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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Orlando Bloom reflects on Keira Knightley's Pirates of the Caribbean criticism
Caption: Orlando Bloom reflects on Keira Knightley's Pirates of the Caribbean criticism.The 48-year-old actor played Will Turner in four of the five Pirates films - while Knightley, 39, played love interest Elizabeth Swann. But the butt-kicking, corset-wearing star of the film series doesn't have the fondest memories of her time on the high seas - and Bloom says he can understand why. Opening up to Entertainment Weekly, the actor shared. ”It was such a huge moment in time that is almost like... it feels almost like another lifetime now.” "But it certainly was unique and, you know, I'm always grateful. But I definitely understand where Keira was coming from, and she does wonderful things.... I have a lot of positive takeaways.” In an interview with The Times last year, Knightly explained why she considered the Pirates film series - which catapulted her to worldwide fame - to be a double-edged sword. ”It's a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time.” "I was seen as s**t because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for.” The Pirates film franchise has made over $4.5 billion (£3.6 billion) at the box office so far with a sixth instalment in the works and plans for a spin-off. While Knightley has firmly closed the door to returning to the franchise, Bloom has hinted he is interested in reprising his role, telling Entertainment Weekly, "Never say never.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Orlando Bloom,Keira Knightley,Pirates of the Caribbean,Will Turner,Elizabeth Swann,Film,Movie,Entertainment Weekly,The Times,Spin-off
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