Orlando Bloom played Legolas in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Will Turner across the Pirates of the Caribbean films, appearing in two of the largest franchises of the decade at the same time.
Kingdom of Heaven gave him a lead that the theatrical cut undermined and the director’s cut substantially repairs.
He broke his back in a fall before drama school and was told he might not walk, which he has discussed as shaping his approach. He has worked increasingly on stage since.
Brenton ThwaitesThe later Pirates films rate 4 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. On Stranger Tides cost four hundred and ten million dollars, which made it the most expensive film ever made, and Dead Men Tell No Tales cost two…
Geoffrey RushPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) rates 8 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. A film adapted from a theme park queue that had no business being good. Depp built a character the studio…
Eric BanaRidley Scott's 2001 Mogadishu battle. October 1993 Somalia raid gone wrong.
Brendan GleesonKingdom of Heaven is two different films. The theatrical cut is a confused 144-minute medieval action movie that critics dismissed and audiences ignored.
Andy SerkisPeter Jackson's three films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, are the best fantasy adaptation ever made and among the best films ever made in the genre. The extended editions are the…
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