May 24th, 2010 -- Written by Francisco
Orlando Bloom starred in two of the most profitable trilogies in movie history. Yes, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Pirates of the Caribbean saga. Since 2007’s last POTC movie, he hasn’t starred in any major releases. Mr. Bloom thinks it’s time for a comeback of sorts, so he has officially signed on to star in The Three Musketeers.
The Three Musketeers will be directed by Paul WS Anderson, and is scheduled to be released in 3D on summer 2011. It includes a cast with the likes of Christoph Waltz, Logan Lerman, Mads Mikkelsen, Milla Jovovich, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans and Matthew MacFadyen.
JoBlo.com says:
It seems that Bloom’s character, the Duke of Buckingham, will be less of a villain and more of a “arch-nemesis” to the Musketeers who’s literally described as “so cool that you can chop him into ice cubes and serve with vodka.”
To me this is interesting news. Why? Because Bloom has always been cast for the hero part; or at least, to ride alongside the good guys. Never have I seen him play an evil character. It’s an interesting part for him. From what I remember, he has always done a decent job when being part of the “good” posse like in LOTR, POTC, Black Hawk Down (I liked him in the most recent New York, I Love You). But, I also remember that he just can’t hold a film’s lead, like in The Kingdom of Heaven & Elizabethtown. We haven’t seen him do anything big recently, so maybe this evil turn helps giving us a new & refreshing take on his acting.
What do you guys think of “Legolas” going bad?
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good move. I think it’ll end up being pretty interesting to see him a “bad guy”.
I think this is good for his career because it’s something different than he’s done. He’ll need to incorporate a different style and attitude to this character his own. He’ll need to be arrogant and abrasive if he wants to make a true impression for audiences. Im actually happy about this because I was getting real tired of seeing him in the same “good guy” roles.
Still think this thing will be a waste of (my) time and (my) money but Bloom in a villain role IS an interesting casting choice. Unless the trailer and early reviews REALLY suck I’ll still take a chance and go see it since I’m a sucker for Musketeers movies
Didn’t Orlando Bloom play a bad character in Troy?
Shinobi - Yup, I’m also a sucker for Musketeers movies. I’m willing to give the reboot a chance. And I don’t mind Bloom taking something different - he needs it.
Gra2ate - Bloom played Paris in 2004’s Troy. You could say that he was in the “good guys” camp, and once again, was a supporting character to the whole story. And most importantly, next to Brad Pitt’s Achilles and Eric Bana’s Hector, his Paris came out as a wimpy, skinny, bad soldier, in love.
I like the idea as Bloom as a villain and he is already proven in the swash buckling genre anyhow so it should be a great fit.
I’ll see this at theater for sure.
I can’t see this guy pulling off a villain. He doesn’t have the stature for it, nor do I feel he will be convincing.