Orlando to join Corrie cast?

Movie star Orlando Bloom is now being touted for a part in Coronation Street, the Daily Star reports today.

Producers are said to be on the verge of offering the heartthrob a large fee to follow in the footsteps of Lord of the Rings costar Sir Ian McKellen, who recently joined the cast of the soap for a ten-episode arc.

Rumours of Bloom's possible involvement first began last week when he said he would join Corrie - but only if the money was right.

"I can't wait to do a little Corrie," he told the newspaper today. "Maybe I should go into the Rovers while Ian's there, with my pointy ears and bow and arrow strapped to my back and do a little number with a pint."

A spokeswoman for the soap said: "I'm sure the younger ladies of the Street would be delighted if Orlando Bloom joined."

The large fee aside, another sticking point is Bloom's hectic filming schedule: having just finished work on new epic Kingdom of Heaven, the actor is now back in the Carribean filming two Pirates sequels.