Orlando Bloom is no stranger to the movie blockbuster, starring in two epic franchises – Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean – but there is one huge movie he did that he actually didn’t want to do.
The 47-year-old British actor took part in a new interview with Variety, where he was asked if he could remember various lines he’s said in different movies.
He was given a line from one particular hit – which grossed nearly $500 million worldwide when it was in theaters – but he couldn’t place it.
When the actor finally realized what movie it was, he admitted, ‘I think I just blanked that movie out of my brain, by the way.’
While the film was certainly a summer blockbuster, Bloom did not have fond memories from the film… 2004’s Troy with Brad Pitt.
Orlando Bloom is no stranger to the movie blockbuster, starring in two epic franchises – Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean – but there is one huge movie he did that he actually didn’t want to do
While the film was certainly a summer blockbuster, Bloom did not have fond memories from the film… 2004’s Troy with Brad Pitt
Bloom portrayed Paris, the younger brother of Eric Bana’s Hector, the commander of the Trojan armies, in the film from director Wolfgang Petersen.
He was already a household name, coming off the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Bloom admitted, ‘So many people love that movie, but for me, playing that character was just like…’ as the actor made a motion slitting his throat.
‘Am I allowed to say all these things? I didn’t want to do the movie. I didn’t want to play this character,’ he said.
Bloom admitted, ‘The movie was great. It was Brad (Pitt) and it was Eric (Bana) and it was Peter O’Toole and I’m like, “How am I going to play this character? It was completely against everything I had felt in my being.’
He added that one part of the script called for Paris to, ‘crawl along the floor, having been beaten by somebody and just holds his brother’s leg.’
Bloom said that he admitted, ‘I’m not going to be able to do this,’ though one of his agents at the time told him, ‘But that’s the moment that’ll make it.’
‘I completely fell for that line of an agent, and that’s why I’ve blanked that line from my mind,’ Bloom admitted.
Bloom portrayed Paris, the younger brother of Eric Bana’s Hector, the commander of the Trojan armies, in the film from director Wolfgang Petersen
Bloom admitted, ‘So many people love that movie, but for me, playing that character was just like…’ as the actor made a motion slitting his throat
‘Am I allowed to say all these things? I didn’t want to do the movie. I didn’t want to play this character,’ he said
Troy was based on Homer’s Iliad and Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, with Pitt playing Achilles and Brian Cox playing King Agamemnon
Troy was based on Homer’s Iliad and Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, with Pitt playing Achilles and Brian Cox playing King Agamemnon.
The film – scripted by Game of Thrones co-creator David Benioff – took in $133.3 million domestic and $497.4 million worldwide.
Bloom would go on to continue in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and he’s most recently coming off Gran Turismo and Carnival Row.
He most recently starred in Red Right Hand, which also starred Garret Dillahunt and Andie MacDowell.
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