Orlando Bloom has revealed that when he was offered the chance to voice Prince harry in Gary Janetti’s upcoming HBO Max animated series The Prince, about the British royal family, he had to first consider his own lineage. Talking to an international online portal he said that he thought about being British and extremely proud of his roots before taking up the project. However, it was Katy Perry who convinced him to take up the role.
He said, “Initially, I was like, ‘Hmm, how do I feel about this?’ because I'm a British boy who's actually very proud of my roots. I've always understood it as part of my heritage and background, and I'm not someone who wants to poke fun at anyone normally, but this was so clever, witty and affectionately done.”
The series is inspired by Janetti’s popular Instagram account which provides a satirical take on the Royals from the eyes of Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s son Prince George. Orlando revealed that it was on his fiancée Katy’s insistence that he took up the role and said, “Katy was like, ‘You've got to do this. This is genius.’”
Orlando also said that he hopes Prince Harry takes all of it in stride. He said, “I hadn't met him when I signed up to do it, and I subsequently met him and he's such a nice guy and he's got a great sense of humor. I hope he maintains his sense of humor through this because they're sort of on a pedestal. We're showing real adoration to them in one form or another. I'm going to have to mention it to Prince Harry when I next see him, because I'm sure I'm going to see him at some point, just because of the nature of the universe. It always throws people together, right?”
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
