [who plays the trilogy's hobbit Merry], was dating my sister to cover up the fact that we were a gay couple. And we signed contracts not to reveal anything until the movies were finished. Isn't that great?"

- People Magazine

First: Damn! I was thinking of writing a fanfiction about that.

Second: He says the rumor is that his lover Dominic is dating his sister. Does this mean that he and Dom are still lovers, but that Dom's not dating Hannah? That's how that quote reads grammatically.

Third: The reverse-psychology thing really doesn't work for someone THAT effem. And again, no outright denial.

1/19/04

Bill and Elijah's Excellent Adventure

"Boozy Billy's hobbit horde romp with sexy dancers."

Uh, just read this:
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeeds/page.cfm?objectid=13829242&method=full&siteid=86024

Same glorius rag that gave the world news of Deacy's recent stripper exploits. So I buy it.

1/19/04

Astin Does the Fantastic Four?

SET: You were highly praised over your short movie The Long and Short of It which is in The Two Towers DVD. Do you have any plans of directing something bigger?
SEAN ASTIN: Oh, yeah! I always wanted to act and direct with the same intensity but only now I've found the way to get to directing. Right now I'm running to be the director of this US$ 100, US$ 130 million movie which the studio wants to release in the end of 2004 and it has a huge effect in pop culture. I got a meeting scheduled but I can't talk about it yet.

SET: Is it a comic book adaptation?
SA: You figured it out, huh?

SET: You're running for the director's chair of Fantastic Four, right?
SA: Yes.

SET: You've got some pretty heavy competition ahead of you. I heard Steven Soderbergh is interested and that he was offered the job by the studio specially because he could bring George Clooney as Reed Richards.
SA: Yeah but I'm a friend of George Clooney too (laughs). I think he would make a perfect Reed Richards.

http://superherohype.com/fantasticfour/index.php?id=694

12/25/03

Sean Astin Transcript

BTBS and YMG happened to be in the Sean Astin web chat two weeks ago. One of BTBS' questions was answered by Mr.Director.

Biggertaylorboydstaff in Onstage_1 asks: What do you think about all the quips people make about the hobbit's sexualities?
Sean_Astin_live says: I think it's funny. I enjoy actually seeing other people get off on exploring their own ideas of their own sexuality through these characters. I don't think that those discussions come organically out of the material. I think the material lacks the
Sean_Astin_live says: sexuality people focus on but I don't begrudge people to think about what they feel as long as they are not hurting anybody.

12/18/03

More Tedness

BTBS and YMG happened to be in the Sean Astin web chat two weeks ago. One of BTBS' questions was answered by Mr.Director.

Dear Ted:
I absolutely adore all the juicy tidbits you provide on those hot Hobbit buddies! I have to tell you, though, after that last bit where you asked about the gay rumors, there are those who are saying you were paid off by New Line to preach to the world of these actors' hetero-ness. Can't you just tell us whether Dominic and Elijah are gay and together?
Anna
New Jersey

Dear Ted:
All that talk, and Dom still didn't actually say he was straight? Good Lord. I swear, if these guys really are straight and think it's just funny to play up the rumors, I'll have them for breakfast.
Ms. A.

Dear Anna and Ms. A.:
What's with the anally retentive, sexual-classification hunting? It's almost as tasteless as the notion that I was greased up by New Line. Too stupid!

12/18/03

Yoinks!

"Orlando Bloom chatted to a Popbitch reader last week at a club urinal. Apparently he prefers Kylie to Britney and has a far-from-elfen-sized wang."

11/20/03

Tall Dark and Gruesome ... :(

It seems that the GREAT AND WONDERFUL Christopher Lee and his sidekick Brad Dourif have been CUT from Return of the King. Needing to cut out 7 minutes, Jackson opted to cut the bad guy. (What the HELL?) Since no denial has come out, I can only assume this horrible horrible rumor is true.

11/20/03

Let's Dance! (Or hump. Whatever.)

Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan were on MTV's TRL yesterday. (And so were we!) They were promoting the new RoTK Playstation game (which we all got a copy of) and the TTT:EE DVD. They also talked a few minutes about RoTK. And DM/EW grinded.

11/06/03

Elijah Wood: Record Mogul?

From IMDB:

Elijah's Record Label Dreams: Movie star Elijah Wood is planning to branch out into music in a big way - by setting up his own record label. The Lord Of The Rings star has recently moved from Los Angeles to New York, and the music scene in the big apple has inspired him to do something for emerging bands. And now he's planning to sink his movie money into a new label. He says, "I want to start a record label, and find bands and release records. I've thought seriously about that. I've been lucky enough to meet a lot of people that I respect, in the music industry, that I feel will be a good guide for me to get started. I've got a good base. I don't know when I'll start it, but it is something that I will start, at some point." And one artist he'd love to have on his roster is his Lord of The Rings castmate Viggo Mortensen. He adds, "I actually just recorded on a record of his - Dom Monaghan, Billy Boyd and I went into the studio and played music on Viggo's new album. It's amazing."

