'Main Street' Trailer: Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom Go Southern (VIDEO)
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Searching for leads in the upcoming small town Southern film, "Main Street," director John Doyle and crew needed two male leads. So, they went to two of the top British stars of the day. Naturally. Oscar-winner Colin Firth and Orlando Bloom star in the upcoming feel good indie, with Bloom playing a mustachioed cop and Firth a well meaning businessman.
Also, it's not the only upcoming movie that features Bloom with fantastic lip fur.
Co-staring are Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Burstyn and Amber Tamblyn, quite the cast for a small indie that hits Video on Demand on August 5th, more than a month than its September 9th street date.
Here's the official synopsis:
Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.
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#ad_bottom_article_text {margin-bottom: 15px} CelebritiesMoviesGive the director credit for thinking outside the box, at least.Searching for leads in the upcoming small town Southern film, "Main Street," director John Doyle and crew needed two male leads. So, t...Give the director credit for thinking outside the box, at least.Searching for leads in the upcoming small town Southern film, "Main Street," director John Doyle and crew needed two male leads. So, t... Related News On Huffington Post:
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AnaFreya 1 Fans 0 minute ago (5:46 AM) A real North Carolina accent is hard to pull off. Emily Proctor from CSI: Miami has a good one but that's only because she's from NC. AnaFreya: A real North Carolina accent is hard to pull off. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AnaFreya/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99206967.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it ros375 4 Fans 2 hours ago (3:24 AM) lol at first i thought this was one of those funnyordie.com parodies ros375: lol at first i thought this was one of those http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ros375/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99202568.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it tchoupitoulav1 32 Fans 4 hours ago (1:33 AM) It annoys me when actors try to do the southern accent. Orlando Bloom is TERRIBLE!!! We here in Georgia don't talk that fast! Slow down. In Georgia "dog" is pronounced DAWG, "water" is pronouced WUR TER, "Guitar" is pronounced "Geet-tar". Anyway, we know how it's spelled but we have our own way of speaking. North Carolina to us isn't really the "South' well, at least not the deep south. tchoupitoulav1: It annoys me when actors try to do the southern http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/tchoupitoulav1/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99195301.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
FdeBear 271 Fans 4 hours ago (1:23 AM) Why two BRITISH actors? FdeBear: Why two BRITISH actors? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/FdeBear/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99194318.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
lenuk 52 Fans 48 minutes ago (4:57 AM) Maybe they just wanted the best? lenuk: Maybe they just wanted the best? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lenuk/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99205680.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
annersbananers 39 Fans 5 hours ago (1:15 AM) Wait, this is a real, serious film? I thought it was a parody or something. annersbananers: Wait, this is a real, serious film? I thought it http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/annersbananers/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99193439.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it okayflint 0 Fans 6 hours ago (11:46 PM) in a world...where the best colin firth and orlando bloom can do... is patricia clarkson and amber tamblyn... welcome to the south. eh. movie looks halfway decent... worth a rental i guess. okayflint: in a world...where the best colin firth and orlando bloom http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/okayflint/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99181433.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it Omar Khan 14 Fans 6 hours ago (11:18 PM) im from NC, we don't sound like that... bloom's accent is cringe worthy, but it seems like a good movie- kinda Omar_Khan: im from NC, we don't sound like that... bloom's accent http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Omar_Khan/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99176497.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it Kali03 27 Fans 7 hours ago (11:01 PM) To me, North Carolina is not really the South. I grew up around Texans and folks from Mississippi and to me, a Southern accent is either parts of Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and maybe I guess South Carolina. I don't think these guys sound Southern. But the burning question is: sweet tea and red velvet cake or not? If they don't eat red velvet cake and drink sweet tea in the movie, then clearly they are not real Southerners. They also have to feel real strong about barbecue and what's to be done with ribs. Otherwise, it's just a big ol' case of Bless Their Hearts, They Sure Tried Hard Now Didn't They? Kali03: To me, North Carolina is not really the South. I http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kali03/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99173220.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it ShineTheLight 6 Fans 7 hours ago (10:51 PM) Anybody searching "Colin Firth" on YouTube in the past year or so has already been able to see this entire movie, in 10-minute segments. ShineTheLight: Anybody searching "Colin Firth" on YouTube in the past year http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ShineTheLight/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99171232.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
rich3324 Likes: Chasing villagers. Dislikes: Fire 346 Fans 7 hours ago (10:28 PM) You know, we have American actors from the south. rich3324: You know, we have American actors from the south. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/rich3324/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99166225.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
FdeBear 271 Fans 4 hours ago (1:24 AM) Outsourcing. FdeBear: Outsourcing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/FdeBear/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99194486.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it andysrsm 11 Fans 7 hours ago (10:19 PM) Aw, hell! I thought it was Southern. I'm from Mississippi and North Carolina is WAY UP NORTH! You know the British supported the South in the Civil War, so I guess it's appropriate that they can do a Southern accent. Kinda. Sorta. Well, maybe not. andysrsm: Aw, hell! I thought it was Southern. I'm from Mississippi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/andysrsm/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99164359.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it tchoupitoulav1 32 Fans 4 hours ago (1:37 AM) I agree. I'm from Georgia and North Carolina is North to us as well! tchoupitoulav1: I agree. I'm from Georgia and North Carolina is North http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/tchoupitoulav1/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99195788.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it ptrgamb 385 Fans 7 hours ago (10:18 PM) Firth's accent is wretched. Bloom is always terrible. Nice to see Clarkson, Tamblyn, and Burstyn, though. ptrgamb: Firth's accent is wretched. Bloom is always terrible. Nice to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ptrgamb/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99164151.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATOR Craig 212 Reality has a liberal bias. 485 Fans 8 hours ago (10:09 PM) I'm afraid to even watch the clip. Most actors butcher the Southern accent.On the other hand, the realistic Southern accent may not be something you want to hear in a movie. Craig_212: I'm afraid to even watch the clip. Most actors butcher http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Craig_212/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99162137.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
Serrain 16 Fans 6 hours ago (11:45 PM) Are you mad? Butcher the Southern accent? Are you serious? I'm in the South. It's a horrid accent. Thank God for my British and German ancestors. Serrain: Are you mad? Butcher the Southern accent? Are you serious? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Serrain/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99181312.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it tchoupitoulav1 32 Fans 4 hours ago (1:28 AM) Orlando Bloom was talking too fast. We here in Georgia don't speak that fast. tchoupitoulav1: Orlando Bloom was talking too fast. We here in Georgia http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/tchoupitoulav1/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99194852.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATOR CheekySpoon Cheeky and Spoony 18 Fans 8 hours ago (9:54 PM) Looks like a straight to DVD movie. CheekySpoon: Looks like a straight to DVD movie. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/CheekySpoon/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99158708.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it
MPFIED Blah,blah,blah and all other white noise. 161 Fans 8 hours ago (9:50 PM) Are there any American actors getting American roles these days? MPFIED: Are there any American actors getting American roles these days? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/MPFIED/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99157805.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it Sue Dowe 1 Fans 6 hours ago (12:07 AM) No, they're all in rehab. Sue_Dowe: No, they're all in rehab. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Sue_Dowe/main-street-colin-firth-orlando-bloom_n_909185_99184634.htmlHistory | Permalink | Share it Page: 1 2 3 Next › Last » (3 total) new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refresh
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