Between that trilogy and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Bloom was a major star in some of the most successful movies in Hollywood.
The first Lord of the Rings film debuted in 2001 when Bloom was all of 24 years old.
At one point in his interview with Elle, he makes reference to the fact that he was apparently the most Googled person in the world for four straight years in the early 2000s.
In January Orlando Bloom turned 40 and so, in a new chapter of his life, he seems to be looking back at where he’s been in order to figure out where he wants to go next.