10/30/03

Nancing Pony News Flash Thing!

Oh, are we lucky campers today! Oh, yes, oh, yes we are!

Now, as dedicated fangirls (groan), we ALL know the story of Orlando Bloom's falling out the window X stories, blah blah back breaking etc. But do we REALLY know the story?

Well! It turns out that the story we all know -- is NOT what actually happened! This from a reliable source -- a boy whose like-aunt is Orlando's actual aunt.

Picture the Tampon, age 15 abouts, wanting to impress a girl. Very, very badly. Now, in the building across the street, there is a terrace. On this terrace are some flowers. Brilliant little Orlando decides that, yes, jumping from one balcony to the next to retrieve the flowers would MOST DEFINITLY win the heart of said maiden. So he jumped.

He fell, O my brothers, and he fell hard. But he did NOT snuff it! (Just had the back-breaking injuries we all know about.)

And thus, our little droogies, you have read the true tale. Only on the Nancing Pony.

10/30/03

Ted on KBOB

From Ted Casablanca?s The Awful Truth:

?I swear, Kate Bosworth and Orlando Bloom would sooner take a full-page ad declaring their kissy-poo status. First, everybody's buzzing about the two byoots--are they or aren't they?

? last weekend at the Lili Claire benefit in Bev Hills (read on), the two clearly arrived together, but they did the red carpet so separately, he a few minutes behind. When asked about working with Kate, a seemingly innocent Q, Orlando glared, spun around on his heel and stalked off--to catch up with Kate, I must add.

I approached Kate for the Cupid-kill. After all, sources out the wowin' wazoo (always off-record sorts) insist the twosome are too-too together.

After establishing that "others" did Ms. Kate's Piggly Wiggly research for her (K.B. plays a supermarket checker in Tad), I asked just what the astonishingly attractive 19-year-old star of Blue Crush would do to win a date with the 25-year-old Lord elf and Pirates of the Caribbean cutie?

She was speechless. She tried to form some words but couldn't. Muffled sounds came out. Maybe she was a tad flummoxed--not sure. Kate seemed cornered (I never wished that, I assure you), so I politely said she could hit me if she wanted to.

If fists could be words, Ms. B. suddenly became rather verbose.

"May I quote you?" I asked.

"Yes," she squealed, smiling through the trials and tribulations of becoming a major Hollywood player.

That girl's gaga--mark my bruised shoulder.

Has anyone ever considered a gay best-friend or closet-cover-up theory? As Shakespeare puts it, "The lady (Orlando) doth protest too much." So in that case, we all know already that they're dating. On the other hand, it's so overblown and fake, that it may well be a giant ploy.?

10/30/03

More Orlando Popbitch

From popbitch:

Graham has bought a flat near Tower Bridge, didn't like Orlando Bloom when he interviewed him, is "not at all showy with money", and claims he's not very successful at pulling men.

I'm sure we wouldn't like Mr. Tampon either.

09/17/03

Juicy Gossip from the set of Troy!

According to popbitch, everyone's favourite explicit newsletter, one of the lead cast members of Troy has needed specially-made briefs to, erm, make his package bigger. Sean Bean and Brad Pitt have bothhad nude/sex scenes before. But guess who hasn't ....

09/17/03

Pirates Stand in. Riiiiight ...

From that great (cough) OB site, Full-Bloom.net:

SeattlePI.com posted a nice story about a production from the Seattle Children's Theatre called "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle." The article talks to Seattle resident Melissa Banks about her role as a consultant: "Most recently, the 24-year-old Brooks was part of the crew hired to sail the Lady Washington to the Caribbean for the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. "We would help them set the picture up and then we would have to run downstairs and hide," she explains. In fact,

several times when the film crew needed a stand-in for the slightly built Bloom while he and his stunt double were otherwise occupied, they used Brooks. "He's an inch taller than me, and I fit into all his clothes perfectly. We even have the same color hair. People called me 'Orlanda' on the set,"

she laughs. "The first day Orlando went to undo the wrong line and I ran out and said, 'No, no, don't touch that!' " she laughs. "He said, 'Thank you, you're hanging out with me for the rest of this film because I don't know what the heck I'm doing.'"

09/17/03

Orlando Bloom is soooooooo cool!

Orlando and Avril Lavigne were named the "Coolest Celebrities" in a recent online poll taken by CBBC Newsround, the BBC's news for kids. ~posted by FB on 8/29/2003 01:36:01 PM GMT

09/17/03

Elijah Wood's Appendicitis Scare, and more Lijlij news

So! It has been confirmed that, as a tabloid recently speculated, Elijah the Profitable did indeed have to be rushed to the hospital to have his appendix taken out. :( Ouchies.

