Mark Ruffalo talked to Variety about casting Orlando in Sympathy For Delicious. See photos from the premiere. Mark, Orlando and Christopher also visited VPDInc to promote the movie, watch a clip here

Orlando Bloom and Mark Ruffalo shared a warm bro-hug Monday at the Sunshine Cinema, where they preemed “Sympathy for Delicious.” Ruffalo, who makes his helming debut with the Maya Entertainment pic, said Bloom was an easy cast. “He came to me and said he wanted to play the part,” Ruffalo said. “He really needed to do it, to have this experience for his acting. He was feeling really empty as an actor, for his soul and his heart.”
“I would be a rock star in a heart beat,” said Bloom, who plays one in the film. Co-stars Laura Linney, Christopher Thornton and Noah Emmerich all came out to support Ruffalo’s debut.

Orlando told MTV that he’s going to bet on it that he’ll be in The Hobbit

On Monday (April 25), we learned of the possibility of yet another new cast member, one Orlando Bloom, who you may know from his time spent in a long, white-blonde wig and pointy ears as Legolas in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

When MTV News caught up with Bloom as he did press for his upcoming film “Sympathy for Delicious,” we asked if we could bet on him joining his “LOTR” castmates Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett in the production.

“I’m going to bet on it,” he said. “But I can’t really talk too much about it because it’s still sort of in the ether. But I would love to go back to work with Peter Jackson. It would be an honor.”

When asked if he’s ready to get back into that famous wig and those prosthetic ears, Bloom said he’s happy to put on anything and everything Jackson requires. “I’ll do anything for him,” he told us.

And what about that script? Is Bloom one of the privileged few who’ve read it? “It’s wonderful,” he said with a knowing smile.

Sympathy For Delicious press junket interview with Orlando from Huffington Post, Coming Soon and Collider. He says he based his character on Ian Brown and Liam and Noel Gallagher.

There will be a Q&A session with Orlando and Christopher Thornton on Friday, April 29 at the Village East Cinema following the 7:55 pm show. Q&A with Mark Ruffalo and Christopher will be on Saturday, April 30.