According to Firstshowing Orlando Bloom is set to star in Andrew Niccol’s (Gattaca, S1m0ne, and Lord of War) sci-fi escape film The Cross. Bloom will be joined by Vincent Cassel and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko. The $24 million sci-fi escape story set in a border town, is about a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, something which no one else has achieved. Bloom will play the one trying to cross that border, while Cassel will play the guard who will go to any lengths to prevent him. Pre-production has already started and shooting will begin in July in Australia.
Gattaca and Lord of War are two of the most underrated films I’ve seen, so I can’t wait for this. This will also be the first major film Bloom has done since Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End so it’s going to be interesting to see how he does.
Do you like Niccol’s other films? Do you want to see The Cross?