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...film production is controlled chaos, and Troy (whose reported budget is an epic $145 million) is no exception. Early this year, as the Iraq war approached, the production judiciously moved from Morocco to Baja California. On the Malta location this spring, severe heat brought fainting spells on many of the burly Bulgarians hired as extras. One bit player, a former Mr. Malta named George Camilleri, suffered a leg wound while jumping from a galleon and died a few weeks later...
...principals, Troy has been arduous but rewarding. "It's like going to the acting doctor," Bana told TIME while on set in Malta, "and hearing him say, 'This is exactly what you need.' I've never had so much fun on a shoot before...
Orlando Bloom is multitasking. He chomps his way through a green apple, then flosses his teeth and flirts with a makeup artist - all while philosophizing about his "craft," noting the absence of reality in an actor's life and lamenting the homesickness that can hit, even here in sunny Malta, where he's filming Troy - Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of the Iliad. Mid-floss, Bloom pauses, cocks his head, smiles and says: "But I'm 26. I'm in the prime of my life. What do I have to complain about?" Not much. No star is rising faster than...
...Caribbean these days," says Vikki Berg, travel editor at Brides magazine in the U.K. "People prefer to go off to a villa in Italy instead." Tuscany and Umbria are the most popular venues - though Italians themselves, like the French and Spanish, still tend to wed at home. Ireland, Austria, Malta and Cyprus are also popular choices. Bulgaria has become a favored spot for Israelis, who have to travel abroad for civil ceremonies as these aren't permitted under Israeli law. Most of the couples understand Bulgarian because they're immigrants from the former Soviet Union who don't meet strict...
...Troy" set, he is riding a horse bareback - and galloping toward celebrity. He says of his Hulkdom, "I'm very mindful of being thrust upon the public." But for the moment, no one recognizes him poolside in Malta. He seems to cherish this last phase of anonymity. When asked what he would like fans to know about him, he says with a laugh, "As little as humanly possible...