“The Tudors” premiered last night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Jonathan attended looking very happy and dashing. Photos from the premiere and after party will be posted as I gather them up. Be sure to check out the various entertainment shows tonight for possible coverage (ET, Extra, Access Hollywood, The Insider).
Tomorrow evening there will be another premiere party in New York. This will be followed up by Jonathan’s appearance on The View on Thursday morning. According to the NY Post, the NY premiere party will be held at the Hearst Tower’s Joseph Urban Theater. And Jonny will be in attendance.
Expect this weekend to be a JRM fest on Showtime. Not only are they rebroadcasting “Elvis”, but they are also showing “The Lion in Winter” at 3pm on April 1st.
A few early notices for Jonathan’s performance as Henry VIII in “The Tudors”:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers brings virile wattage to this 10-part project as young King Henry VIII — whose onscreen image has normally resembled Orson Welles in “Touch of Evil” — in a narrative that meanders occasionally during its first six installments but seldom fails to entertain.
- Variety
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Brightcove is one of the various places you can watch the first two episodes of “The Tudors” online (word is they have been edited to remove some nudity from the version that will air on Showtime). They also have several of the trailers and features up in good quality. Showtime’s Youtube channel has also posted some of the new clips. Showtime is also running a sweepstakes contest for some pretty cool prizes.
Below is the Star Rising clip all about Jonny that is a must for any fan:
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Jonathan has been nominated for Best Sort in the 2007 Movie Extra Filmink Awards in Australia. You can vote online. I have no idea what Best Sort means but judging from his fellow nominees it might have to do with being hot in “Match Point”.
If you’re a Showtime VIP Insider, you can now preview the first two episodes of “The Tudors” online.
Showtime has launched a full website for “The Tudors” with lots of content (including a must-see video profiling Jonathan) and news.
Some highlights:
- Showtime has a MySpace page for “The Tudors”.
- A companion book will be released on April 24 titled The Tudors: It’s Good to Be King that includes full shooting scripts of episodes 1-5, a synopsis of the first season, a full color 8 page insert of on-set photos, period maps, genealogy of the royal family, and an essay on Henry. You can pre-order the book on Amazon.
- Schedule of when the show will air on Showtime. There’s going to be plenty of repeats of the first episode.
- For those who have Showtime on Demand, you can start watching the first episode starting March 19. Plus you’ll also be able to watch the first two episode online from a variety of sites like IMDB and Yahoo. Showtime is doing a huge promotional push for the series.
Thanks to everyone who posted and emailed about the news!
RSVP to attend an exclusive free preview screening of the first episode of “The Tudors” if you live in New York City.
From Tribeca Cinemas:
Admission is free and all audience members should be willing to participate in an on-camera discussion of the show following the screening.
One night only
Wednesday, March 14 at 7:00 PM
Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street @ Laight Street
(1 block south of Canal Street)
Free Refreshments will be served.
M80 has started a Tudors online promotion team that anyone can join for free. You get access to photos and contests to help promote the show. You can register anytime. (Thanks to JRM Update for spreading the word on this!)
Showtime has their own YouTube channel where they’ve posted a number of promos and clips from “The Tudors”. If you can’t view the official website, this is a great way to see the videos.
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Showtime has updated their Tudors website. You can now view 4 different promos and an inside look video. If you are outside the US and can’t view the Showtime website, you can use a web proxy website to view the site.
From Liz Smith’s column (thanks to Sheila for passing this along), comes word that “The Children of Huang Shi” will wrap up filming next week and word on “The Tudors” press screening. It’s mention that Jonny will begin promotion for “The Tudors” in mid-March:
JONATHAN RHYS Meyers finishes shooting “The Children of Huang Shi” (with Chow Yun-Fat and Radha Mitchell) in China this coming Thursday. He’ll rest briefly before beginning promotion of his upcoming series, “The Tudors,” in mid-March.
A small group of press- and industry- types joined Showtime execs Faye Katz, Richard Licata and Stuart Zakim recently in the intimate 28th floor screening room at 1350 Sixth Ave., for a peek at this sexy version of the young life of Henry the VIII. Believe me, this is not your mother’s King Henry!
Rhys Meyers, who plays the monarch, is not the corpulent red-headed despot of most interpretations. He’s dark-haired, muscular, and his frequent bed-hopping doesn’t make the audience feel sorry for the ladies of the court who must submit. Quite the contrary. He’s a selfish beast, of course, but . . . you know how those royals were/are? Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Henry Czerny add their talents to palace intrigue. Natalie Dormer promises to be a bewitching, tragic Anne Boleyn, the woman for whom Henry defied the pope.
After the screening, the audience was fed a lavish buffet that might have satisfied the rapacious appetite of the real Henry. Over endless cheese tartlets, mini sirloin burgers, huge shrimp and goblets of wine, everybody raved about the sets, the costumes and most of all the hypnotic effect of Jonathan’s impossibly blue eyes and pouty lips. There was also surprise at the sexual content. One guest said, “You know, I think Showtime has been allowed a few more ‘thrusts’ than we get in the movie industry. I’ve sat through endless meetings with the ratings board. And it actually comes down to that - six is an R, eight is an X!”
“The Tudors” begins its reign April 1 on Showtime.
