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October 26, 2005 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports Orlando Bloom, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling and Josh Hartnett are battling to snare the lead in the film based on James Frey's book 'A Million Little Pieces'.

October 26, 2005 - Teen People caught up with Orlando Bloom for an extensive Q&A. Check out a transcript here.

October 26, 2005 - British heartthrob Orlando Bloom is going where he's never gone before: playing an American in a non-period film. "It was very liberating," Bloom told 'Extra' of his role in 'Elizabethtown'. "It was a little intimidating as well, my first kind of contemporary role. And I'm playing an American. It was a challenge." Read more and watch a video clip here.

October 26, 2005 - 'Entertainment Tonight' was at the 'Elizabethtown' New York Premiere and spoke with Orlando Bloom, Jessica Biel, Cameron Crow, and the rest of the team behind the film. 'ET' has since removed the online video.

October 26, 2005 - Orlando Bloom is featured in the November issue of GQ magazine. Check out pictures and an article here.

October 26, 2005 - Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom attended the press junket for their new movie 'Elizabethtown' at the 49th London Film Festival at the Apollo West End on October 21st in London, England. Check out pictures from GettyImages, RexFeatures, and Abaca.

October 26, 2005 - Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst brought their romantic drama 'Elizabethtown' to the Venice Film Festival where they discussed the heart-wrenching film. The Associated Press video at feedroom.com has since been removed.

October 15, 2005 - When Orlando Bloom appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show', the actor gave Oprah a dog collar and leash. Commenting on the gift, he told Oprah: "It's a little personal, but these leashes are handmade, handstitched." Read more.

October 15, 2005 - Star magazine reports that when Kirsten Dunst called Kate Bosworth to insist she and Orlando Bloom were nothing more than friends, Kate said that she could have Orlando if she wanted him. "Kate knows he's a tremendous flirt," a friend revealed. "Orlando does what he wants. She says that if he doesn't want her, she's going to get on with her life and not cry into her pillow about it."

October 15, 2005 - Orlando Bloom visited 'The Late Show with David Letterman' on Monday to promote his new film 'Elizabethtown'. Check out a rough transcript here.

October 15, 2005 - Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom visited 'Total Request Live' on October 10th at MTV Studios - Times Square in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, GettyImages, and WireImage.

October 15, 2005 - Orlando Bloom stopped by the Ed Sullivan Theater for his guest appearance on the 'Late show with David Letterman', to promote his new movie 'Elizabethtown' in New York City on October 10th. Check out pictures from Abaca.

October 15, 2005 - Orlando Bloom and Jessica Biel were amongst the stars on hand for the 'Elizabethtown' premiere held at the Loews Lincoln Square in New York City on October 10th. Check out pictures from WireImage (arrivals1 / arrivals2 / departures), Yahoo, Abaca, FilmMagic (page1 / page2 / page3), RexFeatures, GettyImages (premiere / afterparty), and Corbis.

October 15, 2005 - Fox News Channel caught up with the stars of 'Elizabethtown' on a press junket, including Orlando Bloom. FoxNews.com has since removed the video.

October 15, 2005 - After starring in such films as 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Kingdom of Heaven', actor Orlando Bloom tries comedy in 'Elizabethtown', a new film with Kirsten Dunst. Harry Smith spoke with the actor. Watch the interview here.

October 15, 2005 - Kirsten Dunst falls for Orlando Bloom in the new film 'Elizabethtown,' but is life imitating art? The pair denied the rumors about an off-screen love affair in a press junket with WB11. Feedroom.com has since removed the video.

October 15, 2005 - Gene Shalit reviews 'Elizabethtown' starring Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom for 'Today' on October 14th. Watch it here.

October 15, 2005 - OK! magazine caught up with Orlando Bloom for an extensive Q&A and asked the actor about being on several "Most Sexy" lists. "It's incredible, quite surreal," Bloom admitted. "I have to keep pinching myself, because I still don't believe it is happening. Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob."

October 15, 2005 - Elizabeth Saltzman, the Vanity Fair fashion editor and author of "The Future of Men," has put together a list of the world's top five metrosexuals, which includes Orlando Bloom. Why? "It's hard to nail a reason why, but somehow he's just too pretty."

October 3, 2005 - Orlando Bloom was on hand as CMT hosted the 'Elizabethtown' movie premiere on Septmeber 18th at Franklin Cinema in Nashville, Tennessee. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

October 3, 2005 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports Orlando Bloom may have just issued a statement denying an engagement with longtime girlfriend Kate Bosworth, but the couple certainly are very much a coosome twosome -- spied Friday night holding hands and enjoying quite the romantic dinner on the terrace of the Gardens restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.

October 3, 2005 - When a New York Daily News spy close to the production of 'Elizabethtown' reported that a "disappointed" Cameron Crowe thought Orlando Bloom was "flat as a board" in the movie, which opens October 14th, Crowe himself called gossip scribe Lloyd Grove twice to do some energetic damage control. "I absolutely love Orlando's performance - I love everything he did," insisted the director.

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