Pretty boy actor Orlando Bloom has dropped out of An Education, an English 60s period piece with a script by Nick Hornby, and is being replaced by (frog eyed) pretty boy actor Dominic Cooper. This, I believe, is what they call a non-zero sum game. Bloom apparently had to leave because of ‘scheduling conflicts’ (these are the new ‘creative differences,’ I think), but I hope it was because he just realized he isn’t really a very good actor.
I don’t know what role Bloom would have been playing and that Cooper is now essaying, but the film is about a 17 year old suburban girl in the Swinging Sixties whose life is changed by a 30something playboy. The film started shooting already, so replacing Bloom was one of those mad scramble things where availability likely trumped ability.
An Education is being directed by Dogme95 type Lone Scherfig, and it boasts a pretty terrific cast including Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thomson, Olivia Williams and Rosamund Pike.
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I know Elizabethtown had a bunch of problems beyond Bloom (like how it seemed like they filmed a very rough first draft of Crowe's for starters) but goddamn did he not help matters. I still don't understand how it came down to Ashton Kutcher and Bloom for that part. The character seemed to be written for John Cusack, only John Cusack 15 or 20 years ago. Maybe Crowe should've spent some of the $57 million budget on a time machine?
Cooper was pretty good in The History Boys.
More power to 'im.
Orlando Bloom is the new Keanu Reeves. Over-hated because of his looks and distinct mannerisms. He's no worse than the current crop of bland leading men(e.g. Matthew McConaughey, Paul Walker). In fact, I think he's actually getting better.(Really!) His charisma, charm, and self-deprecating humour were a big part of the continued success of the "Pirates" series. Also, I thought he was quite good in "Kingdom of Heaven: The D.C. Just my 2 cents.
I see the frog eyed. Where's the "pretty"?
Bloom isn't that bad of an actor. He's just kind of, you know, lacking some charisma. I mean, he was great in Kingdom of Heaven, but in the Pirates series he just kind of faded into the background… even when he was in the center of the goddamn screen.
He don't need no education, but a couple acting lessons wouldn't go amiss.
It's easy to fade into the background in a Pirates movie when you're confronted with Bill Nighy, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, or the more lively CGI. I never understood why anyone thought he should attain leading man status after playing Legolas. He didn't exactly show much depth. Wow, he shot arrows. Awesome! As for Kingdom of Heaven, it was Ridley Scott who made Bloom watchable, not Bloom himself.
Bloom should try to get back in Ridley Scott's good graces. But then, Scott seems to make any actor look great. I do wonder if some of the hate on Elizabethtown is because Bloom's accent scares off too many people. (Oh, and the character Bloom was playing in An Education was the 17 year old girl.)
He looks like he's retired. "Retired" in the Borat sense of the word, that is. Maybe he was "pretty" in FotR, but that was quite a few years ago.
Oh, and why he may need no education, a few years of acting school might help a whole lot.
I don't think Bloom is really a bad actor. I think he's still looking for that film even though he made me believe he was Legolas ie he really did seem to be otherworldly and even Godlike. And he was great in kingdom of heaven, playing a morose warrior who really doesn't want to be there. So yeah I defend the dude.
You know what Orlando Bloom was really great in? That other dude's ass. Least that's what the other dude said.
the title of this post made me laugh. don't know if it was intentional but I found it funny
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