Did Johnny Depp And Orlando Bloom's Friendship Change Since The Amber Heard Situation?
As Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard continues, enthusiasts can't assist however surprise how it is affected the actor's celebrity friendships. Keanu Reeves has expressed his disbelief on the "wife-beater" accusations. Then there's the Pirates of the Caribbean cast who only had nice things to say about Depp. One of his shut buddies from the solid, Orlando Bloom, has also expressed his compassion for the actor's extremely publicized life. Here's the whole thing you must know about their bromance.
How Close Are Johnny Depp & Orlando Bloom?
Depp and Bloom have been good friends since they worked together in Pirates of the Caribbean. Though the latter struggled with criticism over his performance as Will Turner, he had fun taking part in the "straight guy" to the former's iconic persona, Jack Sparrow. "Nobody steps out of the door or onto a set – whoever you are, whether you're an actor, director or producer – nobody is trying to do bad work," Bloom advised The Hollywood Reporter of that point. "I know when I put my head down at night, I've done my best with everything that I've ever done. I've always given it my all, and I think in a way, if anything, there was a lot of safe play in my career."
"I'm not really interested in that any more, so I can see how... I mean for Will, for example, I was playing the straight guy to Johnny's remarkable Jack Sparrow, but it's not easy to pull that straight guy off, do you know what I mean?" the Lord of the Rings megastar persevered. "In a way, it was the emotional thread, that relationship between Elizabeth [Swann, played by Kiera Knightley] and Will, but I don't look back with anything. I just look forward with excitement, to be honest now."
In some other interview with BBC, he confessed that Depp is one in every of his heroes. "It was just the most fun I've ever had," Bloom said of operating with the Edward Scissorhands star in 2003's The Curse of the Black Pearl. "I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career." He also raved about Depp's willpower to his craft. "I knew he'd bring something unique to it the way he always does with his roles. I just didn't know what it would be when I saw it, it was fantastic," he added. "For me, as a young actor, to see somebody like Johnny who creates a character from nothing, it's great."
There was once additionally a time when Depp flew them together with Pirates' director, Jerry Bruckheimer in his personal jet. They had been set to satisfy a Caribbean Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell, and things got just a little loopy sooner than they did. "Jerry was up at the front of the plane with his wife, and me and Johnny and Johnny's friend Sam were at the back of the plane and we sat there and drank red wine," Bloom recalled. "I don't know, maybe the altitude had something to do with it, but when we got to the island we just, like, crawled off the plane, staggering."
"The Prime Minister was there to meet us and he goes, 'Hey man, very pleased to introduce you to St. Vincent,'" the actor endured. "Johnny's friend crawled past him, didn't even stop, Johnny gave him a huge hug and kept kissing him. And there's me trailing after Johnny picking up all the stuff he kept dropping. It was crazy." The two are that close, that one time, Bloom played Depp on an episode of Ricky Gervais' Extras. In the skit, he stated that whilst on the set of Pirates, Depp was once disregarded by way of "the birds" that walked right previous him to seek out Bloom as an alternative. "Ooo, look at me, I make arthouse movies. Ooo, I’ve got scissors for hands," Bloom mentioned, trolling his good friend.
What Orlando Bloom Thinks Of Johnny Depp's Amber Heard Scandal
In 2017, amid the release of Pirates' 5th installment, Depp used to be heavily scrutinized over his scandal with Heard. But Bloom expressed compassion for the actor right through the promotional excursion. "The man that I know and love is the man who's here tonight, and he's like on form and does everything the right way," he advised People at the time. "You know, people go through all kinds of weird stuff in the world and it's just a shame that it has to be dragged out in public. Because, God knows he's been one of the most private and stand-up people I've ever met."
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTErZ%2Bippeoe6S7zGiroZ1dqb%2B2wMdmmJunpal6q7vHp6WyZZSavbF5zqujmqaUpHqjuM6opKxllqe2prrDrJ%2BiqF8%3D