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New Weekly

Jonathan scores again By Tiffany Dunk New Weekly, August 5-9, 2002 Never heard of Jonathan Rhys-Meyers? Thanks to Bend it Like Beckham the Irish actor hopes that will change. He’s played a bisexual glam rocker in Velevt Goldmine, a drug-addled soldier in Ride with the Devil and a warped Shakespearean villain in Titus. And these are some of his less controversial roles. But having got wierdness down to a fine art, spunky 25-year-old Jonathan Rhys-Meyers couldn’t wait to play an ordinary soccer coach named Joe in Bend it Like...

05 August 2002 | 0 Comments
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BILB scores down under

After scoring at the box office in the UK, making over £10.7 million pounds, “Bend It Like Beckham” opened well in Australia. It earned $594,000 with the highest per-screen average of any other film out in release in Australia.

10 July 2002 | | 0 Comments
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The Sun-Herald

Kicking On By Victoria Young The Sun-Herald, July 7, 2002 The movie Jonathan Rhys Meyers thought would be a disaster for him is a major hit, Victoria Young reports. If you haven’t seen the new British comedy Bend It Like Beckham, meet one major reason to buy a ticket quick – actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The movie also happens to be the funniest of the year so far and one of the most successful British-financed movies ever, but back to Rhys Meyers… The 24 year-old Irish actor plays Joe,...

07 July 2002 | 0 Comments
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The Straits Times

Much Cuter Than Beckham By Suhaila Sulaiman The Straits Times, July 6, 2002 Gorgeous Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers usually plays mad, bad characters but in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham, he’s really an average Joe. The task: Run around and play footie with 20 girls, all of whom are dressed in shorts, some topped in athletic bras. That is what Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers had to do in his latest movie, Bend It Like Beckham. It’s a tough job, but hey, somebody has got to do...

06 July 2002 | 0 Comments
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Happy Now at film festival

“Bend It Like Beckham” is being released in Australia on July 4. For those in Toronto, Canada, you get the chance to see “Happy Now”, premiering at Britpics 2002, a film festival for the best of new British cinema. It will be screening at 7pm on Monday July 22 and takes place at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West). Single tickets are $9 and $7 (seniors/students). For further information please call the Britpics infoline at: (416) 604-4702. Tickets go on sale July 2. Thanks to Kazza for passing...

01 July 2002 | , , | 0 Comments
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Bend It Like Beckham getting US release

Good news regarding the possible US release of “Bend It Like Beckham”. Fox Searchlight Pictures has reportedly bought the distribution rights to this film. Thanks to Sandy and Tiffany for passing this info along. Jonathan’s new project Octane, already has an official website up. You can visit it at www.octane-themovie.com. Only some minor information is up at the moment along with more details about the plot. Thanks to Random Harvest for sending the JRMfansite this link.

23 May 2002 | , | 0 Comments
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Details on new projects

Lots of exciting news to report on new Jonathan film projects. First from Variety comes word that Jonathan is set to star in director Mike Hodges new film: Hodges, Owen “Sleep” together Friday May 3 By Dana Harris Director Mike Hodges will reteam with his “Croupier” star Clive Owen on the noir thriller “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” with Paramount Classics acquiring domestic distribution and certain international territories. Written by Trevor Preston, “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” tells of a former gang boss who is drawn back into the...

20 May 2002 | , , | 0 Comments
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Possible reason for Prozac Nation delay

Some rumors going around that “Bend It Like Beckham” will have a late 2002 US release date. We can only hope. Apparently, “Tangled” is going to be released in France May 15th under the title “Love Trouble”. “Tangled” may also be hitting Canadian theatres in mid July. Wonder why “Prozac Nation” was pushed back? According to an article in the Calgary Sun (thanks to The Williams Center for this link), the movie release date was pushed back because of comments made by Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the book...

07 May 2002 | 0 Comments
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Glamour

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Glamour, May 2002 In World Cup year, the glass-shatteringly beautiful Jonathan Rhys Meyers, famed for his disruptive, sexually ambiguous roles, has decided to butch it up. By playing footie with a bunch of girls. Cast in the role of Joe, the football coach of an amateur women’s football team in Brit film Bend It Like Beckham, his biggest challenge wasn’t resisting the temptation to tackle his team-mates, but “to be more manly. I’m only 24, I look pretty young and as I’m the same...

01 May 2002 | 0 Comments
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Bend It Like Beckham hits the box office

According to Yahoo News, “Bend It Like Beckham” was the top movie in the UK over the weekend, earning an estimated $1.8 million in just two days. It did far better than “Queen of the Damned”, which took in only $910,000 in three days.

15 April 2002 | | 0 Comments
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