Howevah, this article also mentioned that Franka Potente was by his bedside, and his only unfamilial visitor. Wonder if that's true too? We can only wait and wonder ...

Meanwhile, speaking of girlfriend/boyfriend rumors, The Life & Style Pullout of the Straits Times Newspaper in Singapore bestows upon us humble researchers the following:

"It seems like ELIJAH WOOD has been raking up huge phone bills making daily transatlantic phonecalls to a certain Lord of the Rings co-star. The Rings star is currently recovering from a surgical operation and but that hasn't stopped him from burning up the phone lines."

- August 17th.

Hmm ... wonder who that lucky bugger could be who's domineering Lijlij's phoneline? ;)

08/28/03

More Summer Recap by Your Momma's Girl

The Legolas hiatus is over (not that there ever was an Orlando hiatus) with the release of the TTT DVD. Not to be confused with the TTT EXTENDED DVD -- which I'm sure will be strategically released in the gap between the first DVD and the premiere of ROTK. After seeing just a few of the "extras" on the FOTR EXTENDED DVD I'm scared to find out what *else* they have in store for us.

Rumor has it that Sean Astin may be up for an Academy Award for Supporting Actor this year.

As long as it's not Orlando ...

Pirates of the Carribbean has done well at the box office. *Sigh* I still haven't seen it yet. (Although I should, for the hell of it.) Keira liked her scenes with Johnny better than those with Orlando.

Kate/Orlando is now an official couple. He spends a couple K a month flying her out to his Troy shooting location. However, she's probably more loaded than he is -- so why isn't she flying out with her own money? Leech.

Elijah Wood had his appendix out. Who was at his side? Franka Potente. (Hmm.)

Billy is in a play in Scotland; Viggo and Dominic went to see it. Master & Commander is coming out soon.

The premiere of Viggo's movie Hidalgo has been postponed a few months.

Elijah is in Spy Kids 3D. *Shudder* Check out our new photcoms to see a screencap.

Sean Bean was in Equilibrium this summer. (Damn me for not seeing it in Paris!) It's supposedly the European version of the Matrix. But it' starring Christian Bale, so it's probably much, much better.

The ROTK trailer is out now. We've gotten a ton of captions up already.

08/28/03

Summer Recap by Sexy Beast

From So ROTK is coming out December 17th. Oooh, I'll be able to get a Driver's License by then. Too long a wait? The TTT Dvd is already out. Look for constipated Frodos at a bus stop near you. Now here's the funny thing. The TRL for Return of the King is now sold out. And has been. Since, like June.

In Troy, Orlando Bloom will be playing himself-a vain, selfish pretty-boy who chases down blondes. Like Viggo Mortensen.

Billy turned 35 today 8/28. He's officially twice my age. Not cool.

Gossip:
--Dirt on Orlando's cover-up, Kate Bosworth: So my dad's girlfriend's former boss's daughter happens to be Kate Bosworth. Let me make that simpler. My almost-Stepmom's friend is Kate Bosworth's father. Apparently, he doesn't tell anyone that she acts. He's totally ashamed of it. He wanted her to get a real job. So she's going to Princeton this fall. We know people going to Princeton this fall. Hmmmmm?maybe she will be the biggest slut in the Ivy League.
--Elijah Wood's New York base is on my block. That's just wrong. WRONG!
--Sir Ian's McKellen's beautiful ex-boyfriend Nick is currently in a Pier 1 commercial.
--Orlando's nose is crooked. It bends to the right. Make it stop.
--from Popbitch.com:
>> Big Questions <<
Who's a secret rentboy this week

Which hard-drinking young actor owes his
meteroric rise to fame to a stint as the
love-bitch of a closet gay Oscar-winning star?
The now-womanising actor was "discovered"
while being squired around Hollywood a few
years ago by Mr Secret-Gay.

I can only think of one "rentboy".
I may be confused. If it's not Mr. Tampon, then it's still funny as hell. Looking for someone?

05/09/03

What's wrong with this picture?

From TOR.n:

Ringer Spy SamWyse sends along this NEW image of Frodo in Shelob's lair from 'Return of the King'! It is a scan from the latest MAXIM magazine available on newstands now. !!!Spoilers!!!

... right ...

From May issue of BOP magazine"
Can being too sentimental get you in trouble? According to Lord of the Rings loverboy ELIJAH WOOD, it can. The 22-year-old whose job to fight the forces of evil and rescuedamsels in distress says that sometimes his imagination gets the best of him. "It's dangerous because I'm terribly romantic," he confesses. "I used to get myself into these relationships that were more about my idealization of love than the fact that I'm really in love with a person." Huh? What did he say? Sorry, Elijah, you had us at "I'm terribly romantic." Sigh.

*GAG*