“The Emperor’s Wife” is playing May 7 at the Commonwealth Film Festival in Manchester, England. (Thanks to Gadhelic for that info.) Jonathan is featured in the May issues of the Japanese editions of Glamourous and Dazed & Confused. There is also an excellent write-up in the May issue of Sight & Sound on “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”. You can view a wonderful video message from Jonathan to all his fans about his recent trip to Japan and “The Tesseract” at the Artist Film website. It’s not to be missed!
Jonathan will be traveling to Japan in August for the premiere of “The Tesseract”. He is currently filming a new movie, “Vanity Fair”. This high profile project co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Jim Broadbent, and Rhys Ifans. It’s being directed by Mira Nair. “Vanity Fair” is an adaption of the William Thackeray novel by the same name. If you live close to Bath, you can audition to be an extra. The movie is being shot in Bath for one week of filming in June. For more details, read the article on This Is Bath. The plot summary from that article on this movie is: “The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars and revolves around the rise and fall of Becky Sharp, an impoverished but beautiful young woman played by Witherspoon, and Amelia Sedley, the pampered daughter of a rich City merchant.”
The Overseas Film Group will be holding screenings of “Octane” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival starting May 16. They will also be holding special promo premieres of “The Tesseract” and “The Emperor’s Wife”.
Happy New Year! Plenty of Jonny films to look forward to this year. Starting with the US release of “Bend It Like Beckham”. It now has an official date of March 12 for limited release in New York and Los Angeles. It is also premiering at the Sundance Film Festival January 18 at 6pm at the Egyptian Theatre. Additionally, it is scheduled to screen January 19 at 2pm at the Holiday Cinema II, January 21 at 11:30am at the Holiday Cinema III, and January 25 at 6:45pm at the Broadway Cinema 5 in Salt Lake City.
There is now an official website up for The Emperor’s Wife. The film just wrapped production and Jonathan sports blonde hair for his part.
Some exciting news to report. First off… Jonathan has been cast in a new film already in production in Luxembourg called “The Emperor’s Wife”, directed by Belgian Julien Vrebos and co-starring Max Beesley, Johnny de Mol, and Leticia Dolera. Jonathan will be playing the part of the Chamberlain in what sounds like a grand love story with many twists. This is a period piece that is not set in any specific time or place. The story is inspired by the life of Suraya of Persia and the court of Istanbul in the 1920’s. Jonathan’s lead role is described as: “Distinguished, utterly loyal to his Emperor. Emotionally intense, yet meanwhile radiating the immemorial grace of royalty. Deeply moved inside, but outwardly obedient to protocol. Eventually his loyalty begins to shift from the Emperor to Sabah as he falls in love for the first time in his life.” The film is scheduled for release in Europe next fall. Check out the website for Fu Works productions for a complete film summary and plot description.
“Bend It Like Beckham” will be making it’s US debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Exact details on when it will be shown are not yet available. “Bend It Like Beckham” was also recently nominated for Best European Film at the 2002 European Film Awards.
