With almost US$500 million at the box office worldwide, Troy It was a hit in theaters in 2004, 20 years ago. It seems that not everyone involved in the project, however, looks back with nostalgia on the confrontation between the Greeks and Trojans.
The star Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean It is Lord of the Rings) said he deliberately forgot everything related to the film because he hated his character, Paris. “I think I erased the movie from my brain”said Bloom in an interview with Variety. “A lot of people love Troy, but for me, playing that character was [sinaliza cortar a garganta com os dedos]. Can I say these things? I didn’t want to do this film, I didn’t want to play this character. The film is great. There was Brad (Pitt), Eric (Bana) and Peter (O’Toole). But how am I going to play this character? He is against everything I feel inside me”he completed.
Bloom went on to explain why he hated the film so much: “At one point in the film, Paris (his character) starts crawling across the floor after being defeated by someone and hugs his brother’s leg. I was like, ‘I’m not going to be able to do that.’ One of my agents at the time said ‘But this is the scene that will guarantee success!’. And I fell into that conversation..
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, Troy is one of the most popular adaptations of Homer’s Iliad released in the century so far. The film follows the clash between Achilles and Hector.
Troy is available on Max and in Prime Video.
