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Keith Richards prefers Stones to Pirates
posted by Jas, 05/31/05
Contact Music reports that Keith Richards will not portray the character of Johnny Depp's father in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels

Ageing Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards missed out on the chance to play Johnny Depp's dad in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, because he is too busy. Depp was desperate for Richards to cameo in the forthcoming follow-up films, after basing his pirate character Captain Jack Sparrow on the hell-raising rocker. But Richards insists his work with the Rolling Stones comes first. His son Marlon says, "He'd love to do it, but it looks as if the window of opportunity has passed him by. "He's just too busy with the Stones."

Kevin Smith defends Hayden Christensen
posted by Jas, 05/31/05
Cinematical reports that Kevin Smith has defended Hayden about the latter's remark on Orlando posted on tabloid paper, The Sun

Last week we passed the meme about how Hayden Christensen was thinking of quitting acting. In an interview, he revealed possible plans to become an architect, in between bashing Hollywood and throwing a snide remark at Orlando Bloom. Now indie-geek director Kevin Smith is defending Christensen on his website. "A few leading questions, and you've got one actor saying something about another actor, and since the journo's questions are rarely included, no one's the wiser about who first invoked the Elf," said Smith. "I think you're being awfully hard on this guy, who didn't even say he was quitting the biz; he simply said he'd rather study architecture instead of Hollywood." On his message board, Smith "speaking as someone who's been on the business end of a journo's microphone many a time" showed how how he imagines that response could've been arrived at:

Journo: What's it like being a player in Hollywood
HC: I don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking about studying architecture instead.
Journo: You feel Hollywood is too commercial?
HC: A film is a product and as an actor, you can only sell it to sell yourself.
Journo: But look at Orlando Bloom - he's been successful on his own terms. Are you saying he has no integrity?
HC: You don't get to sit at the table before you're ready to give away you're integrity. Maybe it works for Orlando Bloom. It doesn't work for me.

KOH press junket - San Diego TV
posted by Jas, 05/31/05, from Ka-Bloom Board
Faye captured a junket interview with Orlando aired on KUSI (San Diego) on May 4. Download clip here (5 mb quicktime) or here (also available in windows and real)

KOH reviews
posted by Jas, 05/31/05
Reviews of Kingdom of Heaven from Gulf Daily News and 2TheAdvocate

Lord of the Rings soundtrack voted the greatest movie soundtrack
posted by Jas, 05/31/05
Rosie reports: I just weanted to let you know that in today's Metro newspaper in London it was announced that the music from the film The Lord of the Rings was voted the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. The music in Peter Jackson's epic trilogy was described as the 'Mozart of his generation'. It was composed by Howard Shore whose other film credits include Gangs of New York and the remake of King Kong. The Star Wars music of John Williams came second.

Orlando poster in Atrevida
posted by Jas, 05/31/05
Rosangela reports that this week's edition of Atrevida magazine (Brazil) has a poster of Orlando.

Orlando article in Real
posted by Jas, 05/31/05, from Ka-Bloom Board
Joseb posted scans of Orlando article from May 25 issue of Real magazine (UK)