OlderOrlando Bloom is the Prince of Persia
Orlando Bloom has landed the lead role in the next big budget franchise, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, according to recent reports.
Orly, 31, will rake in a reported $40 million for all three pictures. The first pic will be directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Donnie Brasco). June 2009 is the tentative release date and filming will start in Morocco.
If this is any measure of success, Bloom certainly knows how to make a successful threesome. Pirates of the Caribbean, anyone?
FYI: High School Musical hottie Zac Efron was also rumored to be in the running for the role. And remember, this casting news hasn’t been officially confirmed by legitimate news sources yet. So stay tuned!
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Orlando Bloom playing The Prince of Persia?
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IT’S A RUMOR!!!
he looks nothing like the character in the game - Orlando is a scrawny lookin’ fella compared to the character who is well built and athletic
and the game itself got repetitive and quite boring, it tries to be like a male version of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider but fails miserably
look at Hitman: a brilliant game and story but the movie absolutely butchered it and then set it on fire
as for Zac Efron - b!tch please, yeah and Miranda Kerr is gonna be playing the princess LMAO
I CANNOT WAIT I HOPE THEY SHOW PLENTY OF HIS BUFFED UP NAKED BODY!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I CAN’T STAND “Orly”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE don’t let him get the role!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmm… zac efron would probably be a better pick. he looks more the role & he’s the new thing. orlando bloom is OUUUUUUUUUUUUUT! much more kids would go see it if zac was starring. either way, i think vanessa hudgens would be happy w/ either one ‘cuz her celeb crush is orlando bloom & her real-life bf is zac efron. though, she’d probably be happier if zac got it LOL
Orlando Bloom is much better actor and more experience actor than Zac Efron. Orlando Bloom has done action pack movie. He is one of the top actor that will bring in lots of money. Orlando Bloom captures audience of all ages, but mostly adults. Zac Efron only capture kids. Orlando Bloom has been Lord of the Ring (all three) and all three of the Pirate movie. Plus he has made an action pack movie on his own. He is up there with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Densel Washington.
Orlando has the experience and the looks for this movie! I hope it’s TRUE! GO ORLANDO!!!!!
UPDATE
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=43769
Orlando Bloom Not the Prince of Persia
A rumor is spreading fast through the internet (we believe it originated at World Entertainment News Network, aka WENN) that Orlando Bloom has landed a $40 million payday to star in a movie trilogy based on the “Prince of Persian” video game. The rumor stated that he had beaten competition from Zac Efron to take the role and even said that Jerry Bruckheimer will direct.
Walt Disney Pictures, however, tells ComingSoon.net that there is no truth to these rumors.
What we do know so far is that Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is expected to start shooting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time soon at Pinewood Studios in the UK and in Morocco as well. Jerry Bruckheimer instead is producing the film, which the studio is targeting for a June 19, 2009 release.
siiiiiim Orlando Bloom o MELHOR (LL)
beijos.
it’s too premature for Zac to be considered for those roles; he’s much too young and inexpereinced as an actor and has a long way to go…not that he cannot develop into a actor of credibility cos i believe that given the right roles the boy can also prove himself…i’ve seen him in derby stallion and he was a young boy then and there was already some depth to his acting…so i can see him thrive in this business as long as he gets the right roles suitable to his age and character…
Zac can pass for a persian boy given his exotic features and surely he would have made a handsome prince but its not yet the right time for him…. he has some growing up to do first and i think tat he also has so much on his plate right now…
as much as i love zac i really believe orlando is much much better for this role, i don’t know it just fits him
wowwww !!
orlando
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plxxx *.*
JOHNNY DEPP carried those pirate films, not Orly here. You can see how successful Johnny’s other films of late have been… but Orlando on the otherhand is good as a supporting actor. I predict the film won’t do well and than the other planned sequals will be cancelled and byb bye to $40 million. Ridiculous amount of money to offer to a man many in Hollywood find confusing as to why he is this famous at all.
#34 I completely agree. It’s just way to soon to expect Zac to be able to carry a francise like this. After all Zac’s only feature role to date was a supporting charcter in “Hairspray.” Let’s wait and see “HSM3,’” “17 Again,” and “Me and Orson Welles” perform before saddling the boy with the responsibilty of carrying a frencise like this.
As I said before if this had been true Orlando Bloom would have been the right choice. With the “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Carribean” francises on his resume he has the track record.
Maybe someday Zac will headling this kind of francise but just not yet.
bloom’s not a leading actor - should never be.
and this “prince of persia??” movie.. look who bloom was in competition with for the lead role, that alone tells me how bad its going to be. lmaooo i bet he BARELY beat out the hsm kid.
I love Ollie but someone else in that role would have been great.For instant, Sean Faris from Never back down or Shia Leboufe from Transformers.
The casting diector should get Odette Fustman from Cloverfield to play Ollie’s love interest.
Whoever mentioned Orlando’s name as on a par with Denzel Washington needs to have a his/her head examined. Denzel is an Actor (capital A) while Orlando is an actor. The difference - one (Actor) takes the work seriously and does great work that gets nominated for major credible industry awards while the the other (actor) is mainly a celebrity who is in movies. I appreciate the fact the some people like or even love Orlando. Many people like/love McDonald’s, but that doesn’t mean it’s fine dining.
Still hope to see Zac in this movie, maybe not replacing orlando, at least along side him :]
he is amazing, isn’t he.
For all you fans saying that Zac would be a better pick
pshh! ******* please!
Orlando Bloom is a much more maturely talented and experienced
actor than Zac Efron will ever be!
Zac Efron can be the King of Disney or what ever you girls call him
but come on! dont ever say that Zac can pull that role off
NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO
ZAC EFRON ******* i n g SUCKS BALLS !!!
i hate that ******
“zac efron is a better pick” YEAH RIGHT HES A ******* BISEXUAL ******
you cant compare orlando bloom with zac efron because ORLANDO BLOOM IS HOTT. have you ever heard this from an 11 year old ?? well theres a first time for everything
=P
I think Orlando is a highly underrated actor. He would be an excellent choice for this role. I hope it does come to fruition. He’s a hard working actor, and he is taken seriously or he would’t keep getting roles. He chose to take a break from movies. I hope now he’s ready to get back on screen. He did a stint on stage in London to show that he is versatile. I don’t know why people have to hate. He will be around in the movie biz for a very long time.
i played the video game and orlando bloom
is a better part for this role, TRUST ME !!
Interesting selection… who knows… I’ll go see it :D
THE RUMOR IS FALSE!! GO AND DO SOME SEARCHES ON GOOGLE, ORLANDO BLOOM IS NOT GOING TO BE PRINCE OF PERSIA AND RHATS OFFICIAL FROM DISNEY THEMSELVES!!!!
Sabriel @ 04/07/2008 at 6:02 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! He’s soooo wrong for it!!!!!!!! It should be Oded Fehr!!! At least he’s middle eastern, for goodness sakes!
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Agree with this. They can make Fehr look younger by cinema magic, if needed.
Not cool Bruckhiemer. I think they should have gone with an unknown sexy actor, not a wooden predictable one. We’ve seen him in this role before IE: Kingdom of Heaven!
WRONG CHOICE, it will ruin the movie.
How about some actor with arab descent or a bollywood actor?
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