| Home | Jonathan | News | Press | Gallery | Interactive | Web | Site |
“Vanity Fair” will released on DVD in the US on February 1. You can preorder it on Amazon.com. Golden Globe nominations were announced today and “The Lion in Winter” got 3 nominations for best mini-series or motion picture made for television, best actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television for Glenn Close, and best actor in a mini-series or motion picture made for television for Patrick Stewart.
Jonathan is featured in the December issue of US Cosmopolitan, the scan of which is already in the Gallery of this site. Jonathan attended the premiere of “Vanity Fair” at the London Film Festival and presented an award at the British Fashion Awards last week.
Lots of cool news to report. First off, “Vanity Fair” will be shown at the London Film Festival on November 1 and 2. It’s not due out theatrically in the UK until January 14 of next year.
The release date for “Alexander” has been pushed back from November 5 to November 24. The premiere will be November 16 at the Village theatre in Westwood, California. You can view more trailers of “Alexander” that include snippets of Jonathan at The Movie Box. HBO is airing a first look at “Alexander”. Check HBO.com for all showtimes and channels.
And last but not least, the October issue of Nylon magazine has a full page photo and article on Jonathan. The October 2004 issue of UK Vanity Fair also features a full page stunning photo of Jonathan in a Alfred Dunhill salute to UK Film feature.
Just got some news. First, the Good Morning America interview has been postponed indefinitely.
Jonathan is not going to be doing “Vinyl”. Instead he has been offered and accepted a lead role in a new film by Bille August. “Explosion”, based on the novel Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil, concerns the real life incident when a munitions ship blew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1917. At the heart of the story is a love triangle between an unhappily married young man, a psychiatrist, and a remarkable unconvential young widow. Shooting is scheduled to start mid-November in Nova Scotia, Canada. Also cast are Vanessa Redgrave and Rupert Everett.
Other good news regarding “Vanity Fair”… while garnering plenty of favorable reviews, it’s also performing well at the box office in the United States. It has so far managed to earn $11.7 million dollars in just 2 weeks of release.
“Vanity Fair” is now out in select theatres across the US. It’s been garnering excellent reviews so far.
“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” will be coming out on DVD in the US on November 16, 2004. You can already pre-order the DVD on Amazon. You can also pre-order “The Tesseract” on DVD through Amazon too.
Check out the official website for “Vanity Fair”. They are running a contest to win a trip to London and are also giving out free passes for an early screening of the film in various cities throughout the US.
“The Tesseract” is going to be released on DVD in the US on October 26 thanks to the Sundance Channel Home Entertainment division.
The Woody Allen Summer Project has wrapped production. It looks like Jonathan is still going to be in “Vinyl” which starts filming in September. No word yet if the production is still happening since it’s been pushed back several times and changed a number of cast members.
“Vanity Fair” will be having a special premiere screening on August 19 in San Francisco with a director Q+A afterwards. To qualify for a pair of free tickets to the screening and interview, send a SASE to Vanity Fair, Chronicle Marketing, P.O. Box 7011, San Francisco, CA, 94120-7011. Entries must be received by Aug. 9. “Vanity Fair” will also be part of the competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival that runs from September 1-11.
Jonathan was expected to attend yesterday’s Harry Potter premiere in New York City but there’s been no reports if he did indeed turn up. “Vanity Fair” is being mentioned that it may premiere at the Venice Film Festival that runs in early Fall. Like the DVD “Pulse” (”Octane”), the DVD of “The Lion in Winter” will be out July 20. You can preorder a copy through Amazon. “The Lion in Winter” is now airing on Showtime and has been garnering excellent reviews.
More Japanese magazine features on Jonathan:
Lots of movie news to report. First up, you can view a trailer for Vanity Fair on Yahoo! Movies. The film is scheduled for a limited release September 1 in the US. It is not playing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“The Lion in Winter” will have it’s premiere screening in Los Angeles on May 11 at the Pacific Design Center. No word on what cast members will be in attendance. It will have it’s premiere airing on May 23 on Showtime. Check local listings for all showtimes.
“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” is now out in limited release in the UK. The official UK website is up with photos and an excellent trailer. You can view the US trailer on Apple.
“Octane” is finally being released on DVD in the US with a new title, “Pulse”, on July 20. You can preorder a copy through Amazon.
“Perfect Creature” is popping up in news items again. Looks like this vampire project might be again in the works with talk of Jonathan having a role. From Z Review (thanks Daisy):
Arclight Films have picked up the international distribution rights to a project called Perfect Creature that is being Directed by Glenn Standring. The movie is being produced by Tim Sanders. Starring in the movie will be Dougray Scott, with Saffron Burrows and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers in talks. The movie mixes science fiction and horror in a retelling of the original vampire myth, set in an alternate version of the 1960s. Themes include race, serial killings and the capacity of human beings to hope. Exteriors will be shot in Dunedin in New Zealand and Animation Research Limited will handle the effects.
Current Japanese magazine features on Jonathan:
Award season is upon us and “Bend It Like Beckham” has been getting some attention. It made Entertainment Weekly’s top 10 films of the year at #5. The Editor’s Guild announced it’s nominations and “Bend It Like Beckham” received a nod for Best Film Editing (Comedy). It’s has been nominated for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) at this year’s Golden Globe awards. The awards will be telecast on January 25.
Some good news about “Vanity Fair” to announce. It will have it’s world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with a possible Fall 2004 release in theatres.
