Orlando Bloom not the Prince of Persia [updated]
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Just forget about focus group-favorite David Zandi; who needs a real Persian prince anyhow? Instead – in what must have been a fevered race to cast the prettiest, and least Persian-looking, male actor working in Hollywood – Orlando Bloom apparently edged out Zac Efron for the title role in Jerry Bruckheimer's mega-budget "not a video game movie" adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
The downside: Bloom's reportedly pulling in $40 million for the role (fun fact: that's $40 million more than any of us will ever see). The upside: We're glad to know there's at least one casting director in Hollywood who probably doesn't disagree with our choice of Woody Allen as Marcus Fenix in Gears of War.
[Via Cinematical]
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(just preparing for when I do see it as a straight-to-video release)
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"Is Orlando Bloom in it?"
"Yes"
"STFU then"
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I don't suppose you can think of any other reasons why Pirates and LOTR might have succeeded at the box office besides the presence of Orlando Bloom?
I'm fairly confident they won't be casting an unattractive one.
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I can't stand Orlando Bloom.
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-Morgan Freeman as Azeem in Robin Hood
-All the Persians in "300"
-Rob Schneider as an Arab in "You Don't Mess with Zohan"
-Aladdin in "Disney's Aladdin"
Funny thing is...i'm not even Arab and I noticed these things...
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Shaquille O'Neal as Kazaam!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors
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SADNESS
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And let's keep some perspective here. This is a Bruckheimer film. Do you honestly think he's going for historical accuracy? My guess is that it's supposed to be a fun, summer popcorn flick.
He should go for it
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I am currently working for Mr. Bruckheimer, and I can let you all in on a secret- We are looking at Keira Knightly for the role of Farah, Jeffrey Rush to play the part of the Vizier, and Johnny Depp to play the part of Orlando Blooms father. We are going to be working with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) to do some really amazing cg effects as well. Also the setting has been changed to the Gulf of Mexico. Stay tuned for more secret updates!!!111!
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Now I'll finally be able to trick my wife into watching a video game movie with me!
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