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Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom, Amber Tamblyn & Patricia Clarkson in the MAIN STREET Trailer

From Magnolia Pictures, here’s the first trailer for MAIN STREET starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson, Amber Tamblyn and Orlando Bloom. The story itself, as presented in the trailer, feels moderately strong but doesn’t quite set it’s hooks into my attention. However, the Academy Award-winning duo of Colin Firth and Ellen Burstyn are what stole my interest. If MAIN STREET is a success, it will likely be on their shoulders.

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

MAIN STREET will be in theaters September 9, 2011 and On Demand August 5th. Visit the film’s official site: MainStreetTheMovie.com and “Like” it on Facebook.

Bloom Leads Ensemble Cast Down ‘Main Street’

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Remember back when we all first saw ‘Fellowship of the Ring’, and we thought, “Hey, that dude who plays Legolas is pretty cool. Â  I wonder if he’ll make it to the top?” Â  Ah to be young and ignorant.

Seriously, though, Bloom is a decent actor who is, thankfully, choosing different projects to put on his resume. Â  He is now in negotiations to star in ‘Main Street,’ the last drama written by late playwright Horton Foote.

Bloom would be joining a cast that already holds Andrew McCarthy,  Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth.   The central character, that of a young girl, has yet to be cast.

Foote’s drama centers on a group of people in a small town in North Carolina whose lives are shaken up when a stranger arrives. Bloom will play the town’s policeman.

The film is set to begin shooting next month in North Carolina with John Doyle directing.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter