"The Cut" stars Irish actress Caitríona Balfe and John Turturro in director Sean Ellis' feature, which will make its streaming debut after premiering at TIFF.
Republic Pictures gave the film a limited theatrical release last month following its premiere in 2024.
However, the critically acclaimed film will now be made available to a wider audience through Paramount+.
The plot synopsis reads: "The protagonist (Bloom) is known only as The Boxer. And boxing is virtually all he lives for.
"Ten years ago, a nasty cut took The Boxer out of commission. Ever since, he and his wife and trainer Caitlin (Balfe) have run a successful gym. It should be enough, but when another boxer unexpectedly dies before a title fight, The Boxer puts himself forward as a replacement, and the event’s shady promoter decides to make him the new contender — everyone loves a comeback.
Orlando Bloom and Caitriona Balfe in "The Cut".
"The harder the Boxer trains, the more painful childhood memories come surging back to haunt him.
"The only problem is that, to qualify, The Boxer needs to drop a precipitous number of pounds in just six days. Enter Boz (Turturro), a brash trainer infamous for using every possible technique, legal or not."
Ellis, who previously directed "The Cursed", helmed the film from a script by Justin Bull, with Mark Lane credited for the story.
Producers for the flick include Bloom, Lane, Leonora Darby, James Harris, Adam Karasick, Bret Saxon and Thomas Fanning.
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Earlier this year, Bloom appeared on Ryan Tubridy's Virgin Radio show to discuss how he was a quarter Irish and that he "loves" his Irish heritage.
Orlando Bloom's maternal grandfather, Francis John Copeland, was born and raised in Belfast and later married Orlando's grandmother, Betty, in the UK and moved to Kolkata, India. There, Francis worked as a doctor, and the couple welcomed Bloom's mother, Sonia Copeland, in 1941.
"The Lord Of The Rings" actor told Ryan, "You know my grandfather was from Ireland. I'm getting my Irish passport.
"[My grandfather] was actually from Northern Ireland; he was a doctor, but he moved to India, of all places. He was a surgeon in India, but he grew up in Northern Ireland."
Ryan questioned him about why he wanted an Irish passport, joking: "There are a lot of people from the UK who, after a certain political move, found themselves looking for a granny down the back of the couch. What use is an Irish passport to you?"
Orlando said, "In the EU, it makes it easier for work and stuff. Part of it was actually just for work, like, when I was working in Prague for a while, when that happened, there was a whole bunch of new paperwork.
"And also, I love the fact that I've got Irish heritage. That's all it is. It's not anti-England because I'm a big England fan."
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* This article was originally published on Evoke.ie.
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