Orlando Bloom and Zoe Saldana are two of the most famous actors in Hollywood. Over Bloom’s decades-long career, he’s appeared in projects like “Troy,” “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” and “Elizabethtown,” to name very few (via IMDb). Saldana, on the other hand, is the only actor to have two $2 billion movies (2009’s “Avatar” and 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War”) under her belt, according to Yahoo. Twice have Bloom and Saldana professionally crossed paths. Early on in their careers, both actors appeared in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Saldana, who later admitted to having a bad experience on set, played the role of Anamaria. Meanwhile, Bloom played Will Turner.
Bloom and Saldana also appeared in 2004’s “Haven,” a crime drama starring Bill Paxton that followed Carl Ridley — a rich, corrupt entrepreneur — and his daughter as they fled the United States for the Cayman Islands. Per IMDb, Carl’s journey finds himself unintentionally (and dangerously) entangled in the lives of a group of strangers, including Boom’s character Shy, who is involved in a passionate relationship with Andrea (Saldana), the daughter of his boss. Naturally, things become quite dangerous and complicated for Shy after Andrea’s brother finds out.
Even though Bloom and Saldana had scorching hot onscreen chemistry, they actually hated kissing each other in real life.
Orlando Bloom thought kissing Zoe Saldana was ‘awkward’
As it turns out, Zoe Saldana didn’t enjoy all of the kissing scenes between herself and Orlando Bloom. Saldana reportedly described kissing her “Haven” co-star as “gross” to People. Once Bloom got wind of Saldana’s comments, he shared his opinion of kissing her and it wasn’t at all complimentary. “I hated kissing Zoe too!” Bloom told People in 2006. “I was like, ‘Take your tongue out of my mouth, please. Your boyfriend is standing right there.'” Bloom continued, “Most people think kissing beautiful costars must be great. But it’s always awkward, man.”