Bloom glad to lay down sword

Orlando Bloom says he is glad finally to lay down his sword as he plays his first contemporary role in director Cameron Crowe's upcoming film.

Bloom plays a young Kentucky aristocrat in Elizabethtown, due for release later this year.

"First and foremost, it was great to do a film without a sword or a horse or suit armour," the 28-year-old said.

The movie is about a young man who begins to know his family only after his father dies and is helped by a perky flight attendant, played by Kirsten Dunst.