Stars come out for 'New York, I Love You'

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Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen and Ethan Hawke are among the stars lined up for New York, I Love You.

The movie, which comprises 12 short films from different directors, is currently shooting across the city's five boroughs, reports Variety.

Olivia Thirlby (Juno), Rachel Bilson, Kevin Bacon, James Caan and Gossip Girl's Blake Lively also star.

Natalie Portman is appearing in one of the shorts as well as directing a separate segment. Scarlett Johansson, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Fatih Akin, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Wen Jiang are also wielding the megaphone.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie and John Hurt are starring in the film Anthony Minghella wrote before his death. Shekhar Kapur has taken over directing duties.

Meanwhile, other confirmed actors include Robin Wright Penn, Carlos Acosta, Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Bradley Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Eli Wallach and Anton Yelchin.

Follow-ups in the planned franchise are expected to be filmed in Shanghai, then locations in South America and Africa.