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Feature: Austin Cross Talks To Jude Law About His Transformation For New Film ‘Firebrand’

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Jude Law attends the "Firebrand (Le Jeu De La Reine)" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2023 in Cannes, France.
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Austin Cross talks with Jude Law about becoming Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’
Austin Cross talks with Jude Law about becoming Henry VIII in ‘Firebrand’

Feature: Austin Cross Talks To Jude Law About His Transformation For New Film ‘Firebrand’

In the new film ‘Firebrand,’ viewers are transported to a more than 500-year-old story, at a time when King Henry VIII ruled England and kept that authoritative approach to his marriages as well. In the case of ‘Firebrand’ we find an older King Henry VIII in his marriage to his sixth wife, Katherine Parr; Parr endures the loss of a friend at the hands of Henry VIII and fights to have control in her relationship. Given the tyrannical nature of King Henry VII, it meant that actor Jude Law had a lot to consider when portraying the royal on the silver screen. So today on FilmWeek, guest host Austin Cross talks to Law about what went into the transformation.