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The film focuses on Katherine Parr, Queen of England and the wife and widow of Henry VIII. It stars Alicia Vikander , Jude Law , and Eddie Marsan . The film marks Aïnouz's first directorial effort in the English language.
Jude Law wore a scent that smelled like "blood, fecal matter, and sweat" while performing his role of Henry VIII. "I thought it would have a great impact if I smelt awful", he said at a Cannes Film Festival press conference.
May 21, 2023 · As his latest film, Firebrand, debuts at the Cannes Film Festival, Vanity Fair has the first look at Law in his transformative role as Henry VIII, as seen in an exclusive image and video.
Jun 13, 2024 · Jude Law is taking on a king-size role in Firebrand, a 2024 new movie that takes a look at one of England's most famous monarchs, Henry VIII, and his final wife, Katherine Parr, played in the movie by Alicia Vikander.
Jun 15, 2024 · Running time: 2 hours. Playing: Opens Friday, June 14 in limited release. Filmed with a dark sumptuousness, director Karim Aïnouz's drama brings some modern psychology to a...
May 22, 2023 · Law transformed in many ways to play the role, changing his hairline, adding a beard, and putting weights into his clothing, and, as he mentioned at the Cannes press conference, creating a...
Sep 5, 2024 · A shameless scene-stealer, convinced of his personal blessing by God, for some reason he is played by Jude Law. The king spends the rest of the film in various loud moods, propped up on a...
Jun 14, 2024 · Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. But the movie that reframes her legacy as a free-thinking and vengeful radical is only fitfully fiery itself. Jude Law actually steals the show as the corpulent and capricious king.
Jun 15, 2024 · Gripping her arm tightly, limping heavily, the king, played with terrifying menace by Jude Law, offers a threat to those who betray him.
What emerges is a taut historical thriller, bathed in muted, Rembrant-esque lighting (props to cinematographer Hélène Louvart) and filled with viperish conspiracies and courtly colour. It’s ...
