Orlando Bloom recollects being ‘ordered round and screamed at’ whereas filming “Black Hawk Down”

Orlando Bloom bought fairly the navy expertise whereas making the conflict movie Black Hawk Down.

Whereas talking at Fan Expo Chicago 2025 lately, Bloom advised the viewers that, for him as a then up-and-coming actor, the 2002 movie "was like from the frying pan into the fireplace" and concerned numerous "being ordered round and screamed at."

Impressed by real-life occasions of the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993, Black Hawk Down follows 160 elite U.S. troopers who’re dropped into the nation to seize an enemy warlord's two high lieutenants, however as an alternative discover themselves in a determined battle with a contingent of armed Somalis. The huge forged additionally contains Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first movie position, amongst others.

In response to Bloom, as a result of the movie was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Ridley Scott, and "Jerry doesn't do something in half measures nor does Ridley," the expertise was "fairly epic" but in addition brutal.

"We went to Fort Benning. It was so brutal. I imply it was like, I feel I virtually tore… I barely tore my meniscus in my knee, however I managed to strap it and get via it," he mentioned.

Bloom then recalled how fellow actor Ben Foster wasn't so fortunate. "I feel Ben correctly tore his groin muscle, as a result of everybody was actually making an attempt to go for it. And I feel he needed to be recast, in order that was actually critical."

Orlando Bloom says 'Pirates of the Caribbean' needs 'everybody back' for a new film to succeed Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry's reps break silence on split, say stars will 'focus on co-parenting'

He continued, "Yeah, it was intense. We had been within the bunks and being ordered round and screamed at and yelled at, and actually it was an intense factor."

Along with the trial-by-fire expertise it gave the younger star, it additionally allowed Bloom the chance to discover a brand new nation.

"We spent six months in Morocco and we had been sporadic in filming — and I'm actually solely to start with bit after which fall from the helicopter after which I'm there — it's sporadic, however I felt like I used to be there endlessly since you're a younger actor they usually will pay you to be there, which was nice," he mentioned.

"I really had a good time in Morocco as effectively. I had a good friend, and we'd go to completely different elements of the nation and test it out, which was cool as effectively. I like to journey, like to expertise completely different cultures, and there's a tremendous tradition in Morocco," he added.

Need extra film information? Join Leisure Weekly's free e-newsletter to get the newest trailers, superstar interviews, movie opinions, and extra.

So, all in all, regardless of the bodily calls for and all of the yelling, was it value it? "Yeah, I like that film," Bloom gushed. "I'm very proud — and the soundtrack to that film is superior."

When the moderator identified the movie additionally "nonetheless holds as much as at the moment," Bloom concluded, "Yeah, it's a type of good conflict movies."

Bloom's Black Hawk Down costar Ewan McGregor had a panel of his personal at Fan Expo Chicago, the place the Obi-Wan Kenobi actor and Hayden Christensen picked up their lightsabers as soon as extra for an epic Star Wars reunion duel.

Shut