Due to a delayed plane, Jonathan was late to the premiere of “Velvet Goldmine” at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Jonny recently did a lot of press in New York and London, so be on the look-out for interviews and features in the coming months. Right now, he is vacationing in Africa before he is off to Rome to film “Titus Andronicus”, which has been confirmed.
Recently learned that Jonny was in a film that was completed last April – “The Loss of Sexual Innocence”, starring Julian Sands and Saffron Burrows. Directed by the acclaimed Mike Figgis (“Leaving Las Vegas”, “One Night Stand”), the film is a non-linear collection of short stories about the phases and complexities of sexual activity. Jonny sure likes making films that deal with sex eh? The film was recently picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, who will release it here in the US. It will premiere at the upcoming Venice...
There is a great article and picture of Jonathan in the new Rolling Stone hot issue – picked as a hot actor. Very cool.
“The Governess” official web site is completely up and running, with stills and movie clips for download.
“The Governess” is due out in select theaters July 31 – this Friday. And Jonny will be filming “Titus Andronicus” – a surreal comtemporary version of the Shakespeare play, co-starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange. Shooting reportedly begins this September in Rome, Italy. This is completely uncomfirmed right now. And lastly, Jonny’s character in “Ride With The Devil” is a bad guy – at least in terms of the novel the movie is based on. There are rumblings the film will be out in 1999 instead of this coming...
