You can watch Jonathan’s lovely interview on Russian talk show Evening Urgant on their website. In it, he talks about “Belle du Seigneur” with some very kind and touching words about the late director Glenio Bonder. A handful of screen captures from the interview have been added to the Gallery.
The teaser trailer for “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” debuted last night to very positive fan reaction. It was so popular, it trended worldwide on Twitter. You should be able to view the teaser trailer on the official website. While short, it does give a tease of the basic plot and our first glimpse of Jonathan as Valentine. The trailer was put together very quickly as editing and special effects on the film have only just started. You can see screen captures from the trailer over at our...
The Russian premiere of “Belle du Seigneur” is today and the flurry of promotion for the film has begun! Jonathan was greeted by fans at the Moscow airport when he arrived. He immediately had to change and then attend the 15 year anniversary party for Marie Claire magazine with co-star Natalia Vodianova. Natalia and Jonathan are on the new issues’s magazine cover. The next day, Jonathan attended a press conference for the film. He also taped his appearance on Russian talk show Evening Urgant. And later tonight is the...
More details are emerging on Jonathan’s next project “Panda Eyes”. Author Cathy MacPhail has confirmed on Twitter that Jonathan is part of the cast and will be playing a school teacher. Rhys Ifans and Ivana Baquero have also joined the cast. From Televisual comes the following shooting location news: Welsh/Spanish feature co-production Panda Eyes, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Velvet Goldmine) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones) begins shooting in Cardiff this month. The new feature, from Rainy Day Films and Tornasol Films, has been adapted...
Jonathan is doing voice over work for a short film titled “Eternal Return”. According to the Facebook page for the film, it’s about raising awareness for the charity Bipolar UK: Raising awareness of the charity ‘Bipolar UK’, Eternal Return is a lavish gothic fairy tale about Henry, the seamstress’ son and Isabelle the daughter of the estate: two lovers trapped in a vicious cycle of self-sacrifice in an endless pursuit to be together and overcome a curse cast upon them. The short film was directed by Victoria Keon-Cohen with...
Last night, Jonathan attended a fundraising gala for the Peace Earth Foundation held in London. Peach Earth was founded by actor and director Forest Whitaker to help societies worldwide affected by war, conflicts, and violence. Jonathan was joined by Victoria Keon-Cohen. Victoria is a model as well as filmmaker and founder of Equity Models Union Committee. She was recently seen with Jonathan while in Toronto during filming of “City of Bones” and may just be his new girlfriend. Also in attendance was Natalia Vodianova, Jonathan’s co-star in “Belle Du...
Jonathan will be appearing on the cover of the December issue of the Russian version of Marie Claire magazine with co-star Natalia Vodianova. “Belle du Seigneur” is being released in Russia this month and the cover story is in promotion for the premiere. According to the distributor, the film will be released in Russia November 29 and Natalia and Jonathan are scheduled to be in Moscow for the world premiere. Behind the scenes images from the cover shoot have been added to the Gallery. Stealth Media Group has also...
Wow. 15 years! It’s very hard to believe, but the JRMfansite has now been up and running in some form for 15 years! That makes this website a dinosaur in internet years. The original website was hosted free on Tripod (and shocker, it’s also still around!) It was a single page with one little photo of Jonathan (see to the right) and we still weren’t sure if his last name was Rhys-Meyers, Rhys Myers, or Rhys (no hyphen) Meyers. It was my attempt to find out more information about...
While Jonathan is now in Toronto for filming of “City of Bones”, great news was announced this week that “Dracula” has a showrunner and head writer. Dan Knauf, the creator of the acclaimed HBO series “Carnivale”, has joined “Dracula”. From Deadline: ‘Carnivale’ Creator to Run NBC’s ‘Dracula’ By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 8, 2012 @ 5:38pm PDT EXCLUSIVE: Dan Knauf, creator of the cult HBO series Carnivale, has joined NBC’s upcoming 10-episode series Dracula as showrunner/head writer, working with series creator Cole Haddon. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is set...
According to Spanish movie site Fotogrammas, Jonathan is set to star in acclaimed director Isabel Coixet’s next film “Panda Eyes”. Actress Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) is also expected to star. Filming is set to start in Cardiff, Wales after the director’s current project finishes production. No official confirmation from any other news source on this and how it would fit in with the “City of Bones” and “Dracula” filming schedules. “Panda Eyes” is described as “a supernatural thriller that plays tricks with the mind and raises questions about...
